A scientific study on the effects of studying music was published in the Journal of Educational Psychology by Peter Gouzouasis, Ph.D., of the University of British Columbia, an author of the study of more than 100,000 students.
“It is believed that students who spend school time in music classes, rather than in further developing their skills in math, science and English classes, will underperform in those disciplines. Our research suggests that, in fact, the more they study music, the better they do in those subjects...
Students who participated in music, who had higher achievement in music, and who were highly engaged in music had higher exam scores across all subjects...
On average, the children...were the equivalent of about one academic year ahead of their peers with regard to their English, mathematics and science skills, as measured by their exam grades.
Learning to play a musical instrument and playing in an ensemble is very demanding. A student has to learn to read music notation, develop eye-hand-mind coordination, develop keen listening skills, develop team skills for playing in an ensemble and develop discipline to practice. All those learning experiences play a role in enhancing children's cognitive capacities and their self-efficacy...
...In fact, it is that high levels of music engagement for which we saw the strongest effects.”The research was published in the Journal of Educational Psychology®. Peter Gouzouasis, PhD
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