Music Education and Handwriting: Two Sides of the Same Coin in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Journal title QUADERNI DI DIDATTICA DELLA SCRITTURA
Author/s Mariangela Lippolis
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2026/43
Language Italian Pages 15 P. 79-93 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/qds2026oa23010
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This paper analyses the role of music learning and handwriting as embodied practices capable of supporting cognitive development in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Through a review of the literature, it examines the effects of these activities on attention, memory, executive functions, learning and brain plasticity. Music and handwriting are considered practices capable of supporting the development of skills through the integration of sensorimotor processes and cognitive control. The analysis also highlights their educational relevance in the current context of the growing prevalence of smart technologies.

Keywords: Embodied learning;Brain plasticity;Critical thinking;Generative artificial intelligence

Mariangela Lippolis, Apprendimento musicale e scrittura manuale: facce della stessa medaglia nell’era dell’Intelligenza Artificiale in "QUADERNI DI DIDATTICA DELLA SCRITTURA" 43/2026, pp 79-93, DOI: 10.3280/qds2026oa23010