Why Music Lessons Are Important For Your Child

Music has always been a big part of our life. Whether dancing and singing around the house, going to concerts, or playing the instruments. Music lessons are important for your child, there are so many benefits that will follow them through life and make it all worth it.

Growing up my grandmother played the piano, organ, guitar, and sang. She would play and we would sing and dance. It didn’t matter if we knew the words, we were having fun. Little did we know she was giving us a life lesson. We learned music that as children we wouldn’t have picked ourselves. We learned classics and came to appreciate all genres.

While in grammar school, I was able to play the recorder, xylophone and glockenspiel. I was able to hear a note and find it and play it. It was much easier for me than others because my ears were trained for highs and lows. I was able to play the piano and organ but not quite like grandma and dabbled with a guitar and the drums.

Once I had children of my own, I was convinced they would take lessons and be musically inclined. They picked instruments in grammar school but didn’t continue, however, they were dancers for ten years. Their dancing allowed them to travel the world when my daughter went to Germany for the USA World Tap Team and dance in front of thousands of people at the Pro Bowl half time show in Hawaii. My daughters learned how to be team players, follow rules, sportsmanship, and so much more.

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Reasons Why Music Lessons Are Important For Your Child

• Studies have shown connections between musical training and higher scores in both reading and math.
• Playing music, especially duets and in small groups, teaches children how to work as part of a team, an important skill they will need in school and later at work.
• Keeping up a steady practice schedule instills great discipline and work ethic in kids, teaching them to work hard and be patient.
• Musical training improves memory, language skills and listening skills. Studies have shown that this combination leads to improved ability to learn a second language.
• Playing an instrument improves hand-eye coordination and nuanced muscle control, as musicians must make very precise gestures in order to play their instruments correctly.
• Children who grow up around music show more advanced language development, even at 2 years old, than children who don’t.
• Studying music improves a child’s ability to understand spatial-temporal relationships, a skill which can help in fields ranging from math and engineering to architecture and gaming.
• Learning music improves a child’s ability to focus, which can lead to better studying and higher test scores.
• Children who study and perform music gain confidence and learn to conquer stage fright.
• Education in music and the arts helps children learn to think about problems creatively, finding multiple solutions to problems.
• Recent studies have shown that students who studied music go on to achieve higher scores on average than students who did not study music.
• Kids who study music and the arts are more likely to graduate from high school and are less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol.
• Learning a musical instrument and performing improves a child’s self-esteem.

 

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