Saturday 23 March 2013

The Benefits of Learning a Musical Instrument

By Lori Buenavista


Countless opportunities exist for your child: team sports, dance class, art, foreign language study, and just plain playing around outside, being a kid. Music lessons are yet another excellent chance; and they come with a unique list of advantages that will last a lifetime-advantage that will make music lessons an opportunity not to miss. Enjoying a musical instrument elevates self worth. Whenever your child takes piano or violin training and sticks to it, she'll soon be playing well enough to share with you her musical skills with friends and family. She'll see herself as a "musician" (even if she's still working on Row, Row, Row your Boat). Learning a new skill and sharing it with other people help your son or daughter gain an optimistic self image and a sense of accomplishment.

Teens with strong self-worth are less likely to engage in underage drinking, drugs and sexual practice, and they're less prone to depression symptoms. Reading music enhances math skills. And also being able to play the correct notes, time signature and dynamics, studying music improves math skills. Researchers think this is due to a wide variety of reasons: it requires counting and rhythm and possesses other mathematical aspects that are learned naturally. While your children is understanding the contrast between a quarter note and an eighth note, he's finding out how fast to play... but he's also understanding the values of fractions.

Practicing music teaches time management and self-control. Learning to manage time and have the discipline to get things done are helpful skills that will benefit your children throughout his whole life. Rehearsing music takes time, and getting the most out of the practice session requires paying attention to how that period is spent. Finding out how to discipline themselves to sit down at the piano or pick up the violin educates your children that there's a reward for doing something he doesn't always want to do.

Actively playing a musical tool improves your ability to remember and IQ. Many studies have shown that enjoying a musical tool on a normal schedule actually modifies the makeup of the brain; the areas of the brain that regulate small motor skills, hearing and memory all increase and form increased connections. One study demonstrated that playing a musical piece of equipment improves your IQ by an average of 7 points. A good way to gain a more robust memory is by constantly working out that part of your brain. Understanding a musical portion is a great brain workout.

Performing boosts self-confidence and social competencies. Performing in front of an audience helps your children figure out how to handle stage fright and become confident in front of others. Any adult who's ever had to talk to a crowd knows the necessity of self confidence. Participating in school bands and orchestras is an excellent way to meet new people and gain long term friendships. The ability to act as a team in a larger group of music artists is an additional advantage.




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