Illustration par Anna Parini, New York Times, 13 octobre 2014
Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement. But what is it about serious music training that seems to correlate with unusual success in other fields? Joanne Lipman investigates this question with many examples of successful professionals in industries, from tech to finance to media, all of whom had a musical education. “Music may not make you a genius, or rich, or even a better person. But it helps train you to think differently, to process different points of view — and most important, to take pleasure in listening.”
