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The Benefits of Music Education for Children




                with Learning Difficulties



                                                                                                                                       Enhanced

                • Improved Cognitive                                                                                                   Communication Skills


                   Functioning                                                                                                         Music education can also


                • Music education has                                                                                                  enhance communication


                   been shown to                                                                                                       skills in children with

                   improve cognitive                                                                                                   learning difficulties.

                   functioning in                                                                                                      Learning to sing or play


                   children with learning                                                                                              an instrument can help

                   difficulties. Studies                                                                                               children develop better

                   have found that music                                                                                               listening skills, as well as


                   training can improve                                                                                                improve their ability to

                   memory, attention,                                                                                                  express themselves

                   and processing speed.
                                                                                                                                       verbally and non-


                                                                                                                                       verbally.
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