

Why Music Matters to Children
Children who study music tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than their peers who do not participate in music lessons. Studying music primes the brain to comprehend speech in a noisy background. Research shows that music is to the brain as physical exercise is to the human body. Music tones the brain for auditory fitness and allows it to decipher between tone and pitch. Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of th