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科學研究證明：「學音樂」是父母幫你做過最棒的決定
你是否有在小時候被父母帶去上音樂課的經驗? 或許你心裡一點都不想去、一點都不喜歡練習、甚至無數次跟他們鬧過彆扭。但現在，我們要告訴你個壞消息：「他們是對的」。
【那些在小小心靈中似乎永無止境的練習、敲木魚般的反復，最後都對你的小腦袋造成令人驚奇的影響，而且讓你一生受惠。】
最近，心理學研究越來越多證據顯示，音樂課程對於腦部神經和心理發展的好處。一項最不可思議的全面性的長期研究，由德國社會經濟小組（German Socio-Economic Panel）提出，關於音樂課的帶來的影響。「學習音樂所提高的認知與非認知方面的表現，是學習體育、戲劇和舞蹈的兩倍之多」，研究更發現，選擇音樂課（德國初級教育小孩能選擇自己在校想修的其他課程，例如美術、音樂、舞蹈等）的孩子「有更好的認知能力和學習成績、責任心、開朗和企圖心」，而這僅僅是個開端。
下面來自Tom Barnes的條例，是音樂課能為神經系統帶來的巨大益處。看過這些巨大的差異後，令人費解的，還有哪個國家會不在他們的學校中提供高品質的音樂教育，讓每個孩子都享有同樣的機會去追求成功。
1、增強你的閱讀和口語表達能力
【讓你有機會擁有比別人更好的學習潛力。】
一些研究發現，腦內區塊對於音調處理和語言處理能力之間有著緊密的聯繫，西北大學的研究人員發現，語言的基礎由五個技能所構成：語音意識、音量的感知、節奏感知、聽覺活動記憶(auditory working memory)、聲音形式的學習能力。透過一系列的研究，他們發現這些技能可以透過音樂課程來加強，被隨機分到音樂訓練的孩子，閱讀表現比其他被分到視覺、繪畫課程的孩子要好得多。
2、提高你的數理和時間、空間推理能力
【在小學時期，音樂的訓練説明你更聰穎、有更好的學習條件。】
音樂是與數學密切相關的，樂譜上的間格與數學有關，調性的安排與節奏的劃分。得到高品質的音樂訓練的孩子們在數理上往往表現較好，這是因為年輕音樂演奏者們對於抽象時間與空間的思考上能獲得增長、改善。
根據PBS（positive behavior support正向行為支持）教育編寫的課程裡，這些能力對於解決發生在多重步驟的問題上（multistep problems）：「建築、工程、數學、美術、競技、特別是電腦相關的工作上」至關重要。有了這方面的增強加上語言閱讀的能力，年輕的音樂人幾乎可以説明自己，在他們決定想努力的任何領域上獲得成功。
3、能幫助你的學習成績
【音樂能隨時成為你一生中很好的陪伴。】
在2007年堪薩斯大學（University of Kansas）音樂教育與音樂治療的教授Christopher Johnson發現：「在小學有卓越的音樂教育規劃的兒童，相較於對照組採用一般較低品質的音樂教學，在語言（英文）方面得分提高約22%、數學方面提高20%」。在2013年時，加拿大的研究仔細測量每一年的分數，發現選修音樂的學生平均成績比選修其他課程得來的高。雖然沒有研究可以證明之間直接的因果關係，但兩個都指出了強烈的關聯。
4、提高你的智商
【研究指出，在人生階段中越早開始學習音樂的兒童，能發展出更好的語言能力。】
出人意料的，雖然音樂是一種表達情感的藝術形式，但音樂的訓練實際上對於IQ（智力商數）的幫助來的比EQ（情緒商數）多。許多研究曾發現，通常音樂家相較于非音樂家擁有更高的綜合智商。這並不保證你會比那些沒學音樂的人更加聰明，但現在的你要比沒學音樂之前要來得聰明多了。
5、説明你語言學習速度更快
【音樂訓練對於學習外語的文法、口說、字彙上，扮演關鍵的角色】
在人生中越早開始學習音樂的兒童，能發展出更好的語言能力。他們能發展出更複雜的詞彙、更細緻入微的理解文法和更高的語言智力(包含語言的聆聽、記憶、理解等／更多關於verbal IQs)。這些優勢不僅僅是孩子在學習他們的母語，更是將來在學習題它各種語言的能力。據《衛報》報導：「音樂訓練對於學習外語的文法、口說、字彙上，扮演關鍵的角色」。這些優秀的語言學習能力會伴隨著他們一生，即便到了成年需要學習其他外文的時候，這些能力還是很有幫助。
6、讓你有更好的聽力，當你年長時這將很有助益
【還在演奏樂器的音樂家們，聽覺能力的損失程度比一般人要慢得多。】
音樂訓練使人聽覺更敏感，當年紀漸長時受益更明顯。還在演奏樂器的音樂家們「周圍性聽覺能力(peripheral hearing)」損失的比一般人要慢得多，他們能在吵雜環境中還維持著較好的對話能力。老年人會在噪雜環境中無法將特定語音與環境噪音區分，開來也就是科學家稱之為「“雞尾酒會”問題(cocktail party problem)」，這能力不是聽覺系統功能問題而是牽涉到大腦。
7、減緩身理老化影響
【學習音樂能影響兒童在發展成長階段腦內神經系統的發展。】
不僅僅是聽覺方面，音樂訓練也有助於延緩，因老化帶來的認知能力下降的問題。一些前瞻性的研究，以音樂避免老人癡呆症的有效方法，埃默里大學(Emory University)研究發現，即便因為年齡漸長而不再演奏音樂，但孩童時期調整過的神經系統仍然可以説明他們在「物件識別」、「視覺空間記憶」、「快速思考與靈活性」上比沒有演奏過音樂的人有更好的表現。但研究者補充說明，這要你至少演奏十年以上，才有這樣的效果。
8、加強你的腦部運動皮層
【音樂學習對記憶以及聽覺上的影響，能讓你一生受惠】
演奏所有的樂器都需要高水準的手指靈活度和準確性。音樂的訓練會讓運動皮層活化到令人難以置信的程度，這樣的益處是能擴及到其他非音樂相關的技能。相關的研究在神經科學雜誌上發表，發現在七歲前學習音樂的孩子，在非音樂相關的動作測驗專案中表現得更好。在年紀尚小時促進胼胝體（胼胝體約有2到2.5億個神經纖維，負責聯絡大腦左右半球各個對應的皮質區，與身體的精細動作協調、身體的敏感度、痛覺等等有關。）的神經元連接，為日後的運動訓練提供良好的基礎。
9、提高你的工作記憶
【音樂練習越多會擁有越強的工作記憶能力。】
演奏音樂很需要一個人高度的工作記憶（或稱短期記憶），而且似乎越多的練習會擁有越強的工作記憶能力。在2013年的研究中發現，音樂練習與參與者的工作能力、思考速度、推理能力有正面的關聯。
《今日心理學》雜誌的作者William R. Klemm認為，音樂家們的記憶能力能延伸到其他非音樂領域，説明他們記住講稿、課程與錄音的內容。
10、增進視覺上的長期記憶
【這裡的音樂學習強調的是腦內開發，而不像是死背硬記的學習方式。】
音樂訓練還能影響長期記憶，特別在視覺方面。去年德州大學阿靈頓分校(University of Texas at Arlington)的科學家發現，演奏樂器15年以上的音樂家們在圖案長期記憶的表現，比其他人要來的更好。這種視覺敏感度的提升，很有可能是來自于經常解讀眾多複雜的樂譜。
Original article:
Music Lessons Were the Best Thing Your Parents Ever Did for You, According to Science
