Does Violin Playing Make You Smarter?
January 9, 2011Indiana University professor going to find out
In Attica, Indiana, a town with 10% unemployment, the town’s residents raised $40,000 to purchase 36 violins and to pay a qualified teacher to provide instruction to 58 students. Music education professor from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Brenna Brenner, developed the program to after academic research showed students who played string instruments performed better academically then those who did not.
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