A Longitudinal Study on Children's Music Training Experience and Academic Development

被引:40
作者
Yang, Hua [1 ,2 ]
Ma, Weiyi [1 ,3 ,4 ]
Gong, Diankun [1 ]
Hu, Jiehui [1 ,3 ]
Yao, Dezhong [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Life Sci & Technol, Minist Educ, Key Lab NeuroInformat, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[2] Sichuan Observ Mus, Dept Composit, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Foreign Languages, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[4] Macquarie Univ, ARC Ctr Excellence Cognit & Its Disorders, N Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
来源
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2014年 / 4卷
关键词
FAMILY INCOME; LESSONS; LANGUAGE; SPEECH; ACHIEVEMENT; ABILITY;
D O I
10.1038/srep05854
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
This study examined the relation between long-term music training and child development based on 250 Chinese elementary school students' academic development of first language (L1), second language (L2), and mathematics. We found that musician children outperformed non-musician children only on musical achievement and second language development. Additionally, although music training appeared to be correlated with children's final academic development of L1, L2, and mathematics, it did not independently contribute to the development of L1 or mathematical skills. Our findings suggest caution in interpreting the positive findings on the non-musical cognitive benefits of music learning.
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