A study by researchers at the University of Southern California shows that exposure to music and music instruction accelerates the brain development of young children.
Tag: language and reading skills
Dr Nina Kraus interviewed about the effects of music on the brain
Dr. Nina Kraus discusses ongoing work at the Auditory Neuroscience Lab examining the benefits of music making on the brain. See also the following pages
Active participation in music can rewire young people’s brains
Dr Nina Kraus’sstudy into the effects of music training on disadvantaged young people in Los Angeles has found that the level of participation – attendance at classes, practice – affects the changes that result in the brain and the related reading scores. To read more click anywhere on this excerpt …
Music could help close achievement gap between poor and affluent students
A study by Northwestern University researchers looked at the impact of music education on at-risk children’s nervous systems and found that music lessons could help them develop language and reading skills.
The researchers spent two summers with children from poor neighbourhoods in Los Angeles who were receiving music lessons through the Harmony Project, a non-profit organisation providing free music education to low income students. Click anywhere to read more …
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