If the brain processes words and mathematical symbols differently, why not musical symbols too? Reading music is a whole brain activity. Flutist via www.shutterstock.com.

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Music education in the Western world often emphasizes musical literacy, the ability to read musical notation fluently. But this is not always an easy task—even for professional musicians. Which ...