Whether we just listen to music, any kind of music, or perform music or, at a more sophisticated level, delve into the theory of what makes music actually qualify as music and not just sound, our brains are activated in different ways but they are activated. Two University of Central Florida professors, neuroscientist Kiminobu Sugaya and world-renowned violinist Ayako Yonetani, have been exploring how music affects brain function and human behaviour. Their research centres primarily on how music can reduce stress, pain and even symptoms of depression. But more interesting to educators, and not just music educators, Sugaya and Yonetani have determined that music can play a role in improving cognitive and motor skills, spatial-temporal learning and neurogenesis the brain’s ability to produce neurons.