News tagged with musical training

Are kids who take music lessons different from other kids?

(Medical Xpress)—Research by U of T Mississauga psychology professor Glenn Schellenberg reveals that two key personality traits – openness-to-experience and conscientiousness—predict better than IQ ...

Psychology & Psychiatry 12 hours ago | 3 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Speaking a tonal language (such as Cantonese) primes the brain for musical training

Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to Canadian researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 02, 2013 | 5 / 5 (4) | 2 |

Early music lessons boost brain development, researchers find

If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded – or loved – helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, ...

Neuroscience Feb 12, 2013 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 3 |

Perfect pitch: Knowing the note may be in your genes

People with perfect pitch seem to possess their own inner pitch pipe, allowing them to sing a specific note without first hearing a reference tone. This skill has long been associated with early and extensive musical training, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1 |

Practicing music for only few years in childhood helps improve adult brain: research

A little music training in childhood goes a long way in improving how the brain functions in adulthood when it comes to listening and the complex processing of sound, according to a new Northwestern University ...

Neuroscience Aug 21, 2012 | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 3 |

Music has big brain benefits compared to other leisure pursuits

(Medical Xpress) -- It turns out mom was right. Music lessons are good for you, and those benefits may last a lifetime.

Neuroscience Jul 20, 2012 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0 |

Babies' brains benefit from music lessons, researchers find

After completing the first study of its kind, researchers at McMaster University have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk.

Psychology & Psychiatry May 09, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 3 |

Music training has biological impact on aging process

Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study from Northwestern University. The study is the first to provide biological evidence that ...

Neuroscience Jan 30, 2012 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0 |

Musical experience offsets some aging effects

(Medical Xpress) -- A growing body of research finds musical training gives students learning advantages in the classroom. Now a Northwestern University study finds musical training can benefit Grandma, too, by offsetting ...

Medical research May 11, 2011 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 1 |