Music Can Make Your Child Smarter!
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Music lessons have been shown to improve a child's performance in school.
After eight months of keyboard lessons, pre- scholars tested showed a 46% boost in their spatial IQ, which is crucial for higher brain functions such as complex mathematics*
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Disadvantaged pre-scholars display dramatic improvements in spatial reasoning ability after music training
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A study of 1200 children in Switzerland found that those who were given extra music lessons developed improved social skills and an ability to learn language.
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Educators have come to realize that the pre-school years are the optimal learning time for developing musical ability. Pre-scholars love to play and aren't afraid of making mistakes.
It hasn't been long since they've discovered the excitement of walking and talking, and they are perfectly adapted at that age to learning through repetition and practice.
The ideal age to start learning an instrument is between 3 and 6 years old for instruments like the piano and violin and from 8 years old for instruments that require more physical development, such as the flute, clarinet, saxophone and trumpet.
You can also start much later and still be very successful.
There are many examples of professional musicians who started well into their teenage years or even early twenties.
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