by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Wetter, O. E., Koerner, F., & Schwaninger, A. (2009). Does musical training improve school performance? Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 37(4), 365-374.Abstract:The researchers used a descriptive, retrospective study to...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Forgeard, M., Winner, E., Norton, A., & Schlaug, G. (2008). Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning. PLoS ONE, 3.Abstract:This study examines the association between instrumental music...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Gouzouasis P., Guhn, M., & Kishor, N. (2007). The predictive relationship between achievement and participation in music and achievement in core grade 12 academic subjects. Music Education Research, 9(1), 81-92.Abstract:This study examines the extent to which...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Ho, Y., Cheung, M., & Chan, A. S. & Chang. (2003). Music Training Improves Verbal but Not Visual Memory: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Explorations in Children. Neuropsychology, 17(3), 439–450.Abstract:The purpose of this research was to find if music...
by JoAnne Wilkins | Apr 25, 2018
Hetland, L. (2000). Learning to make music enhances spatial reasoning. Journal of Aesthetic Education. 34(3/4), 179–238.Abstract:This study describes the relationship between active music instruction and performance on spatial tasks. The researcher conducted three...
