Musical training, whatever the age, should be universally encouraged, since it can play a key role in education, clinical therapies, and even in protective measures for keeping the brain sharp as people age.

Nina Kraus, a professor of neurobiology and physiology at Northwestern University. She, along with other scientists, have found that learning music enhances your language-processing skills. Therefore, schools should not be eliminating music from their curriculum.

(quote from this National Geographic article, via GOOD)

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