Playing music in a group setting on a regular basis significantly improves children’s ability to empathize with others and show compassion, according to new findings.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge conducted a year-long study and found that participating in regular music-based activities from ensembles to simple rhythmic exercises with others greatly increased children’s capacity to recognize and consider the emotions of others.
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