Sounds a bit counter-intuitive to me. I always thought the brains of musicians are much more analytical as playing music requires a lot of understanding and (us

Sounds a bit counter-intuitive to me. I always thought the brains of musicians are much more analytical as playing music requires a lot of understanding and (usually) good memory. Classical and jazz musicians typically remember a lot of music in their heads, which require tremendous effort and a rigid process. Anyway, even if learning music doesn't raise IQ, there are so many benefits. Other than having an enjoyable hobby, I always thought the process of learning classical music properly is very similar to programming (or other aspects in life). You start from small segments, practice until you're good enough to move on, repeat, and slowly put larger pieces together. You then listen to your playing, find out what's unsatisfying, then repeat the process until you've mastered the piece. After learning a piece, you also need to maintain it from time to time if you still want to play it well. This kind of learning process cannot be shown in an IQ test, but is beneficial to a child's development if adopted early.