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ERIC Number: EJ643965
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0027-4321
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Does Music Make You Smarter?
Demorest, Steven M.; Morrison, Steven J.
Music Educators Journal, v87 n2 p33-39,58 Sep 2000
Asks whether music makes people smarter stating that music education makes people smarter in music. Reviews well-known studies on the "Mozart Effect," keyboard training, and music and academic achievement. Addresses where the studies are misinterpreted/overstated and identifies alternative points that teachers can emphasize. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Brain, Educational Research, Higher Education, Intelligence, Literature Reviews, Multiple Intelligences, Music, Music Education, Role of Education, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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