Why Should Preschool Children Take Piano Lessons?
Do not underestimate the potential that children have to learn, even at a very young age.
1. Children are innately musical
To be musical does not necessarily have to mean playing an instrument accurately.
Other signs of musicality are the ability to move easily to a rhythm, to be able to sing in tune, or to be able to hear the different tone colours and textures of music that is heard.
ALL children are musical. It’s just that some children demonstrate greater strength in certain areas. However, all children have musical potential that can be nurtured through musical instruction.
2. Music teachers have professional experience and training
Children have their first musical experience in the home with the help of their parents, but a teacher can build upon those experiences to make them meaningful.
The music teacher has a wealth of knowledge and skill obtained through performance experience and the study of music education, history and theory.
The experienced music teacher can also bring a sense of sequence to the learning process and has a style of delivery that appeals to children based on knowledge of child development and pedagogical methods.
3. Children can enjoy piano lessons!
Music is too powerful to be excluded from a child’s life, whether it be in or out of music lessons!
Children express emotions through music, whether it be a feeling of sadness through a song they sing, or happiness through playing an instrument.
Children are amused by the making of music, and are profoundly affected by listening and responding to music.
4. Music informs children about the world
Although music in itself is it’s own discipline, music can also be a tool to reveal knowledge about their world in interdisciplinary ways.
Children can be intellectually, physically and spiritually stimulated through the study of music.
The importance of music should see its place alongside the subjects of mathematics, language and science.
5. Learning an instrument helps the child to demonstrate what they know
Musical understanding is enhanced by learning an instrument, since the symbols learnt can then be interpreted via the instrument.
Until children can be engaged in the practice of music making, the learning of theory will be ultimately meaningless.
When playing an instrument, the child can fully understand the musical structure behind the sound.
The piano is an ideal instrument to begin on, since it is capable of producing both high and low sounds, and the concept of harmony can be shown in a logical way on the piano keyboard. Also, both the left and the right hands can be involved in playing.
1. Children are innately musical
To be musical does not necessarily have to mean playing an instrument accurately.
Other signs of musicality are the ability to move easily to a rhythm, to be able to sing in tune, or to be able to hear the different tone colours and textures of music that is heard.
ALL children are musical. It’s just that some children demonstrate greater strength in certain areas. However, all children have musical potential that can be nurtured through musical instruction.
2. Music teachers have professional experience and training
Children have their first musical experience in the home with the help of their parents, but a teacher can build upon those experiences to make them meaningful.
The music teacher has a wealth of knowledge and skill obtained through performance experience and the study of music education, history and theory.
The experienced music teacher can also bring a sense of sequence to the learning process and has a style of delivery that appeals to children based on knowledge of child development and pedagogical methods.
3. Children can enjoy piano lessons!
Music is too powerful to be excluded from a child’s life, whether it be in or out of music lessons!
Children express emotions through music, whether it be a feeling of sadness through a song they sing, or happiness through playing an instrument.
Children are amused by the making of music, and are profoundly affected by listening and responding to music.
4. Music informs children about the world
Although music in itself is it’s own discipline, music can also be a tool to reveal knowledge about their world in interdisciplinary ways.
Children can be intellectually, physically and spiritually stimulated through the study of music.
The importance of music should see its place alongside the subjects of mathematics, language and science.
5. Learning an instrument helps the child to demonstrate what they know
Musical understanding is enhanced by learning an instrument, since the symbols learnt can then be interpreted via the instrument.
Until children can be engaged in the practice of music making, the learning of theory will be ultimately meaningless.
When playing an instrument, the child can fully understand the musical structure behind the sound.
The piano is an ideal instrument to begin on, since it is capable of producing both high and low sounds, and the concept of harmony can be shown in a logical way on the piano keyboard. Also, both the left and the right hands can be involved in playing.