Learning music can improve the academic value of a child
Music is not only fun to hear, but also fun to learn. In fact, music is also useful to improve mood and improve concentration. Numerous studies show that children who learn to play musical instruments will perform better in tests related to scripts, verbal memory, math, and IQ than those who do not learn to play music.
"The area of the brain called when children learn music can improve the region's ability in the brain associated with reading, math, problem solving, and spatial reasoning," said Joseph Piro, a lecturer at the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Long Island University.
A study published in the journal Psychology of Music compares, a group of children who are in grade 2 and attend piano lessons for three consecutive years with a group of children who do not learn music. At the end of the third year, children who learn music significantly have better vocabulary and verbal skills than any other group.
"Learning music does not always make a child improve his ability, from average to genius, but music can help him become a better student," says Laurel Trainor, professor of psychology, neuroscience and behavior at McMaster University, Canada. Studying music affects how the brain is connected in the ability to remember and focus attention, Laurel said again.
According to Laurel, playing a musical instrument can be a very complicated thing for a small child. When studying the violin, for example, he must figure out how to hold two different things well, focus on the teacher, and try to imitate the sound created by the teacher. His brain has to work hard for it and the more he does it, the stronger and stronger it is to learn other things.
Laurel added that the musical benefits for children do not just stop at the value of their academic exam alone. According to him, music will help the social and emotional development of children. "Music brings people together and makes people feel better."