Summary: The article titled “Greasing the Skids of A Musical Mind” described ways in which music prepares the mind for learning and brain development. Bugos applied five key principles of mind brain education (MBE) in order for readers to understand how music affects the brain’s development. Jennifer Bugos states in her thesis that teaching strategies and approaches help to develop the brain. According to Bugos, these are the five principles of MBE: uniqueness, context and ability, level of experience, lifelong neuroplasticity, and building connections. These five principles are what connect music to the successful development of the brain. It is said that each brain is unique in which experiences while in the womb shape how a person’s brain
