Music is liked by every one of us, we listen and appreciate it as part of our everyday lives. Parents usually use music to express love and soothe their children. Music experiences in childhood help in accelerating the child’s brain development, specifically in the areas of reading skills and language acquisition. Exposure to music at an early age helps children play and appreciate music, strengthen their social skills and sequential learning. Music affects the growth of a child’s brain academically, spiritually, and physically.

Top 10 Benefits of Children Learning Music:

Music Cultivates Patience in Kids: Perseverance and patience are the two qualities that are vital for children learning any musical instrument. These qualities also help in overcoming difficult challenges in their life.

Cognitive Development:Music helps in cognitive development as they can focus on multiple activities at once. For example, singing and movement simultaneously reflect the development of cognitive abilities. Music also helps to develop problem-solving and critical thinking in children.

Emotional Development:Music tends to improve emotional development. Research has shown that kids who study and enjoy music, show more empathy towards others and are better at overcoming anxiety. Music also builds pride, confidence, and creativity among children.

Language Skills:Music is one of the few activities that include using the whole brain, and it has surprising benefits of acquiring language, improving focus, increasing attention span, physical development, and motor coordination. Musical people show more interest in learning a foreign language due to the development of superior ability to process, perceive and reproduce the accent.

Improves Listening Skills:Playing any musical instrument requires listening carefully to different tunes and variations of musical instruments. While learning music, children have to focus on the pitch, rhythm, and speed. This helps them improve both listening and concentration skills.

Music Increases a Child’s Sensory Development: Just as colors, textures, and taste aid in a child’s sensory development, so does music. Exposure to diverse types of music helps create more pathways between the cells in their brain.

Improves Coordination– Playing any musical instrument requires the brain to work at greater speeds. Musical instruments are played by reading the music notes, interpreting, playing the instrument, and coordinating with other band members simultaneously. This helps children improve their hand, eye, and ear coordination.

Encourages Out-of-the-Box Thinking– Music promotes creativity in children that focuses on improving their writing, reading, fine motor skills, and out-of-the-box thinking.

Math Skills– By listening to the musical beats, your child can learn basic pattern recognition, fractions, and problem-solving skills. Children who study music have a lot of spatial intelligence and skills related to advanced mathematics.

Overall Development– Apart from the above-mentioned benefits there are many other benefits such as cross-cultural awareness, improved concentration and memory, self-expression, self-esteem, and self-confidence.

At CGR International School, we help children achieve all-around development by focusing on sports & games, performing arts such as dance, drama & music, and art & craft, public speaking, and social awareness activities to just mention a few. To know more information, please contact us at admissions@cgrinternationalschool.edu.in You can also reach us at 91-9030007250