Dexter Gordon
The Developmental Role Of Children Piano Lessons
Studies suggest that teaching children piano lessons has positive effects on the development of their cognitive and sensorimotor abilities. Piano playing triggers positive neural development in both the right and left sides of the brain. A Canadian study indicated that gamma-induced response to music is more notable in musicians than in non-musicians. This response was seen in children who had a year of musical training at the age of 4.5 years. The study showed that music training enlivens the oscillatory networks that help in the function of the executive parts of the brain. There are indeed good reasons for pregnant women to put headphones on their belly and for parents to enroll their kids in piano classes in preparation for their primary education.
Taking children piano lessons is associated with better academic performance. Piano lessons require students to interpret notes, concentrate and memorize. Piano students get more chances to hone their spatial and intuitive problem solving skills than students who are not involved in music. Reading musical pieces makes it easier for piano students to solve math problems involving fractions and ratios.
A study led by Dr. Frances Rauscher and Dr. Gordon Shawl, published in Neurological Research, proved a direct relationship between piano playing and mathematical abilities, which they relate to any improvement in spatial-temporal reasoning. Dr. Rauscher found that enrolling a pre-schooler in an 8-month piano class will give a 46% boost to his spatial reason IQ.
Improvements in linguistic functions resulting from children piano lessons could be explained by the link between certain aspects of communication and acoustic information. How you assimilate rhythm and musical pitch is known to be a part of your verbal communication skills. Music itself is a type of language, so exposing children to piano will certainly have an impact on their linguistic development. Identifying a note and interpreting it into keystrokes is a key operation aspect of language. Actually there a lot of young pianists who showed improved reading skills as soon as they started piano lessons.
Children piano lessons can also improve hand-eye coordination. Piano demands the services of two hands coordinating together with the help of the eyes which focus on both the keys and music sheets. With numerous key combinations to press while reading notations, the motor skills and dexterity of pianists are greatly improved.
A good self-esteem is also acquired due to children piano lessons. Learning piano entails patience, perseverance and diligence. It takes long practice to be able to read notes and play the instrument at the same time. That is why when children are given the chance to perform at recitals or join competition, they get a special sense of accompishment. Listening to the public acknowledgement of your piano skills can be very uplifting especially if you worked long and hard to perfect the craft.
Since the relational dependence between children development and music has been established, many parents are now more informed on how to better raise smarter and self-confident children. A good number of parents confirm that piano education is an effective aid in raising smart kids. The challenge is for the parents to look for a child-friendly music school in order to convince their kids to take piano classes.
Dexter Gordon: Montmartre, Copenhagen, 1971
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