As part of a new ABC docuseries Don't Stop The Music, Dr Anita Collins, alongside singer Guy Sebastian, wanted to help design a music program that would have positive impacts beyond the students' abilities to sing or play an instrument. The changes she witnessed speak to the impact learning an instrument can have on a young child, something research in neuroscience has only begun to clarify in the past few years.
By music and pop culture reporter Paul Donoughue
