
	Scientific notes of the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music Reference: Dina Kirnarskaya Why we need mass music education? Proof to the contrary. // Scientific notes of the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music. 2014. № 2. P. 3-21. URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=66092 Dina Kirnarskaya Why we need mass music education? Proof to the contrary. Abstract: Using the evidence suggested by contemporary science the author argues that music education is not only a tool for broadening cultural and spiritual horizon of any student, but also an effective means for increasing intellectual resources of the brain as well as supporting the development of communication skills. To summarize, music education is a catalist of successful life and career. Keywords: music education; intellectual resources; brain; communication skills. This article can be downloaded freely in PDF format for reading. Download article This article written in Russian. You can find original text of the article here . References 1. Andreeva I.N. Predposylki razvitiya emotsional'nogo intellekta. Voprosy psikho-logii. 2007. № 5. S. 57—65. 2. Varga B., Dimen' Yu., Loparits E. Yazyk, muzyka, matematika. M.: Mir, 1981. 3. Kirnarskaya D.K. Muzykal'nye sposobnosti. M.: Talanty — XXI vek, 2004. 4. Krupnik E.P. Psikhologicheskoe vozdeystvie iskusstva na lichnost'. M.: Izd-vo Instituta psikhologii RAN, 1999. 5. Leytes N.S. Vozrastnaya odarennost' i individual'nye razlichiya. M.: MPSI, 2003. 6. Ueynberger N. Muzyka i mozg // V mire nauki. 2005. № 2. S. 71—81. 7. Florida R. Kreativnyy klass. Lyudi, kotorye menyayut budushchee. M.: Klassika—XXI, 2007. 8. Shapiro N. Poslushay, chto ya tebe rasskazhu… Istoriya dzhaza, rasskazannaya lyud'mi, kotorye ee sozdavali. Novosibirsk: Sib. univ. izd-vo, 2006. 9. Abeles H.F., Custodero L.A. Critical Issues in Music Education: Contemporary Theory and Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. 10. Boonshaft P.L. Teaching Music with Purpose. Florida: Meredith Music, 2006. 11. Forgeard M., Winner E, Norton A, Schlaug G. Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning [Elektronnyy resurs] // PLOS ONE. 2008. Rezhim dostupa: http://www.plosone.org/article/ info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0003566 12. Kirnarskaya D. The Natural Musician: on Abilities, Giftedness and Talent. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. 13. Mannes E. The Power of Music: Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song. New York: Walker & Company, 2011. 14. Patel A.D. Music, Language, and the Brain. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010

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