Nicola Brand Strings
offers a Student Discount of 10%
for a student(s) enrolled in a Music School
or Music Program at School.
At Nicola Brand Strings, we’re passionate about keeping the joy of music alive. We believe that music has the power to transform lives, and we’re dedicated to helping children and adults of all ages learn and play musical instruments. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, we’ve got you covered. Our range of instruments includes acoustic guitar, classical guitar, banjo, mandolin, mandola, resonator, and violin. So, come on down and let’s make some beautiful music together!
These are some of the ways
Playing Music improves your life.
- Music training enhances fine motor skills, which are the ability to execute precise and delicate muscle movements. These skills are essential for tasks such as writing, operating a computer, and performing other physical activities.
- Forgeard (2008), Hyde (2009), and Schlaug et al. (2005) conducted longitudinal studies that examined the effects of musical training on structural brain development. Schlaug et al.’s study, published in The Neurosciences and Music III: Disorders and Plasticity (2009), found that musical training can lead to structural changes in the brain.
- Musically trained children exhibit significantly enhanced everyday listening skills compared to those without musical training. Notably, these listening skills are closely correlated with the ability to discern speech in a noisy environment, maintain attention, and retain sounds in memory.
- Strait, D.L., and N. Kraus. Biological Impact of Auditory Expertise Across the Lifespan: Musicians as a Model of Auditory Learning. Hearing Research, 2013.
- Students who participate in music education during middle school demonstrate a notable advantage in their performance on algebra assignments during the ninth grade compared to their peers who do not engage in music.
- Helmrich. B. H. (2010). Window of opportunity? Adolescence, music, and algebra. Journal of Adolescent Research. 25 (4).
- Research indicates that even a few years of musical training during early childhood enhance the brain’s auditory processing capabilities. Moreover, the advantages of early exposure to music education persist throughout adulthood, well beyond the cessation of training.
- Skoe, E. and N. Kraus, A little goes a long way: how the adult brain is shaped by musical training in childhood. The Journal of Neuroscience, 2012. 32(34): p. 11507-11510.
Information above provide by NAMM Foundation's website. LINK
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To qualify for this special Student Discount, you’ll need to fill out the Student Application From and provide some proof about the Music School or Music Program your student is enrolled in. If we can’t verify the school or program, your student might not be eligible for this discount.
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