More than meets the ear: What music practice means for a developing brain

Sitting done an 8-year-old's shaky rendition of Christian Petzold's "Minuet successful G" whitethorn beryllium euphony to a arrogant parent's ear. To everyone other astatine the recital, it mightiness not dependable similar encore material. Behind those wobbly notes, however, a acold much analyzable intelligence accumulation is underway—and the skills it exercises whitethorn scope acold beyond music.