| These studies about music and it's cognitive benefits | | | | discovery that MusicMajors are the most likely group |
| on human intelligence have been studied in children of | | | | of college graduates to be admitted into medical |
| various age groups from infancy all the way into adult | | | | school. This study was taken from 7,500 University |
| hood. Dr. Gordon Shaw wrote "Keeping Mozart In | | | | College Students. 66% of all music majors who applied |
| Mind" which examines the scientific correlation | | | | to medical school became accepted and admitted, |
| between making music and brain development and | | | | whereas only 44% of biochemistry majors who |
| learning. According to Shaw, the "Mozart Effect" is | | | | applied to medical school became admitted.* |
| known to allow a window into higher brain function. | | | | Learning to play a musical instrument such as taking |
| This seems to effects people of all ages, ethnic | | | | piano lessons, guitar lessons, or violin lessons in early |
| groups, and socio-economic groups. | | | | childhood, and later participating in Band or Orchestra in |
| In March 1999, the Neurological Research published the | | | | High School, can make a huge difference in the |
| latest study headed by Shaw and reported that | | | | cognitive development of the student. Music has been |
| second grade students who played the piano scored | | | | shown to enhance the "hard-wiring" component of the |
| 27% higher in math performance tests. | | | | brain, particularly in regards to spatial-temporal |
| In February 1997, a study from the Shaw laboratory, | | | | reasoning, which is the ability to visualize and transform |
| announced that six months of piano keyboarding | | | | objects in space and time. Learning to play a musical |
| lessons enhanced spatial-temporal reasoning in | | | | instrument wires the brain to visualize more effectively, |
| preschool-aged children. Preschool children who | | | | involve ratios, fractions, and proportions. These key |
| participated in piano study scored 34% higher in puzzle | | | | brain components are used every day in our lives |
| solving tests. | | | | when we are engaged in reasoning and problem |
| One of the most amazing studies comes from the | | | | solving. |