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多数人都喜欢听音乐。常听音乐有很多好处，能帮助我们放松身体、缓解压力、调节情绪等。最新的科学研究发现，上音乐课还能帮助学生提高学习成绩。
难词探意
1. inclined /?n?kla?nd/ adj. 想做某事的;傾向于……的
2. coordination /k?????d??ne??n/ n. 协调;配合
3. motivational /?m??t??ve???n（?）l/ adj. 激励的
4. tangible /?t?nd??bl/ adj. 实际的;真实的
Schools are under constant pressure to make budget cuts， and music programs are often first on the chopping block. Now， a study from the University of British Columbia（UBC） in Canada shows that students who took music lessons in high school performed better in subjects such as English， science， and math.
The researchers collected data from over 100，000 students at public high schools across the province of British Columbia. Some of them took music lessons during high school while others never attended them. Comparing the test scores of students who took music classes with those of their peers， the students who took music classes got higher grades in a range of different school subjects.
Research like this has been done before， but the current study is much larger， and took into account other factors that may affect the results. For example， perhaps students who took music classes were encouraged to do so because they already had good grades. Or perhaps students were more or less inclined to study music depending on their socio?economic background， which could also affect academic scores. This UBC study includes data from comparable groups—students of the same age in the same school and geographical region， and rules out a number of other factors that could explain why music students performed better academically， and the researchers still found a clear effect of music lessons on academic performance.
Not only did music students perform better than non?music students， but students who played an instrument did even better than those who sang. “Learning to play a musical instrument and playing in an ensemble （乐团） is very rewarding，” says Martin Guhn， one of the researchers. “A student can learn to read music notes， achieve eye?hand?mind coordination， develop keen listening skills and establish interpersonal relationships.”
What this study doesnt tell us， though， is why music makes these students perform better academically， but the research paper mentions a few possible explanations. Music practice is linked with neurological changes that improve certain brain functions， affecting memory and planning skills. The researchers also consider that there is a possible motivational factor： Students who take music lessons see a tangible result from practice—they get better—and they might apply that to their other work. And finally， students who joined the non?competitive team and made music together could strengthen their social development， which would also help them in other areas. Reading
难词探意
1. inclined /?n?kla?nd/ adj. 想做某事的;傾向于……的
2. coordination /k?????d??ne??n/ n. 协调;配合
3. motivational /?m??t??ve???n（?）l/ adj. 激励的
4. tangible /?t?nd??bl/ adj. 实际的;真实的
Schools are under constant pressure to make budget cuts， and music programs are often first on the chopping block. Now， a study from the University of British Columbia（UBC） in Canada shows that students who took music lessons in high school performed better in subjects such as English， science， and math.
The researchers collected data from over 100，000 students at public high schools across the province of British Columbia. Some of them took music lessons during high school while others never attended them. Comparing the test scores of students who took music classes with those of their peers， the students who took music classes got higher grades in a range of different school subjects.
Research like this has been done before， but the current study is much larger， and took into account other factors that may affect the results. For example， perhaps students who took music classes were encouraged to do so because they already had good grades. Or perhaps students were more or less inclined to study music depending on their socio?economic background， which could also affect academic scores. This UBC study includes data from comparable groups—students of the same age in the same school and geographical region， and rules out a number of other factors that could explain why music students performed better academically， and the researchers still found a clear effect of music lessons on academic performance.
Not only did music students perform better than non?music students， but students who played an instrument did even better than those who sang. “Learning to play a musical instrument and playing in an ensemble （乐团） is very rewarding，” says Martin Guhn， one of the researchers. “A student can learn to read music notes， achieve eye?hand?mind coordination， develop keen listening skills and establish interpersonal relationships.”
What this study doesnt tell us， though， is why music makes these students perform better academically， but the research paper mentions a few possible explanations. Music practice is linked with neurological changes that improve certain brain functions， affecting memory and planning skills. The researchers also consider that there is a possible motivational factor： Students who take music lessons see a tangible result from practice—they get better—and they might apply that to their other work. And finally， students who joined the non?competitive team and made music together could strengthen their social development， which would also help them in other areas. Reading