Johan Larson Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 According to the 2003 NAMM/Gallup poll, eighty percent of the US population believes playing a musical instrument makes you smarter. ( link ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 When I used to teach at the local music school, I had an article I handed out. It showed how a University study found a direct connection between learning to play music and a person's English/math skills. Learning to play an instrument helped develop parts of the brain (ONE of them being an increases in a person's hippocampal volume). Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 According to the 2003 NAMM/Gallup poll, eighty percent of the US population believes playing a musical instrument makes you smarter. So that means HALF of the country must be on our side! Wait a minnitt... this just in... further polls show that while eighty percent of the population believes playing a musical instrument makes you smarter, eighty-six percent play a musical instrument... ! (For the record, off the record, I made that up... ) Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 To paraphrase the great American, Tom Cullen: All right, I'm a smart guitarist! Laws, yes! M-O-O-N, that spells "smart guitarist"! Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMaserati Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Our "hippocampal volume" goes to 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Bone Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Post hoc ergo propter hoc; correlation doesn't necessarily equal causation. "The Blues ain't got no dental plan."-"Bleeding Gums" Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Post hoc ergo propter hoc; Well, that's easy for you to say... Scott Fraser Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Larson Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Post hoc ergo propter hoc; correlation doesn't necessarily equal causation. I would not use Latin to argue that we may be less intelligent than people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Bone Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Not arguing that at all; let me put it another way. Are we smart because we're musicians, or are we musicians because we're smart? (actually, I'm poor because I'm a musician, and I don't feel very smart.) "The Blues ain't got no dental plan."-"Bleeding Gums" Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 According to the 2003 NAMM/Gallup poll, eighty percent of the US population believes playing a musical instrument makes you smarter. ( link ) Boy, do we gotta 'em fooled.... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Cogito ergo guitarus plectorii? Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Caveat guitaror? E pluribus pickum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Facepalmicus maximus. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 As a Roman Pete Townshend might have said near the end of his set: "Cithari delendum est!" Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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