Music Education and the Brain

I recently read an article on MENC (Music Educator's National Conference) about how music instruction has a positive impact on brain function, entitled Facts and Insights on the Benefits of Music Study. It talks specifically about how children who receive a music education benefit in four ways; by experiencing success in society, success in school and learning, success in developing intelligence, and success in life. It reiterates what research has shown over and over - that music changes the ways kids think!