▁a ▁mel ody ▁with ▁text , ▁they ▁are ▁using ▁multiple ▁areas ▁of ▁their ▁brain ▁to ▁mult it ask . ▁Music ▁effects ▁language ▁development , ▁increases ▁I Q , ▁spatial - tem por al ▁skills , ▁and ▁impro ves ▁test ▁scores . ▁Music ▁education ▁has ▁also ▁shown ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁skills ▁of ▁d ys lex ic ▁children ▁in ▁similar ▁areas ▁as ▁mentioned ▁earlier ▁by ▁foc using ▁on ▁visual ▁aud itory ▁and ▁fine ▁motor ▁skills ▁as ▁strateg ies ▁to ▁combat ▁their ▁dis ability . ▁Since ▁research ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁is ▁sparse , ▁we ▁cannot ▁convin cing ly ▁conclude ▁these ▁find ings ▁to ▁be ▁true , ▁however ▁the ▁results ▁from ▁research ▁done ▁do ▁show ▁a ▁positive ▁impact ▁on ▁both ▁students ▁with ▁learning ▁difficulties ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁diagn osed . ▁Further ▁research ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁done , ▁but ▁the ▁positive ▁eng aging ▁way ▁of ▁bringing ▁music ▁into ▁the ▁class room ▁cannot ▁be ▁forgotten , ▁and ▁the ▁students ▁generally ▁show ▁a ▁positive ▁reaction ▁to ▁this ▁form ▁of ▁instruction . ▁ ▁Music ▁education ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁noted ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁increase ▁some ones ▁overall ▁I Q , ▁especially ▁in ▁children ▁during ▁peak ▁development ▁years . ▁ ▁Sp atial ▁ability , ▁ver bal ▁memory , ▁reading ▁and ▁math ematic ▁ability ▁are ▁seen ▁to ▁be ▁increased ▁alongside ▁music ▁education ▁( prim arily ▁through ▁the ▁learning ▁of ▁an ▁instrument ). ▁Research ers ▁also ▁note ▁that ▁a ▁correlation ▁between ▁general ▁attend ance ▁and ▁I Q ▁increases ▁is ▁evident , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁students ▁invol vement ▁in ▁music ▁education