Drumbeats and Your Brain

We’ve posted research on singing and the impact on the brain so when we saw this it was of immediate interest.  We were doubly impressed when we saw it was a letter to the editor written by an 8th grader!  The only changes made were some paragraph breaks because Sabinav has a compelling voice.

How does drumming affect the neuroscience of the brain?

by Sabinav Senthilkuma

“I am an eighth grader at CMS. For an assignment, I designed and conducted a STREAM (Science, Technology, Research, Engineering, Arts, Math) Project to investigate the answer to this question. I was looking for results on a percussionist’s IQ compared to an average. In fact, I found many results, news and analytics site PolyMic compiled a group of studies that indicate drummers are not only generally smarter than their bandmates, they actually make everyone around them smarter too.”





“My results should be of interest to you because we have not only found that music can make more connections, but that drumming and percussion can ultimately make more. We have only scratched the surface enough to look within.”

2 comments on “Drumbeats and Your Brain

  1. An eighth grader? A brilliant eighth grader with an impressive command of language and research skills. Someone will be drumming their way to a full college scholarship – well earned at that.

    The info is truly fascinating.


  2. The only drummer I know of is Ringo Starr of the Beatles. I love all the Beatles songs. They had composed some great songs.




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