The Impact of Music Training on the Cognitive Development of Preschool and Junior School Children: A Review of Research
The review presents the results of studies of the impact of music training on the cognitive development of preschool and junior school children. It is shown that music lessons can contribute to the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as mathematical skills, memory, intell...
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2021-12-01
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| author | Larisa F. Bayanova Daria A. Bukhalenkova Alexandra G. Dolgikh Elena A. Chichinina |
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| description | The review presents the results of studies of the impact of music training on the cognitive development of preschool and junior school children. It is shown that music lessons can contribute to the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as mathematical skills, memory, intelligence, and executive functions. After analyzing a number of relevant studies, the authors came to the following conclusions: (1) the impact of music lessons on the development of the cognitive sphere in children is associated with concomitant factors, such as: parental involvement in music lessons and home musical environment, age when a child begins to take music lessons and their duration, socioeconomic status of the family; and 2) it is systemic music training, which includes singing, playing musical instruments and solfeggio, that can have a beneficial effect on cognitive development. The mechanisms by which music training promote the cognitive development of children were also examined. While a vast body of work confirms the beneficial effects of music training in this regard, there are a number of studies showing no such effects. Special consideration is also given to the reasons why positive research results can be erroneous. In conclusion, the authors give recommendations for designing further research on this topic as well as for organizing music lessons for children of preschool and junior school age. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1392b60ef47c41ee85e0accea14ba3e32022-12-21T18:45:21ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics2313-16832313-17052021-12-0118475176910.22363/2313-1683-2021-18-4-751-76920879The Impact of Music Training on the Cognitive Development of Preschool and Junior School Children: A Review of ResearchLarisa F. Bayanova0Daria A. Bukhalenkova1Alexandra G. Dolgikh2Elena A. Chichinina3Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of EducationPsychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education; Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityPsychological Institute of the Russian Academy of EducationLomonosov Moscow State UniversityThe review presents the results of studies of the impact of music training on the cognitive development of preschool and junior school children. It is shown that music lessons can contribute to the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as mathematical skills, memory, intelligence, and executive functions. After analyzing a number of relevant studies, the authors came to the following conclusions: (1) the impact of music lessons on the development of the cognitive sphere in children is associated with concomitant factors, such as: parental involvement in music lessons and home musical environment, age when a child begins to take music lessons and their duration, socioeconomic status of the family; and 2) it is systemic music training, which includes singing, playing musical instruments and solfeggio, that can have a beneficial effect on cognitive development. The mechanisms by which music training promote the cognitive development of children were also examined. While a vast body of work confirms the beneficial effects of music training in this regard, there are a number of studies showing no such effects. Special consideration is also given to the reasons why positive research results can be erroneous. In conclusion, the authors give recommendations for designing further research on this topic as well as for organizing music lessons for children of preschool and junior school age.http://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/viewFile/29900/20246preschool agejunior school agemusic trainingcognitive developmentlanguage skillsmathematical skillsmemoryintelligenceexecutive functions |
| spellingShingle | Larisa F. Bayanova Daria A. Bukhalenkova Alexandra G. Dolgikh Elena A. Chichinina The Impact of Music Training on the Cognitive Development of Preschool and Junior School Children: A Review of Research RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics preschool age junior school age music training cognitive development language skills mathematical skills memory intelligence executive functions |
| title | The Impact of Music Training on the Cognitive Development of Preschool and Junior School Children: A Review of Research |
| title_full | The Impact of Music Training on the Cognitive Development of Preschool and Junior School Children: A Review of Research |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Music Training on the Cognitive Development of Preschool and Junior School Children: A Review of Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Music Training on the Cognitive Development of Preschool and Junior School Children: A Review of Research |
| title_short | The Impact of Music Training on the Cognitive Development of Preschool and Junior School Children: A Review of Research |
| title_sort | impact of music training on the cognitive development of preschool and junior school children a review of research |
| topic | preschool age junior school age music training cognitive development language skills mathematical skills memory intelligence executive functions |
| url | http://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/viewFile/29900/20246 |
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