Why music is good for you : Nature News

A survey of the cognitive benefits of music makes a valid case for its educational importance. But that's not the best reason to teach all children music, says Philip Ball. Remember the Mozart effect? Thanks to a suggestion in 1993 that listening to Mozart makes you cleverer, there has been a flood of compilation CDs filled with classical tunes that will allegedly boost your baby's brain power. Ye

[yuiami]

Learning to play musical instrument is good for developing your cognitive abilities --- language acquisition (especially for Mandalin), and others.

[keloinwell]

"A survey of the cognitive benefits of music makes a valid case for its educational importance. But that's not the best reason to teach all children music."