2. Learning to play a musical instrument can also help to (a)   the value of perseverance in children.

3. The saying, “practice makes perfect”, suggests that perseverance in practising hard can (a)   to greater skill in playing a musical piece.

4. Children who are able to persevere in what they do are thought to cope better with pressure (a)   on in life.

5. After learning to play musical pieces, children may wish to perform in public. In order to perform well before an (a)   , the children would need to be committed to practising hard.

6. After learning to play musical pieces, children may wish to perform in public. In order to perform well before an audience, the children would need to be (a)   to practising hard.

7. When they realise how the hours of practice have enabled them to perform confidently, children can better appreciate the fact that (a)   hard work comes success.

8. (a)   playing music, listening to it also has its benefits.

9. Besides playing music, listening to it also has its (a)   .

10. For example, some researchers believe that when parents lull their babies to sleep, it is (a)   effective to play soft music than to recite nursery rhymes because soft music is very soothing.

11. A study found that music could (a)   down agitated or frightened animals.

12. When such animals listened to relaxing music, there was an (a)   in their behaviour in that they became less anxious and fearful.

13. Such cases of animals (a)   positively to music have encouraged animal lovers to use music therapy to treat animals with behavioural issues.

14. (a)   or not injured or sick animals are able to recover faster with the help of music is being investigated by scientists.

15. Whether or not injured or sick animals are able to (a)   faster with the help of music is being investigated by scientists. Although at the moment there is no conclusive answer, results from the investigation appear to be encouraging.