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Playing a musical instrument can boost a child’s educational progress.
Along with the musical benefits and opportunity for creative learning, research-based evidence identifies the broader benefits of learning to sing or learn a musical instrument, such as improved language, literacy and numeracy skills, social and personal development, physical development, health and wellbeing.
Playing a Musical Instrument:
- increases the capacity of your memory.
- refines your time management and organizational skills.
- boosts your team skills.
- teaches you perseverance.
- enhances your coordination.
- improves your reading and comprehension skills.
- increases your responsibility.
- sharpens your concentration.
- fosters your self-expression and can relieve stress.
- creates a sense of achievement.
- promotes your social skills.
- boosts your listening skills.
- teaches you discipline.
- elevates your performance skills.
- promotes well-being in your life.
Not only is it fun to play a musical instrument, but it’s wonderful to hear an audience appreciate a young persons performance. It is also very gratifying to witness the happiness on the young people’s faces, simply because they enjoy playing. Playing a musical instrument has many life- long benefits that hopefully will motivate pupils to have a lasting love of music and assist them in achieving their full potential.
