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An academic paper [http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/ps/musiciq.pdf Music Lessons Enhance IQ] provides some evidence that music lessons may improve general intelligence. [http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_musicTrainingAndTheBrain This briefing] from the Society for Neuroscience discusses the issues further. See also: * [http://coalitionformusiced.ca/pdf/avocacy_articles/early_childhood_music.pdf The Effect of Music-Enriched Instruction on the Mathematics Scores of Pre-School Children] * [http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/~w3psygs/JEdPsych2006.pdf Long term positive associations between music lessons and IQ] - Schellenberg == Training in musical skills == There is a lot of evidence that computer based training in musical skills, such as discriminating notes, is very effective. See [http://music.utsa.edu/tdml/conf-II/II-Hess.html this paper] for some background. While this is often known as "ear training", it is, of course, really training the brain rather than the ear! [http://www.solfege.org/ GNU Solfege] is a good open source ear trainer, and works on most platforms. [http://www.youtube.com/user/EricArceneaux YouTube channel of Eric Arceneaux] who sells his approach to learning singing and offers many lessons for free in his earlier videos. [http://www.youtube.com/user/dizzid11 YouTube channel of Dizzi Dulcimer] who sells hammered dulcimers (and other easy to learn instruments) and gives her lessons away for free on her channel. See also: * [http://musictheory.net/trainers/html/id90_en.html Intervals trainer at musictheory.net] == See also == BrainTrainingGames - for other potentially IQ enhancing activities

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