Extra-curricular activities – so many options to choose from and so little time to do them all. At the end of the day, it all comes down to what your child likes best and is willing to sacrifice his or her precious time for. However, if you could choose, which extra-curricular activity is best? Obviously the one that gives you the most “bang for your buck”, right?
Most parents know that learning music – or more specifically, learning a musical instrument – has many benefits for their children. Over the years, the research supporting these benefits has begun to mount. If you are looking for an extra-curricular activity that will provide your child additional advantages, you should seriously consider music lessons.
Overall Benefits of Learning To Play a Musical Instrument
A child who studies music and learns how to play an instrument develops more than an appreciation for music and culture. There are many other benefits that children who learn a musical instrument can reap. Here are some of them:
A Little Bit of Music Training Can Go a Long Way
Learning a musical instrument has been shown to provide significant benefits over the long-term (i.e. 10 years or more). Indeed, most studies on the beneficial effects of music usually examine individuals who have had many years of musical training. However, since many children are unlikely to persist with long-term musical training, parents may wonder about the benefits of learning music at all. A new study reveals that even a little bit of music training in childhood can have beneficial long-term effects on the function of the adult brain. So even children who study a musical instrument for as little as one to five years are better off than children who have no musical training.
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