Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow famously declared music to be the “universal language of mankind,” and science even backs up his claim. “Music appears in every society observed,” according to The Harvard Gazette, and aficionados of the medium typically start at a young age. To wit, even the most practical among us can likely agree that music education is immensely beneficial to students of all ages.
The benefits of musical education are myriad, spanning well beyond simple music appreciation and the ability to recognize distinct musical styles. Music may also benefit overall cognitive functioning. Although the behavior of listening to music is somewhat mysterious, a strong link exists between the ways in which we process random information and music in the mind.
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