Background Information about Governor Miller's CD proposal - Description of the work of Francis Rauscher and colleagues that resulted the creation of public policy that promotes classical music for children. That's because after a few years their brains stop making so many connections and start pruning unused neurons. Ward corrects this, somewhat, by the writing that follows. UC Irvine study shows that exposure to music enhances early childhood development of brain - Media Release on Rauscher and Shaws studies. Primarily of interest to those who want to know more about the particular sequence of research that has evolved into the most current studies undertaken by Rauscher, Shaw, Leng, et al.
Tracks dates and gives a brief summary of the research.
Report on Music Enhanced Cognitive Skills - Summary and commentary on Gordon Shaws work with music and intelligence. Musical studies provide clues to brain functions - An overview of music and perception studies, by Beth Azar, published on the APA Monitor site by the American Psychological Association. The MuSICA Archive Below are links to articles from the online journal, MuSICA, an especially valuable resource that deals with research into the music's role in brain developement. The process of musical composition encompasses a number of interelated cognitive and perceptual operations. An overview of studies dealing with children and musical composition show results that raise interesting questions, as well as, answers.