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Gabrielle R on 22 Nov 10Piro, Joseph M. "The effect of piano lessons on the vocabulary and verbal sequencing skills of primary grade students." Psychology of Music, Volume 37, issue 3 (July 2009), p. 325-347. OhioLINK. Web. 20 November 2010. A number of studies have reported positive associations between music experience and increased abilities in non-musical (e.g., linguistic, mathematical, and spatial) domains in children. These transfer effects continue to be probed using a variety of experimental designs. The major aim of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effects of a scaffolded music instruction program on the vocabulary and verbal sequencing skills of two cohorts of second-grade students. One group (n = 46) studied piano formally for a period of three consecutive years as part of a comprehensive instructional intervention program.