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4 Reasons Why Piano Lessons Are Good

Music has restorative power that it's used as medical "therapy" for those with special cognitive, emotional, social, or physical needs. And, it is a universal language. The piano is one of the most versatile instruments allowing both melodic lead and harmonic accompaniment. It is an instrument that  combines personal skill and practice with artistic expression more elegantly than any other art form.  Piano doesn't require a lot of physical effort to produce a pleasing sound.

For Kids

  1. Improve Learning, Pattern Recognition And Problem-Solving Skills ​

    • The keyboard is visual and logically organized making comprehension much easier.

  2. Encourage Discipline

    • Taking piano lessons each week and practicing takes persistence, concentration and work. Persistence, concentration, and work create discipline, and discipline helps a child grow into a hardworking, goal-oriented student, continuing on through adulthood.​

  3. Build Confidence

    • When a child takes a piano lesson, she or he is learning a new skill and in essence, learning a new language. This builds confidence and lets a child know that if they can learn piano, then they can learn and succeed at other things, as well. Children that are shy or unsociable find in music the means to feel part of a group and also to express their emotions through the piano.​

  4. Help To Learn Any Other Instrument

    • Concepts of music theory, especially intervals, harmony and chords, can be explained spatially and visually. These concepts can then be transferred to other instruments. Every note in the orchestra can be produced on the piano. it's why composers use the piano and every music major studies piano. 

For Adults

  1. Prevent Brain From Aging

    • People who play a musical instrument over their lifetime perform better on cognitive tests than those who don’t.
      The study published in the issue of Neuropsychology found that older individuals who had spent a lifetime playing a musical instrument performed substantially better in a neuropsychological assessment which looks at brain function.

  2. Encourage Discipline

    • Modern life and its demands result in a majority of adults being very stressed. Learning to play the piano, it exercises your grain, is a great stress reliever and well, it’s really fun, the sounds produced can relax and lower the heart rate and elevate the mood. The human brain is created for lifelong learning and is happiest when it is learning. Learning to play piano as an adult will cause your brain to create new pathways and connections to recapture these functions-cognitive ability and brain plasticity. The entire brain is working along with the eyes, ears and fingers at the same time while you’re playing the piano.

  3. Contribute To Finger Joint Health

    • When you’re playing the piano, your fingers are getting a workout, and that contributes to your health. This helps to keep your hands, arms and elbows flexible.

  4. Create A Skill You Can Take Pride In

    • It’s a skill that you will have for the rest of your life. Taking piano lessons with Miss Yu Piano will contribute to self-fulfillment while you have pride and satisfaction in entertaining yourself and others with your piano playing skills.

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