Kids' music practice may pay off in other skills

[Sherron & Jim Bowen]

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081105_practice

 

Chil­dren who study a mu­si­cal in­stru­ment for at least three years out­per­form oth­er chil­dren even in non-mu­si­cal skills, a study has found.

The young mu­si­cians were found to ex­cel in tests meas­ur­ing ver­bal abil­ity and vis­u­al pat­tern com­ple­tion.

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