Benefits from studying music
Musical study develops character by encouraging perseverance, determination, self-discipline, self-confidence, teamwork, critical thinking, and an appreciation of the arts.
Music also:
-improves listening ability
-increases math and science skills
-helps develop a sense of rhythm and pulse
-improves reasoning capability
-helps express emotion through sound
-encourages creativity and individuality
-increases participant self-worth
-fosters discipline and commitment
-decreases stress level, some find it therapeutic
-adds meaning and enrichment to life
-can be understood/expressed cross-culturally
-helps children perform better on standardized achievement tests
-gives high-risk students positive direction when playing music at home and school
Benefits from studying piano
All of the above plus:
-hand-eye coordination
-reading two lines of music at once, making it easier to start another instrument
-playing both melody and harmony, thus gaining a better understanding of how music is put together
-reading multiple staves and seeing the keys helps with music theory
-duets, four-hand music with need of just one instrument
-reading multiple lines helps with music composition; Bach/Beethoven/Mozart, all famous composers, composed music at the piano, harpsichord, or organ
-piano-playing knowledge can be transferred to other "keyboard" type instruments such as the organ, electric keyboard, and harpsichord
Musical study develops character by encouraging perseverance, determination, self-discipline, self-confidence, teamwork, critical thinking, and an appreciation of the arts.
Music also:
-improves listening ability
-increases math and science skills
-helps develop a sense of rhythm and pulse
-improves reasoning capability
-helps express emotion through sound
-encourages creativity and individuality
-increases participant self-worth
-fosters discipline and commitment
-decreases stress level, some find it therapeutic
-adds meaning and enrichment to life
-can be understood/expressed cross-culturally
-helps children perform better on standardized achievement tests
-gives high-risk students positive direction when playing music at home and school
Benefits from studying piano
All of the above plus:
-hand-eye coordination
-reading two lines of music at once, making it easier to start another instrument
-playing both melody and harmony, thus gaining a better understanding of how music is put together
-reading multiple staves and seeing the keys helps with music theory
-duets, four-hand music with need of just one instrument
-reading multiple lines helps with music composition; Bach/Beethoven/Mozart, all famous composers, composed music at the piano, harpsichord, or organ
-piano-playing knowledge can be transferred to other "keyboard" type instruments such as the organ, electric keyboard, and harpsichord