The internet provides many resources for families and teachers for music exploration. Here are a few:
Exploring the symphony orchestra with the Carnegie Hall resources on this link: https://orchestramap.carnegiehall.org/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wmi-teachernewsletter-10-09-2024&utm_content=version_A&sourceCode=52049
Here are more music games and resources from Carnegie Hall: games and resources
Inside the Orchestra to Hear the Instruments
Music and the Mind from the Economist Sept. 17, 2022
"Playing an instrument is linked to better cognition"
"Evidence suggests that the rewards go far beyond the elation of performing well in front of others - those who play instruments have often been found to perform better on cognitive tests too."
Studies published in Psychological Science suggest "that the benefits of musical instruments remain for decades."
"Even just two years of music training enhances cognition."
In a study in Scotland that spanned from 1947 to 2017, it was found that "the more years and more hours of practice with an instrument that a person had, the more likely they were to show a positive cognitive change over the course of their life. The effect was small but it remained significant even when the findings were adjusted to take into account confounding factors like years of education and socioeconomic status."
"The researchers theorise that driving people to regularly use a mix of focused attention, co-ordination, auditory-motor skills and memory results in advantageous cognitive changes. Yet another reward, then, from a love of music."
