Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits

Most know that music can benefit kids, but here's an article you might want to read.

When children learn to play a musical instrument, they strengthen a range of auditory skills. Recent studies suggest that these benefits extend all through life, at least for those who continue to be engaged with music.

But a study published last month is the first to show that music lessons in childhood may lead to changes in the brain that persist years after the lessons stop...... read more

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