What Science says About Music

Read what some of the scientific research has to say about the benefits of learning a musical instrument.

• The Benefits of Music Education, An Overview of Current Neuroscience Research, The Royal Conservatory, Apr 2014.
• Playing an Instrument: Better for Your Brain than Just Listening, Penn Medicine News, Jan 2017.
• This Is How Music Can Change Your Brain, Time, Dec 2014.
• Music and Health, Harvard Health Publishing, Sep 2021.
• How playing an instrument benefits your brain, TED-Ed, Jul 2014
• Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind, Scientific American, Oct 2010.
• Learning, Arts, and the Brain, The Dana Consortium Report on Arts and Cognition, Mar 2008.

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