How Music Primes the Brain for Learning


How Music Primes the Brain for Learning

By Holly Korbey 
edutopia.org
8 min



To reap the benefits of music on learning, kids need consistent and abundant musical practice, according to the latest cognitive research.


Ten years ago, musician Angélica Durrell began teaching a small group of Connecticut high school students how to play different percussion instruments, including the charango and toyos—musical instruments native to Central and South America, where many of the students had immigrated from. They learned to play Pachelbel’s Canon, then moved on to master “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” the sixties doo-wop hit by The Shirelles, singing the lyrics in both English and Spanish.

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