Mental benefits of music lessons echo years after practice ends

Lapsed musical instrumentalists (and their disappointed parents): Take heart! The child that gets even a few years of formal musical training before quitting those weekly lessons continues to show evidence that his or her brain has been changed in ways that improve mental function, says a new study.

Yes! So those two years of orchestra in elementary school despite showing little musical aptitude were worth it!

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    there’s hope for me!
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    I still dream about playing viola as if I never stopped.
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    Mom and Dad will be glad.
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    Yay! 4 years of classical piano training and 2 years on the violin were worth it after all!
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    I FUCKING TOLD YOU SO.