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Please don't stop the music: A meta-analysis of the cognitive and academic benefits of instrumental musical training in childhood and adolescence

Román-Caballero et al. 2022 · review pooling many studies (meta-analysis) · touches 2 claims · used in 1 attack · used in 1 correction to our notes

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C30 Music lessons and thinking skills (killed) sets a limit on it
Full text: instrumental programmes gΔ = 0.26 overall; against active controls 0.28 (95% CI −0.06 to 0.61). Supporting source in the C30 weaken 2026-10-31.
C35 Music lessons and school results sets a limit on it
Active controls 0.28 (95% CI −0.06 to 0.61), all outcomes pooled; no school-results or broad-cognitive estimate against active controls; in randomised studies, bias corrections give −0.04 to 0.26. Full text checked 2026-11-11; carried over from C30.