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Articles on the benefits of Piano Studies
"Five Ways Piano Lessons Benefit Children"
By Bryce Casselman
Actually, there are many beneficial attributes children acquire from learning to tickle the ivory; the following are five of the most prevalent...
"The piano is an ideal first instrument for children who want to learn to read music, and play a musical instrument. It's good for kids in other areas of their lives too."
"A recent study at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, demonstrated that grade-school children who took piano lessons for three years scored higher than their peers on tests of general and spatial cognitive development--the very faculties needed for performance in math, engineering and other pursuits."
The Benefits of Piano Ensembles Reach the Private Studio.
"Over the years the results have become clear. My students have enjoyed piano as I'd hoped, have continued lessons far longer than when I taught one-on-one, and have achieved a higher level of proficiency. Many o my former students are now high school choir pianists and have continued piano in college. My goals have been met, and even surpassed."
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