- Playing music while sleeping helps my tinnitus, which helps me sleep, which helps my brain garbage collect. So, in my case at least, the answer is yes.
- Can’t tell because of the paywall but I assume this is talking about playing an instrument rather than listening to a record.
- I wonder if that was AI answer when model didn’t get access to source and just hallucinated comment
- Yes it is about playing an instrument
Bp;dr: Playing an instrument or singing, gives you more gray matter, memory and executive function, and a slower cognitive decline. Playing multiple instruments doesn't have a benefit
- I’ve played banjo ( for my own pleasure ) for about 10 years. I retired last year, have more time for it, and started attending jams.
What’s interesting is that many of the best musicians play multiple instruments. The incremental effort to pick up a new instrument must be fairly small. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve met that play great guitar, standup bass, and fiddle. ( Banjo and mandolin seem just a little less likely to be included. )
I hope I get there some day! It looks fun to put down one instrument, pick up another and continue ripping.
- Can't speak for others, but it certainly is for me.
- For me too. The headline question however was not "Is playing music good for people?", but "Is playing music good for the brain?"
That's not nearly as easy to answer.
- It is behind paywall, but the question itself seems like trivial.
- Paywall
