I'd quibble with this a little. I don't think music qualifies as another language in the way that we're talking about. I'd say it qualifies about as much as a p

I'd quibble with this a little. I don't think music qualifies as another language in the way that we're talking about. I'd say it qualifies about as much as a programming language does. I don't think anyone would suggest that knowing C++ or Python will make it easier for you to learn Russian. [Source: I was a professional violinist for 25 years before I got into programming.]