Having taught piano to hundreds of young students, I have seen first hand the benefits of piano lessons. As a result, I developed the preschool music program, "Kids & Music". "Kids & Music" is a unique, fun-filled educational music program featuring easy piano lessons for children ages 3 and up. With the help of animal friends, specially developed music materials, and dynamic teaching techniques, children learn notes, rhythm, music theory, sight reading, ear training, classical music, composers, and so much more. Yes, preschoolers can learn piano! In my preschool music classes, I have watched children soak up music concepts like little sponges. I have seen them gain better coordination, concentration, and confidence along with improved gross and fine motor skills. These fun and easy piano lessons enhance the development of young children in many ways. To learn more about preschoolers learning piano in "Kids & Music", check out my website.
Research teams in California and Wisconsin led by Dr. Shaw and Dr. Rauscher explored the link between music and intelligence and reported that music training - specifically piano instruction - is far superior to even computer instruction in dramatically enhancing young children's abstract reasoning skills necessary for learning math and science. The results of the study demonstrated that preschool children who received piano lessons performed 34% higher on tests measuring spatial - temporal ability than those preschoolers who received computer or group singing lessons. Furthermore, the effect lasted more “long-term,” according to memory researchers.
Reading and interpreting music at a glance is a language that develops much more than the obvious. Research has found there is no other skill known that reaches as deep into developing concentration, coordination, and confidence as learning piano. Playing the piano requires the use of both hands, both eyes, both ears, both feet at times, ten fingers, and the brain all working to read notes, rhythm, fingering, and dynamics simultaneously! Carefully structured musical keyboard training should be an essential component in the primary school curriculum.
A University of Toronto study lends support to the idea that music lessons, especially piano, exercise parts of the brain useful in mathematics, spatial intelligence, and other intellectual pursuits. "With music lessons, because there are so many different facets involved--such as memorizing, expressing emotion, learning about musical intervals and chords--the multi-dimensional nature of the experience may be motivating the [IQ] effect," said study author E. Glenn Schellenberg. Musical keyboard training gives children an advantage in science, engineering, and math-related subjects and plays a vital role in a young child’s overall development. New research continues to prove music training specifically with piano/keyboard instruction enhances the development of young children in many ways:
* Stronger analytical abilities and spatial-temporal performance
* Higher test scores in math, reading, and science
* Improved SAT and IQ scores
* Better coordination, concentration, and confidence
* Encourages listening and develops attention span
* Helps develop gross and fine motor skills
* Teaches discipline, care, perseverance
Children enrolled in the "Kids & Music" Program obtain a solid music foundation through easy piano lessons and easily transfer into private piano or other instrument study successfully at a very young age. Young or old, piano lessons can benefit YOU! Right now I have a few older students in their 60's studying piano to keep their brain stimulated. As I stated before, playing the piano requires the use of both hands, both eyes, both ears, both feet at times, ten fingers, and the brain all working to read notes, rhythm, fingering, and dynamics simultaneously! So if you are looking to play, easy piano lessons are available online and are very affordable. One of my favorite courses is Rocket Piano. Take time to read and review the method. Rocket Piano is jam-packed with quality information, including hundreds of sound files, pictures, diagrams, videos lessons AND step-by-step instructions training you to read music AND play by ear. Another highly recommended course is Piano By Pattern. Be sure to check these out. If you have the desire to learn piano, YOU CAN DO IT with these easy piano lessons! : )
