Music brings numerous benefits to people’s lives.people’s lives. This is because, in addition to providing relaxation, it also enables social integration, cognitive development, language evolution, memory stimulation and creativity. Bringing health benefits to both body and mind, music is currently used by many doctors and therapists in the treatment of their patients, such as music therapy. In the case of children, it brings even other results. Research carried out at Concordia University in Canada has shown, for example, that people who started studying music before the age of seven have different neural connections in adulthood than those who began their musical studies later. Music is also a great activity for the formation of children and a great ally of education, where classes contribute to concentration, memorization, motor coordination, socialization, auditory acuity, reasoning dexterity, expressiveness, personal discipline, emotional balance, among others. In addition, it helps to discipline the individual in relation to the awareness of the act of studying, since it requires daily dedication and for hours. Research in the field of neuroscience has also proven that the practice of music contributes to the study of other subjects in the school curriculum.
However, it is important to remember that the family is a fundamental part during the learning process of this art. With the commitment and encouragement of family members, the results are usually even more pronounced.
10 benefits of music for children:
- 1. Exercises the brain and activates its connections;
- 2. Helps learning in other subjects;
- 3. Improves performance in academic life;
- 4. Brings discipline;
- 5. Helps to create bonds;
- 6. Improves communication;
- 7. Strengthens memory;
- 8. Educates the emotional;
- 9. Develops body expression;
- 10. Stimulates creativity
Dr. Handel Cecilio
Director of the Baptist School of Music
Organist, musicologist, music teacher and national and international concert pianist.
