News@Northwestern - Music and Language Skills

It turns out that Mom was right when she made you practice piano every day. New research by Northwestern University professor Nina Kraus shows that children who study music for several years also improve their language skills. Northwestern University regularly produces News@Northwestern, a television news magazine, in conjunction with Hess/Hoffman Productions of Chicago.

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