The Music Workshop Company Blog 

Each month the Music Workshop Company publishes two blogs. One blog, written by the MWC team addresses a key issue in Music Education or gives information about a particular genre or period of music. The other blog is written by a guest writer, highlighting good practice or key events in Music Education. We hope you enjoy reading the blogs. 
 
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To contribute as a guest writer please email Maria@music-workshop.co.uk 

Posts tagged “BENEFITS OF MUSIC”

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Stammering and singing

Posted on 12th September 2024 at 18:01
A woman sings into a microphone
Photo: Richie Luego, Unsplash 
Singing is an activity enjoyed by people around the world, and here at the Music Workshop Company we see every day the different ways that it can benefit people. But one little-known benefit occurs for people who stammer – with many people affected finding that singing can help to reduce their stammer. 
 
We take a look at some of the people with a stammer who have made their names as singers, and explore the potential reasons singing can have such a dramatic impact for people who stammer. 
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The MWC Playlists – Listening Resources for You

Posted on 15th January 2018 at 16:00
Listening to music is beneficial for many reasons. It can be a relaxing pastime in itself, inspiring, soothing and uplifting, or it can be a focused learning activity that has many positive influences on social and academic development. The benefits of music have been widely reported for years, marketed by companies selling the concept that a baby who listens to Mozart will grow up to be more intelligent. There’s some truth in behind this belief: Research indicates that music lessons change the course of brain development and are likely to influence children’s success in other, non-musical tasks (read our guest blog from Dawn Rose to find out more). 
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How Music Benefits Children

Posted on 28th February 2017 at 15:30
Our guest blog this month is from Dr. Dawn Rose, an early career researcher in the psychology of music and dance. Dawn’s background as a professional musician (drummer), music teacher and performing artist has informed her research interests. Following a successful completion of the Music, Mind and Brain MSc. at Goldsmiths, University of London, Dawn continued on to complete PhD. Her doctoral work investigated effects of music education on cognitive, behavioural and socio-emotional domains in children alongside expertise in adults. 
 
This article was first published on theconversation.com. 
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