English is not the first language of several Meredith Middle School students, but music is helping them learn to communicate better.On any given day music can be heard coming from Marlou Soyer ...

Music is often considered a universal language, as it crosses language barriers and connects people all over the world with ease. In fact, songs are popularly used in foreign language classrooms as a ...

Learning music has positive effects on the brain, including reinforcing language skills, improving reading ability, and strengthing memory and attention. That’s part of the reason why ...

The research described here was supported by the National Science Foundation Science of Learning Center Program grant to the UW LIFE Center (P.K.K., PI: Grant No. SMA-0835854), the Ready Mind Project ...

Anita Collins is a visiting fellow at the Music, Mind & Well-being institute at the University of Melbourne. Misty Adoniou receives funding from the ACT Education and Training Directorate to research ...