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The Direct Effects of Musical Training on Language Skills
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I was totally mesmerized when I saw this. I think you will be, too.
Research done by Nina Kraus at Northwestern University’s Auditory Neuroscience Lab provides a fascinating look into why musical training as a child will actually enhance your child’s language skills.
So why is music effective for assisting language development? Here are some of the reasons:
- music and language both have structure and rules
- music ensures that the words are sequenced in a predictable order
- music offers a fun opportunity to learn new words and concepts through repetition
- music encourages turn-taking (just like in conversation)
- music, like language, has rhythm
- music has rhyme, which encourages children to become aware of words and their sounds
- music assists children to remember new words
-posted by Miss Analiisa, who is awed at just how complex our brains were created.
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