Recent research finds more and more evidence that young children's brain development is stimulated in a plethora of ways with musical activities.
As reported by United Press International (UPI), children experience significant benefits to brain development when engaged with musical experiences such as toddler music classes and formal music lessons.
A study at McGill University finds strong evidence that ages 6-8 are a "sensitive period when musical training interacts with normal brain development to produce long-lasting changes in motor abilities and brain structure".