Research continues to demonstrate that exposure to music at an early age aids brain development.
This article, which Mrs. Wilkison brought to my attention, asserts that a child’s auditory systems develop faster with exposure to music. The brain’s auditory system is essential to reading skills, language development and successful communication.
At TPA, every student is required to learn a musical instrument and to experience music performance, as well as music theory.
I ran a series of blog posts on some of the benefits of arts (and particularly music) education. Access it here.