"Is Music the New Social Media?"

Quoting the article: "In an age when many children experience music alone on iPods and computers, especially students at the upper elementary level, the research underscores the value of face-to-face musical interactions."




Here is the link to the article:
http://www.sfcv.org/article/is-music-the-new-social-media-empathy-entrainment


More research is needed according to the article. But common sense should lead us to know that what we suspect is true here is indeed true. Humans have known this throughout history. Why we need research to prove these things nowadays is kinda beyond me.