Music training boosts the brain

A study published in the scientific journal Brain (http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/awl247v1) demostrates an improvement in memory and learning ability in children who received music lessons over a period of just one year.

The children were aged 4-6 and showed improvements in brain function in just 4 months.

We believe this is another study which appears to show that children should be exposed to a wide range of stimulating activity to fully develop their mental potential.

We carry great musical instruments from Melissa and Doug to help your children give their brains a workout!

The Melissa and Doug Band in a Box set is a full band, er...., in a box! Comes complete with tambourine, pair of colourful maracas, a triangle, wooden clacker, 2 cymbals and a set of tone blocks.

The Melissa and Doug Beginner Band set is a smaller set of wooden musical instruments again packaged in an attractive box.