Music And Its Advantages Of Learning

Between scouts and soccer, the school-age kid's schedule is laden with fun activities. If the parents are on the fence about adding music classes to their busy schedules, take note of the benefits that come with assigning the little ones up for violin or piano lessons. Maybe he won't be the next Beethoven, but he may have an easier time learning math, practicing etiquettes (including patience!) as well as becoming a team player. Read on to learn more about the benefits of learning music.
Benefits of music in academics:
Music and mathematics are highly interwoven. By understanding rhythm, scales and beat, children can learn how to divide, create fractions, as well as recognize patterns. It appears that music wires a child's brain to help him in understanding other areas of math in a better way, says Lynn Kleiner who is the founder of Music Rhapsody in the Redondo Beach, CA. While kids get older, they start reciting songs, calling on their short-term memory and finally in their long-term memory. According to Mary Larew who is a Suzuki violin teacher at Neighbourhood Music School in New Haven, using a mnemonic device to do learning can later be applied to other memory skills too. Musical instrument classes besides introduce the young children to basic physics. As an example, plucking strings on a guitar or violin teaches children about the harmonic as well as sympathetic vibrations. Even non-string instruments, such as the vibraphone and drums, give kids the opportunity to explore those scientific principles.
Music develops physical skills:
Some instruments, such as percussion, help kids to develop coordination with motor skills since they require movement of the arms, hands and feet. Such type of instrument is great for kids with high-energy, says Kristen Regester who is an Early Childhood Program Manager at Sherwood Community Music School located at Columbia College Chicago. Keyboard and string instruments, like the piano and violin, demand simultaneous actions from the right and left hands. Regester says that it’s like patting the head and rubbing the belly at the same time. Instruments not only help in developing ambidexterity, but they also encourage kids to become comfortable in naturally uncomfortable positions. Adding to coordination and perfecting timing can prepare kids for other hobbies too, like dance and sports.

By: Prerana Sharma
Content: https://www.parents.com/kids/development/intellectual/6-benefits-of-music-lessons/