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Music's Effect on Intellect |
Music has been shown to have many benefits to a person’s academic and intellectual abilities. Studying, listening, and playing music have all been shown to improving one’s academic potential. Researchers have “linked music lessons with improved IQ and academic performance” (Lyon 3). The brain gets a form of work-out when performing music because a large amount of the brain is working simultaneously. The frequent usage of these areas lead them to grow stronger and more efficient, leaving the musician with higher cognitive capabilities than they had before starting their instrument. Not only do musicians tend to become better at their instrument as time goes on, but also “Music training seems to be a very active form of mental training that increases children's’ cognitive capabilities, enabling them to perform better in many other aspects of their life” (Lyon 3). Studying music also increases the person’s memory, especially showing a “better working memory… [which] allows us to remember things even while our minds are busy” (Lyon 3).
Music not only increases one’s cognitive abilities and Memory, it also helps increase one’s speech and reading abilities. Studies have shown that “musically trained children have better phonological skills, which can help them to learn words faster, develop a richer vocabulary, and learn to read sooner” (Lyon 5). These speech and reading abilities are essential to a child's academic life. These abilities are able to grow because of the mental strain put on different areas of the brain and how the perception of music and the perception of language share a significant amount of similarities. Along with the increase in speech and reading abilities, music has been found to increase children’s creativity and empathy. This is because of “the greater connectivity between brain regions” (Lyon 5) as previously explained.
Music not only increases one’s cognitive abilities and Memory, it also helps increase one’s speech and reading abilities. Studies have shown that “musically trained children have better phonological skills, which can help them to learn words faster, develop a richer vocabulary, and learn to read sooner” (Lyon 5). These speech and reading abilities are essential to a child's academic life. These abilities are able to grow because of the mental strain put on different areas of the brain and how the perception of music and the perception of language share a significant amount of similarities. Along with the increase in speech and reading abilities, music has been found to increase children’s creativity and empathy. This is because of “the greater connectivity between brain regions” (Lyon 5) as previously explained.