PBS News Hour, August 9, 2014
Learning a musical instrument boosts language, reading skills.
The percentage of students receiving music education has been in decline for decades. The Harmony Project, a music program for inner city kids in Los Angeles partners with a neurobiologist to study the impact of music training on the learning skills of poor children.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/making-sure-young-brains-get-the-benefits-of-music-training