Ahlers Violin Studio
The benefits of Music have become clear through countless research projects over the past decades. Cheryl Lavender summed it up so beautifully with her quote:
The fact that children can make beautiful music
is less significant than the fact that
Music can make Beautiful Children!
Here are some links to articles on the benefits of music:
- Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits : An article by Perri Klass, M.D. on the findings of research that showed that music lessons in childhood may lead to changes in the brain that persist years after the lessons stop
- Babies' Brains Benefit from Music Lessons Even Before They Can Walk and Talk
- Music improves baby brain responses to music and speech
- Music Education Can Help Children Improve Reading Skills
- A Child's brain develops faster with exposure to music education
- Adolescents Involved in Music Do Better At School
- Listening to Music Lights Up The Whole Brain
- Getting Rhythm Helps Children Grasp Fractions, Study Finds
- A Little Music Training Goes a Long Way: Practicing Music for Only a Few Years in Childhood Helps Improve Adult Brain
- Childhood Music Lessons May Provide Lifelong Boost in Brain Functioning
- Making Music Together Connects Brains
