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Music has been part of humanity over centuries as it becomes part of cultures, traditions,
and life of everyone. According to Plato, Music is a defining element of character. He pertains
that music is an expression, a way of showing one selfs feelings. In summary, music defines as
the highest form of art, an expression, and also a science. There are early assumptions that music
has connection to brain. The necessity of music in human intellectual development has been
discussed as far back as ancient Greece, in the 6th century B.C. In Plato's Book of Laws II, a
discussion is presented between an Athenian student and his teacher, Clinias, that describes the
ancient Greek views on the importance of music education (Feierabend, 1995). Today many
researchers and scientists focus on the relationship of music to brains components and
continuing to discover the beneficial effect of music to human brain. As what Elena Mannes
mention to her book, Power of Music, We are now creating a future in which music will clearly
be recognized as far more than background entertainment. Some scientists call the potential use
of music for healing, changing behavior, and understanding our origins and our universe the stuff
of science fiction; imagine prescribing music for neurological disorders and as treatment for the
aging brain? Also, there are some studies that conclude, music is a great factor in brain
development. First, what is brain development? The human brain begins forming very early in
prenatal life (just three weeks after conception), but in many ways, brain development is a
lifelong project. That is because the same events that shape the brain during development are
also responsible for storing informationnew skills and memoriesthroughout life.- (National
Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, 2014.) It is important for everyone to know that even
during the prenatal life there is brain development occurs and music is one of the best treatment
to improve the brain development. But in the whole process of brain development, the crucial
stage as Society for NeuroScience stated, Research shows early childhood is marked by critical
periods times when the brain is intensely adaptable to new sights, sounds, tastes, and touches.
Early childhood is the age group of 2-6 years. It is the period of rapid physical, mental,
emotional, social and language development. For this early stage of life they should be interacted
to different mind enhancement activities that they can enjoy. Research suggests that young
children have a tremendous capacity to learn from the moment they are born. These first years of
life are crucial to a childs cognitive development (Harris, 2009). In an article of Journal of
NeuroScience, reported that musical training at early age of seven help brain development. With
the aid of new technology, many researches are into promoting the early development on
children through musical training. This innovation is not only focusing in intellectual
improvement but on also in social and emotional improvement of children. Music serves as the
bridge to achieve a healthy mind that young people should obtain at their early ages and the
There are many studies and researches that support the statement that music is a key
towards the great brain improvement throughout its development. Science has shown that when
children learn to play music, their brains begin to hear and process sounds that they couldnt
otherwise hear. This helps them develop neurophysiological distinction between certain
sounds that can aid in literacy, which can translate into improved academic results for kids (Time
Magazine, 2014). But it is important that the child is interested on music and has the initiative to
learn unless it will be useless. A new study from Northwestern University revealed that in order
to fully reap the cognitive benefits of a music class, kids cant just sit there and let the sound of
music wash over them. They have to be actively engaged in the music and participate in the class.
