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Three year study explores the magical benefit of music making

Three year study explores the magical benefit of music making

Ex-Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon was on hand this week to help Lottery-funded charity Youth Music unveil three years of research at the LSO St Lukes in East London. The study looked into the positive impact music has on the development of 0-5 year old children.

The research study Turning Their Ears On demonstrates the impact of music-making on 750 children who attended Sure Start nurseries located in two Youth Music 'Early Years Zones.' As well as exploring the effects on the children's musical and social development, Turning Their Ears On highlighted the positive effects on numeracy and literacy skills.

One of the key revelations from the study suggests that the so-called Mozart Effect was actually a misinterpretation of research into the effect of passively listening to music on the reasoning abilities of young adults. A similar test carried out on children found no difference in their ability to carry out tasks before, during or after listening to music.

The Youth Music study found that although there is no direct proof that passive listening helps develop a child's intellectual capacity, active participation in a structured music curriculum does greatly improve the capacity to develop essential skills. Specific skills cited in the study were language, creativity and communication, all of which can lead to youngsters having a great head-start before progression onto full-time education.

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