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[World Traveler]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6447588/Playing-a-musical-instrument-makes-you-brainier.html

[edwardcatflap]

I was rubbish at learning the violin and I'm rubbish at learning languages, so maybe.

[T-J]

Tomato?

[climber159]

I can't say whether this is universally true or not. I can, however, appeal to my own experiences.

Growing up I was always involved in music largely against my will. I had piano lessons, clarinet lessons, and guitar lessons. I gave them all up in high school because I was into other things. In university I taught myself to play the banjo but I never took it too serious; it was just a hobby. In my late 20's I have found myself in a position to be serious about learning an instrument and I'm motivated to do so. I started learning the violin. I work hard at it 2-3 hours each day and work with a very good teacher twice each week. A year and a half in there are a few things I can say for certain:
- I find that I am able to concentrate in tasks for longer periods of time without getting distracted.
- I am calmer in discussions, listen to people better, and choose my own words more carefully.
- The violin is not easy, but it is certainly possible to learn it as an adult.
- I also that I regret not being motivated to do this when I was younger.

[KimchiNinja]

[12ax7]

[ttompatz]

I'm not sure.
I spent 10 years taking piano lessons and can't do much better than chopsticks or turkey in the straw for all of that time, money and effort.

I can program infortran, cobol, basic, c, c++, and do scripting in a couple of languages.
I do OK in a couple of different spoken languages.

Music... neh.... not for me.

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[andrewchon]

[ttompatz]

[happiness]

Im a guitarist and Ive worked professionally (and stll do now and then). I get lost in the world of guitars, wood, speakers, fx, theory, 1970s jazz fusion, 60s psychdelia, pop songs. I mean theres so much meaning, and I think alot of musicians pickup and revel in that. I find alot of hardcore music guys arent cool rockers, but a kind of tech nerd, we all have the same or similar language.

I learned 2 other langauges because Im able to pick up patterns and tones from them. I always have thought thats from my music.

so

[silkhighway]

It makes sense to me. Learning music and learning languages both need attention to detail in rhythm and tone. And people who are good at reading musical scores probably pick up written languages quicker as well.