Research into the effects of music on the brain's executive function and brain plasticity are beginning to reveal the connection between literacy, academic success and learning to play a musical instrument. http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/unpacking-the-science-how-playing-music-changes-the-learning-brain/
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