Benefits of Playing the Piano
There's nothing better than family and friends around the piano. We all want our kids to learn to play, but now it's
easy for children and adults to quickly learn to play and enjoy the piano.
Fun and Relaxation: Playing piano and listening to music is fun and can provide hours of entertainment and relaxation throughout one's entire life.
Friendships: Playing piano provides opportunities for interaction with others and establish new friendships.
Creativity and Self-Expression: Playing piano provides a forum for communicating feelings and using imagination for creative endeavors.
Self-Esteem and Satisfaction: As playing skills are developed, students feel a strong sense of satisfaction in the progress and develop a feeling of self-esteem that transfers to other situations in life.
Coordination: Piano playing strengthens the coordination of both small and large muscles.
Pride in Achievement: Piano students develop a sense of pride in their abilities through musical achievements.
Confidence and Poise: Frequent performance helps the child develop confidence and poise that will be useful in dealing with many situations in life.
Concentration: The study of piano fosters concentration that can carry over into learning other subjects.
Perseverance and Commitment: Piano study teaches a student the need to develop commitment to projects and follow them through to completion.
Patience: The process of learning to play piano teaches that effective practice skills aid in developing patience and enjoyable performance capabilities.
Apart from the obvious benefits that music provides, playing the piano develops many skills that help people be more successful in other areas of life. Playing the piano develops skills such as communication, increased reading and math skills, abstract reasoning skills and improvement in a wide range of positive emotions such as joy, happiness, love and tenderness. When we allow these emotions to be a part of the learning process, our education becomes richer, more meaningful, longer lasting, and has greater impact in our lives, according to a study by author Sharlene Habermeyer, in her book, Good Music, Brighter Children.
