Music Education Improves Other Abilities

Music is more than arts or entertainment. It is essential to our well-being. Research has demonstrated the many important benefits of music education. Whether your interest lies in singing, playing piano, or music theory, when you study music, you improve and expand your abilities in many other areas of your life: physical, mental, emotional, social and organizational.

Physical

• Co-ordination of mind and muscle
• Improved hand-eye co-ordination
• Development of fine motor skills

Mental

• Encourages creativity
• Concentration and focus
• Use of left and right brain
• Intellectual stimulation
• Self-control

Emotional

• Aesthetic appreciation
• Emotional expression
• Poise and self-confidence
• Feeling of accomplishment
• Spiritual experience

Social

• Shared activity and communication
• Performing for an audience
• Music is an international language

Organizational Skills

• How to organize tasks
• Time-management

(*Source: British Columbia Registered Music Teachers Association)

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