Music can be found in every culture all around the world. Music has become such a big
part of our lives, that researchers can't help but want to study how music affects people,
especially children. Many parents, teachers, scholars, and businesses are interested in learning
more about the influence of music on the development of children. Others focus on how formal
music training impacts various aspects of cognitive development such as perception, memory,
and language skills. Some researchers are interested in documenting effects that listening to
music may have on children’s development. When considering this topic, the notorious "Mozart
Effect" likely comes to mind, referring to claims that listening to Mozart's music improves
cognitive ability in young children. The Mozart Effect is now generally considered to be invalid,
but this does not mean that music has no effect on cognitive development. Norton, Winner,
Cronin, Lee, and Schlaug (2005) wanted to know if there are pre-existing neural, cognitive, or
motoric markers for musical ability. Their results showed no correlations between music
perceptual skills and any brain or visual-spatial measures. They did find, however, correlations
between music perceptual skills and both non-verbal reasoning and phonemic awareness. Other
research showed that even a little bit of musical training can enhance reading skills as well as
pitch discrimination abilities in speech (Moreno, Marques, Santos, Santos, Castro, & Besson
2009).
Music can be found in every culture all around the world. Music has become such a big
part of our lives, that researchers can't help but want to study how music affects people,
especially children. Many parents, teachers, scholars, and businesses are interested in learning
more about the influence of music on the development of children. Others focus on how formal
music training impacts various aspects of cognitive development such as perception, memory,
and language skills. Some researchers are interested in documenting effects that listening to
music may have on children’s development. When considering this topic, the notorious "Mozart
Effect" likely comes to mind, referring to claims that listening to Mozart's music improves
cognitive ability in young children. The Mozart Effect is now generally considered to be invalid,
but this does not mean that music has no effect on cognitive development. Norton, Winner,
Cronin, Lee, and Schlaug (2005) wanted to know if there are pre-existing neural, cognitive, or
motoric markers for musical ability. Their results showed no correlations between music
perceptual skills and any brain or visual-spatial measures. They did find, however, correlations
between music perceptual skills and both non-verbal reasoning and phonemic awareness. Other
research showed that even a little bit of musical training can enhance reading skills as well as
pitch discrimination abilities in speech (Moreno, Marques, Santos, Santos, Castro, & Besson
2009).
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