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Music Promotes Learning
August 7, 2003
"Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand." - George Eliot
MUSIC PROMOTES LEARNING
The July 25 issue of the Internet news bulletin "WHO CARES? RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
ON CAREGIVING" reported this story on the value of music education . .
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"Agnes Chan of the Chinese University of Hong Kong has released a study
July 29, 2003 finding that among 90 boys between ages 6 and 15, those who had
musical training in school and lessons in classical music for one to five years
scored better than those with no musical exposure on verbal memory tests. The
study also found that those students who continued music studies showed continued
improvement over others in vocabulary and memory. Chan speculates that
music training provides a sensory stimulus to better develop the left temporal
lobe of the brain (it might also be argued that those who are drawn into music
classes already have natural ability in the area of left lobe brain development
however-editor.) The study may have implications for children recovering from
brain injuries."
"Who Care's" is presented courtesy of Beverley Smith of Canada in
cooperation with Kids First Parent Association of Canada. For
a free subscription, email: [email protected].
Those intrigued by the connection between music and learning, should watch for the upcoming September issue of Child Care Information Exchange which contains an insightful article by Phyllis Weikart, "Value for Learning and Living: Insights on the Value of Music and Steady Beat."
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