Most of the parents, wanted their child to have a high intelligence capacity and in order to
achieve that matter, parents should know on how to educate their child at early age but they
should not force the child. There is an effective way where children can improve his or her brain
capacity and improvement through playing instruments, as what the Journal of neuroscience
thats up to the parents. He suggests that parents should follow their intuitions with respect to
keeping their children engaged, He also added that they should find the kind of music their
child love, good teachers, an instrument theyll like. Making music should be something that
children enjoy and will want to keep doing for many years! (Time Magazine, 2014) Playing a
musical instrument can cause fundamental changes in a young person's brain, shaping both how
it functions and how it is physically structured, researchers say. Researches also conclude that
early-trained musicians before the age of seven has a greater brain improvement than those who
motor experience, typically initiated at an early age. Playing an instrument requires a host of
skills, including reading a complex symbolic system (musical notation) and translating it into
sequential, bimanual motor activity dependent on multisensory feedback; developing fine motor
skills coupled with metric precision; memorizing long musical passages; and improvising within
Which is your babys favourite composer: Mozart, Beethoven or Bach? Dont tell me
youre just singing Humpty Dumpty to him/her? Dont you know that theres now a miniature
library of recordings available to build your babys brain through classical music? Most offer
Mozart, but you can also try Beethoven (Brain-training for little ones) or compilations of
Handel, Pachelbel, Vivaldi and others.- Ball 2010. When you searched in Google about music
and brain development, commonly the first result is The Mozart Effect. Mozart effect is a
theory that proclaims that listening to the music of Mozart can help to increase the intelligence
especially for children. It is a musical program with a series of activities and it is available at
compact disc. The Mozart effect is formulated by Don Campbell and he has his authored book
entitled, "The Mozart Effect : Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the
Mind and Unlock the Creative Spirit. Along with the book, it includes subsequent speaking
engagements, CDs, tapes, and a well orchestrated media blitz, has created the impression that
listening to the music of Mozart will magically "increase verbal, emotional and spatial
intelligence, improve concentration and memory, enhance right-brain creative processes and
strengthen intuitive thinking skills", as the promotion for one of the many Mozart Effect CDs
promises. Although it is not scientifically proven, there are many researches that support this
idea. Actually, there are many tests that have been conducted to prove that Mozart Effect is a real
deal. In some test they found out that there is an improvement in intelligence among the listeners
of Mozart music rather than those who did not, but there are also incidences that there were no
changes reported in the brain and intelligence after listening to Mozart. While there is no definite
conclusion according to this matter, scientists and researches still developing studies on why and
Researchers have concluded that having a musical training before the age of seven has a
great impact in brains development and intelligence of a child. This matter about musical
training is another story separated from Mozart effect. In musical training, children are
encouraged to attend music class to learn pitch, tempo, rhythm, harmony and other components
of music not just about to listen in classical music of Mozart just as what the Mozart effect
pertains. Neuroscientists Christian Gaser and Gottfried Schlaug have found a host of differences
in brain functions for musicians (specifically, keyboard players) and non-musicians, including
improved motor, auditory and visual-spatial skills (Ball, 2010.) Music ignites all areas of child
development: intellectual, social and emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy. It helps
the body and the mind work together. Exposing children to music during early development
helps they learn the sounds and meanings of words (PEPS Community Partner Bright Horizons,
2015.) Shinichi Suzuki, the son of the owner of the largest violin factory in the world, and taught
himself to play violin by listening to recordings of classical music. He initiates that music at
early ages can improve brain development and nurture youngs mind until his adolescence life,
and the key towards ones success. In some studies, researchers stated that there are various
beneficial effects in the brain. According to Bergland (2013), the three benefits of music training,
besides of, it optimizes brain function, are: Musicians have an enhanced ability to integrate
sensory information from hearing, touch, and sight. The age at which musical training begins
affects brain anatomy as an adult; beginning training before the age of seven has the greatest
impact. Brain circuits involved in musical improvisation are shaped by systematic training,
leading to less reliance on working memory and more extensive connectivity within the brain. In
a research of Rauscher colleagues (1997) found a connection to the brain linking musical and
spatial skills while studying higher brain function. Children who took music lessons scored up to
35 percent higher on spatial tasks, and music lessons improved the spatial-temporal reasoning
There are many ways on how to improve the brain functionality during at its development.
But among other learning tools, musical training is a powerful one. According to Plato, Musical
training is a more potent instrument than any other for education. Researchers discovered that
there is a link between music and human brain in which this conclusion led to initiate musical
training among young children. According to studies, brain development is crucial at the age of
2-6 wherein between these ages parents should let their children to interact to activities that can
enhance their mind and intelligence. Neuroscientists are discovering multiple ways that musical
training improves the function and connectivity of different brain regions. Musical training
increases brain volume and strengthen communication between brain areas. Playing an
instrument changes how the brain interprets and integrates a wide range of sensory information,
especially for those who start before age 7. These findings were presented at the Neuroscience