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Learning music really does make students smarter, new study shows

ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
15 January 2021, Australia

Martin J. Bergee from the University of Kansas studied 1000 middle-school aged students to see if there was any link between music education and increased performance in other disciplines like maths and reading. 

https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/news/music-really-does-make-students-smarter/13061280

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