I started learning piano when I was 5y.o. I stopped playing during high school. Lately I had a bit more time so I started playing my piano again quite randomly. Two days ago I suddenly discovered I could sing and play at the same time! I’ve tried doing that quite randomly a few times previously and couldn’t do it, so it’s a new breakthrough! Learning music is good stuff! Still having new stuff happening past 30y.o.
From the original article:
If your parents ever submitted you to regular music lessons as a kid, you probably got in a fight with them once or twice about it. Maybe you didn't want to go; maybe you didn't like practicing. But we have some bad news: They were right. It turns out that all those endless major scale exercises and repetitions of "Chopsticks" had some incredible effects on our minds.
Psychological studies continue to uncover more and more benefits that music lessons provide to developing minds. One incredibly comprehensive longitudinal study, produced by the German Socio-Economic Panel in 2013, stated the power of music lessons as plain as could be: "Music improves cognitive and non-cognitive skills more than twice as much as sports, theater or dance." The study found that kids who take music lessons "have better cognitive skills and school grades and are more conscientious, open and ambitious." And that's just the beginning.
The following list is a sampling of the vast amount of neurological benefits that music lessons can provide. Considering this vast diversity, it's baffling that there are still kids in this country who are not receiving high-quality music education in their schools. Every kid should have this same shot at success.
1. It improved your reading and verbal skills.
Several studies have found strong links between pitch processing and language processing abilities. Researchers out of Northwestern University found that five skills underlie language acquisition: "phonological awareness, speech-in-noise perception, rhythm perception, auditory working memory and the ability to learn sound patterns." Through reviewing a series of longitudinal studies, they discovered that each these skills is exercised and strengthened by music lessons. Children randomly assigned to music training alongside reading training performed much better than those who received other forms of non-musical stimulation, such as painting or other visual arts. You've got to kind of feel bad for those kids randomly assigned into art classes.
2. It improved your mathematical and spatial-temporal reasoning.
Music is deeply mathematical in nature. Mathematical relationships determine intervals in scales, the arrangement of keys and the subdivisions of rhythm. It makes sense then that children who receive high-quality music training also tend to score higher in math. This is because of the improved abstract spatial-temporal skills young musicians gain. According to a feature written for PBS Education, these skills are vital for solving the multistep problems thatoccur in "architecture, engineering, math, art, gaming and especially working with computers." With these gains, and those in verbal and reading abilities, young musicians can pretty much help themselves succeed in any field they decide to pursue.
