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The kid who can't make change was not a music student. He may have been 'musically stimulated' as you put it, but if he took music classes he can count (and subdivide) while playing an instrument at the same time.

The only example I see comparable (to me) above may be scouting, as it does involve a wide range of discipline, but I do not know of any peer reviewed studies showing it increases ones learning. With music there are many.

Quick refernce, but you Google many -
http://www.ptcmusic.org/The_Stage_Academy_of_Music/The_Benefits_of_Music.html






you are arguing the power of the pursuit...
I'm arguing whether anything is really lost when the pursuit
is no longer mandated by an organization.