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Another benefit besides those you listed is teamwork. Playing together in a band, there is no way to "game the system". Everyone needs to learn their part to ma
by mattmar96 6y ago
Another benefit besides those you listed is teamwork. Playing together in a band, there is no way to "game the system". Everyone needs to learn their part to make the overall piece enjoyable. It proved to me at an early age that people can come together to create something greater than themselves.
From the original study: "-evidence indicates that engagement in music has no impact on people’s non-music cognitive skills".
My intuition says the evidence must not be comprehensive enough then.
- tarentel 6y agoTeam work isn't really a cognitive skill. I agree it can help with team work but you don't necessarily need to play in a band to learn an instrument. Also, from the actual study, "music may be beneficial for non-cognitive constructs in children such as prosocial behavior".
- mattmar96 6y agoGood point. Glad to see they mentioned the prosocial bit. Didn't catch that.
- toast0 6y ago> Playing together in a band, there is no way to "game the system". Everyone needs to learn their part to make the overall piece enjoyable. Sure there is. I did it! Playing the bass meant very few fast parts like the other people (except for some nasty stuff Bach wrote because he hates bassists), and playing cymbals in marching band is way less effort than sousaphone or even a lightweight wind instrument.