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August 25, 2004
Intelligence Linked to Instrument Playing in Young Children
Researchers who have claimed for years that music
improves one's intellect have been correct in their assertions
all along. A new study has shown that children who learn how to
play an instrument gain intelligence.
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After studying a cohort of randomly chosen 6 year
olds to take either keyboard lessons,
voice lessons, drama
lessons or none at all for one year, results indicated a
significant
increase in IQ (intelligence quotient). Children in
the study who did not take music lessons
did not have larger
increases in IQ than those who took lessons.
Scientists at the University of Toronto studied 144 children at
age 6 who took music
lessons for one year.
Children enrolled in drama classes benefited from improved
adaptive social behavior.
On the other hand children enrolled in music classes experienced general improvement in
all areas,
particularly in index scores an academic achievement.
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