Benefits of Taking Piano or Keyboard Lessons
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Should children take piano lessons? Yes! Below are a five important reasons children should take on this wonderful instrument:
1. Piano Lessons Help Children in School
Children who take piano lessons will help improve their school lessons. Studies show that children who play an instrument score higher on both standard and spatial cognitive development tests and also help them transition into more formal learning. There are also findings that show kids who play piano, in particular, scored higher in math, especially on problems dealing with ratios and fractions.
2. Piano Lessons Raise Self Esteem
Learning a song, in addition to performing their skills at piano recitals, can boost their self esteem. Lessons also help kids to learn how to keep a positive outlook when facing difficult tasks. The understanding that mastering a new skill is a process that requires patience helps children to approach tasks with confidence, and not become discouraged or frustrated.
3. Piano Lessons Increase Coordination
Increased eye-hand coordination is a major plus for children that learn to play the piano. Kids who play the piano have improved fine motor skills and, unlike other instruments, the piano requires both hands to work independently of each other. All of these things help to increase a child’s overall dexterity and complex thought processes.
4. Piano Lessons Help Children to Concentrate
Reading a piece of music takes a great deal of focus, causing a child to translate a note and a rhythm, process it into hand movements on the piano keys and immediately follow to the next one. Reading and playing music allows them to think both critically and creatively, which is a helpful skill for use in the future.
5. Piano Lessons Help Children to be Well-Rounded
By learning to play the piano, children are exposed to classical music that they may otherwise have never heard. Kids may develop an appreciation for composers like Bach or Mozart that stay with them for life. In addition, the skills and knowledge they learn in piano may help them easily pick up another musical instrument later.
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