​HOW ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC CAN COGNITIVELY SHAPE A STUDENT'S LIFE

Emotional

• Productive outlet for creativity
• Appropriate stress release
• Communication of complex emotions

Personal

• Self - discipline
• Confidence
• Commitment
• Responsibility
• Decision - making
• Sustained motivation

Academic

• Higher intellectual ability (IQ)
• Language acquisition and reading fluency
• Spatial - temporal skills
• Pattern recognition
• Critical thinking
• Mathematics applications

Social

• Teamwork
• Social skills
• Sense of belonging
• Cooperation
• Mutual support
• Friendships