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

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EMOTIONAL

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

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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