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> You're taking "non-music cognitive or academic abilities" to mean "abilities that will only benefit playing music" when they mean "abilities used playing musi
by TulliusCicero 6y ago
> You're taking "non-music cognitive or academic abilities" to mean "abilities that will only benefit playing music" when they mean "abilities used playing music that may have some use elsewhere."
Lol. "Music-related skills have no benefit for skills that don't benefit from music skills". Very convenient to make your supported outcome a tautology.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoI'm not randomly choosing it, that definition is used throughout the article and the links provided. Providing a minor improvement to common tasks is nothing like the boost to overall general intelligence and academic ability that people say activities like music or chess cause. Aggressive parents don't force their kids to play an instrument to improve their sense of time.