How does the study of music develop my child mentally?
September 2009
- Develops brain areas involved in language and reasoning. Particularly the left side of the brain involved with processing language.
- Music provides children with a means of self-expression
- Piano performance teaches people to conquer fear and to take risks. A little anxiety is a good thing and something that will occur often in life.
- Benefits spatial intelligence (the ability to perceive the world accurately and to form mental pictures of things.
- Piano students learn to think creatively and to solve problems.
- Studies show that students who study piano are more successful on tests and achieve higher grades in school.