What's this about music and reading? AGAIN?

I'm doing what I can to shout it from the rooftops. Music is good for you! My blogging friend, Molly from Kindermusik International, posted about a study that I just love hearing about.

Because the brainstem offers a common pathway that processes music and speech, the study suggests that musical training conceivably could help children develop literacy skills and combat literacy disorders.

Read the article.
Skip the tutor. Forget the phonics. Ditch the drudgery.
Sing some songs. Play the piccolo. Come on and Contra (dance that is!)
It's more fun that way!
I'm singing and twirling!
Yvette