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Recognition of the role music learning plays in the development of a child
If you’re interested in learning about the effects and benefits of learning a musical instrument on a child’s academic, physical and emotional development or the initiatives in the UK to promote music learning amongst youngsters then we invite you to explore the articles and links we provide on this page. Please note, we make no claims to any of this work and the material presented, including the web sites linked to, are the copyright of there respective author/publisher. Nor are we, by bringing your attention to the political initiatives being implemented indicative of our support for any particular political party or ideology.
If you know of any other material you think might be of interest to our readers then by all means point us in the direction of it and we might add it to this page.
The image below has been scanned from an article that appeared in the March 22nd 2007 issue of the Stafford & Stone Chronicle. The news item is titled ‘Huge cash grant helps schools teach music’;a piece written by their reporter Tamlyn Jones.
Staffordshire Performing Arts (SPA) received nearly £374,000 from the Government
to be used to develop music with Key Stage 2 children (aged 7-
The extract shown is a comment by the head of the SPA extolling the wider benefits
experienced in pilot schemes whereby the pupils make an all-
If you are interested in a more thorough review of this work click on this link to Guardian educational web site which takes you to an article written by Debbie Andalo dated 20th September 2006 which is entitled ‘Study finds music lessons improve the mind’. In her report she presents the work and findings of Dr. Laurel Trainor, professor of psychology, neuroscience and behaviour at McMaster University and director of the McMaster Institute for Music and Mind in Ontario, who lead the study along with Takako Fujioka, from the Baycrest Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, Canada.
If you want to learn the full extent of Dr Trainor’s work then clicking on her name will take you to the McMaster University web site were you can study the full implications of her study.
For yet another take on the story click here. This takes you to the W. HEUER (A major South African music store) web site and a report by Jenny Hope entitled ‘Music lessons are an IQ booster for young minds’.
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The above image is a news-
The article summarises the findings of studies undertaken by psychologist at McMaster University, Canada into the cognitive processing of young children who were learning an instrument.
