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Music 'Tones the Brain,' Improves Learning External link

Rachael Rettner, LiveScience Staff Writer

LiveScience Online Magazine | 20 July, 2010

Note: Our TweedleWink Right Brain Education program for younger children incorporates music training because of the positive effects on brain development, which this scientific article confirms.

"Studies highlighted in the review suggest connections made between brain cells during musical training can aid in other forms of communication, such as speech, reading and understanding a foreign language.

"Studies show children with musical training have more neural activity in response to changes in pitch during speech than those without such training.

"Musically trained children have better vocabularies and reading abilities than children who don't have this musical education.

"The musically trained may also fare better when learning a foreign language. "


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