What parent doesn’t want to raise their child’s IQ and give them every opportunity to learn from an early age? Well, music lessons are one proven way to do this! We at Kindermusik know that our music and movement programs provide many learning benefits to young children, especially in the areas of cognitive, language, physical, & social development. A new study from The University of Toronto helps us continue to prove the benefits of music to young children. The recently published research report provides solid evidence that music lessons can improve a young child’s IQ and intellectual development. The study was conducted on a group of 6 year old children who were assigned to participate in music lessons, drama lessons, or no lessons. Since the researchers found solid evidence supporting that music lessons enhance a child’s IQ, the report was chosen to be published in the August issue of Psychological Science.
As the report shares:
The participating children were given IQ tests before and after the lessons. The results of this study revealed that increases in IQ from pre- to post-test were larger in the music groups than in the two others. Generally these increases occurred across IQ subtests, index scores, and academic achievement.
The study also mentions that drama lessons provided improvement to the area of adaptive social behavior, which was not seen with the music lessons. But, this study looked only at standard keyboard and vocal lessons. The classroom-like setting for a Kindermusik music class provides social benefits and helps prepare young children for school and other social situations. So, it looks like a Kindermusik class has got it all! Led by our skilled educators, Kindermusik’s research-based and research-proven programs will enhance a young child’s development and instill a lifelong love of music.