3. It helped your grades.
In a 2007 study, Christopher Johnson, a professor of music education and music therapy at the University of Kansas, found that "elementary schools with superior music education programs scored around 22% higher in English and 20% higher in math scores on standardized tests compared to schools with low-quality music programs." A 2013 study out of Canada found the same. Every year that scores were measured, the mean grades of the students who chose music were higher than those who chose other extracurriculars. While neither of these studies can necessarily prove causality, both do point out a strong correlative connection.
4. It raised your IQ.
Surprisingly, though music is primarily an emotional art form, music training actually provides bigger gains in academic IQ than emotional IQ. Numerous studies have found that musicians generally boast higher IQs than non-musicians. And while these lessons don't necessarily guarantee you'll be smarter than the schlub who didn't learn music, they definitely made you smarter than you would have been without them.
5. It helped you learn languages more quickly.
Children who start studying music early in life develop stronger linguistic abilities. They develop more complex vocabularies, a more nuanced understanding of grammar and higher verbal IQs. These benefits don't just impact children's learning of their first language, but also their ability to learn every language they attempt to learn in the future. The Guardian reports: "Music training plays a key role in the development of a foreign language in its grammar, colloquialisms and vocabulary." These heightened language acquisition abilities will follow students their whole lives and will aid them when they need to pick up new tongues late in adulthood.
6. It made you a better listener, which will help a lot when you're older.
Musical training makes people far more sensitive listeners, which can help tremendously as people age. Musicians who keep up with their instrument enjoy a much slower decline in "peripheral hearing." They can avoid what scientists refer to as the "cocktail party problem" in which older people have trouble isolating specific voices (or musical tones) from a noisy background.
7. It will slow the effects of aging.
But beyond just auditory processing, musical training can also help delay cognitive decline associated with aging. Some of the most promising research positions music as an effective way to stave off dementia. Studies out of Emory University find that even if musicians stop playing as they age, the neurological restructuring that occurred when they were kids helps them perform better on "object-naming, visuospatial memory and rapid mental processing and flexibility" tests than others who never played. The study authors add, though, that musicians had to play for at least 10 years to enjoy these effects. Hopefully you stuck with it long enough.
8. It strengthened your motor cortex.
All musical instruments require high levels of finger dexterity and accuracy. The training works out the motor cortex to an incredible extent, and the benefits can apply to a wide range of non-musical skills. Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience in 2013 found that kids who start learning to play before the age of 7 perform far better on non-musical movement tasks. Exposure at a young age builds connectivity in the corpus callosum, which provides a strong foundation upon which later movement training can build.
9. It improved your working memory.
Playing music puts a high level of demand on one's working memory (or short-term memory). And it seems the more one practices their instrument, the stronger their working memory becomes. A 2013 study found that musical practice has a positive association with participants' working memory capacity, their processing speed and their reasoning abilities. Writing for Psychology Today, William R. Klemm claims that musicians' memory abilities shouldspread into all non-musical verbal realms, helping them remember more content from speeches, lectures or soundtracks.
10. It improved your long-term memory for visual stimuli.
Music training can also affect long-term memory, especially in the visual realm. Scientists at the University of Texas at Arlington reported last year that classically trained musicians who have been playing more than 15 years score higher on pictorial long-term memory tests. This heightened visual sensitivity likely comes from parsing complex musical scores. The study makes no claims for musicians who learn to play without reading music.
11. It made you better at managing anxiety.
Analyzing brain scans of musicians ages 6 through 18, researchers out of the University of Vermont College of Medicine have found tremendous thickening of the cortex in areas responsible for depression, aggression and attention problems. According to the study's authors, musical training "accelerated cortical organization in attention skill, anxiety management and emotional control." That's why you're so emotionally grounded all the time, right? Right.
12. It enhanced your self-confidence and self-esteem.
Several studies have shown how music can enhance children's self-confidence and self-esteem. A 2004 study split a sample of 117 fourth graders from a Montreal public school. One group received weekly piano instruction for three years while the control received no formal instructions. Those who played weekly scored significantly higheron self-esteem tests than those who did not. As most of us know, high levels of self-esteem can help children grow and develop in a vast number of academic and non-academic realms.
13. It made you more creative.
Creativity is notoriously difficult to measure scientifically. All measures generally leave something to be desired. But most sources hold that music training enhances creativity "particularly when the musical activity itself is creative (for instance, improvisation)." According to Education Week, Ana Pinho, a neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, found that musicians with "longer experience in improvising music had better and more targeted activity in the regions of the brain associated with creativity." Music training also enhances communication between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. And studies show musicians perform far better on divergent thinking tests, coming up with greater numbers of novel, unexpected ways to combine new information.
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