"Music isn't just learning notes and playing them, you learn notes to play to the music of your soul." — Katie Greenwood
"The main concern for parents should be to bring up their children as noble human beings. That is sufficient. If this is not their greatest hope, in the end the child may take a road contrary to their expectations. Children can play very well. We must try to make them splendid in mind and heart also." —Shinichi Suzuki
There are a multitude of ways you or your child will benefit from piano lessons:
It helps you or your child to develop some discipline, concentration and patience.
It improves a child's cognitive development. There are findings that show children who play the piano have a tendency to do better in math.
The ability to play the piano increases confidence and self-esteem.
Piano lessons strongly improve hand-eye coordination. Fine motor skills are improved because in piano both hands have to work independently.
Piano lessons give you and your child exposure to classical music which helps make them well rounded individuals.
Piano playing is a type of performance. This helps young and old alike to overcome fear. It helps children to conquer anxiety and/or manage it in a better way.
Piano playing can help a person to express himself or herself, which improves their self-esteem.
Piano study encourages discipline, persistence, and focused effort. These are very important qualities for a person to have in order to achieve his or her full potential in life.
Musical training that is initiated early in a child's life helps develop areas of the brain that are involved in reasoning and language.
