A new study has shown that music lessons imparted in childhood can have a positive impact on the academic performance with marked improvenet in reading and mathematic ability.
A new study has shown that music lessons imparted in childhood can have a positive impact on the academic performance with marked improvenet in reading and mathematic ability.
Darby E. Southgate, MA, and Vincent Roscigno, Ph.D., of The Ohio State University have found music participation and parents attending concerts with their children have positive impact on adolescents' academic performance.
Even Piglets Get Less Stressed After Listening to Classical Music
Classical music has the reputation of calming many people's mind, but even piglets get less stressed after listening to these soothing music.
Classical music has the reputation of calming many people's mind, but even piglets get less stressed after listening to these soothing music.
They found that music is positively associated with academic achievement, especially during the high school years.
The study also found that families with high socioeconomic status participate more in music than do families with lower socioeconomic status.
The Therapeutic Tabla
In order to spread the benefits of Tabla not only as music but as therapy also, a Tabla player from a region close to Kolkata has started a tabla Academy.
In order to spread the benefits of Tabla not only as music but as therapy also, a Tabla player from a region close to Kolkata has started a tabla Academy.
"This topic becomes an issue of equity at both the family and school levels," wrote the authors.
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Healing With Music Therapy
Trigunateet Jaimini, a well-known musician from Vrindaban, prescribes music therapy for health.
Trigunateet Jaimini, a well-known musician from Vrindaban, prescribes music therapy for health.
The study appears in the journal Social Science.
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