Today I went looking for new research regarding my purpose and found an absolutely fabulous article titled “The Music in Our Minds“. Written by Norman Weinberger, a founding member of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and Professor for the Department of Psycho- biology at the University of California, the article does a tremendous job explaining why music is beneficial for brain development in everyway. What sets this article apart from the others I have come across is Weinberger’s ability to draw rational conclusions based on known facts rather than relying on studies and statistics to make his points.
One of his key arguments details how music is an intrinsic and biological part of every one of us. He argues that most individuals view music as something that is socially constructed, but presents four arguments as to why it is quite the contrary. Citing the abilities of other animals as well as human infants to comprehend and react to music, music’s cross-cultural and universal appeal, and the functional architecture of the brain, the professors argument concludes that music is a catalyst for brain development much the same way language is because it is built into the very biological foundations of our minds.
This is not Weinberger’s only argument but it was the one that I found most intriguing. If any of you have 10 minutes of free time in the next few days I would suggest reading through it.
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