A compelling body of research and academic writing provides evidence for positive links between music education and academic benefits, social-emotional and mental health well-being, and student engagement, all important for Manitoba students to succeed in today’s global community. This well-established and growing body of research supports the need for music education to be a part of the following five focus areas identified by Manitoba Education and Training…

ATLANTA – A study conducted by Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist in Emory’s Department of Neurology, and cognitive psychologist Alicia MacKay, PhD, found that older individuals who spent a significant amount of time throughout life playing a musical instrument perform better on some cognitive tests than individuals who did not play an instrument.  
The findings were published in the April journal Neuropsychology.