When children start liking to imitate popular songs, or musical accompaniment, not infrequently parents start thinking to put it into music school. But what instrument should he learn first? Piano, violin, guitar, or drum?
Choosing the right musical instrument for children is very important, because this is the foundation of his love of music. Of course Mama does not want children just continuously study music for a month or two months, right? Because, music has long been known for the development of a good child's brain. Of course, playing music regularly - when possible to adulthood - will provide many benefits to the child.
According to Bina Jung, one of the founders of Aureus Academy in Singapore, piano is the first musical instrument that children need to learn.
"Piano is the gateway to learning other instruments, as it provides many benefits for one's musical journey," explained the woman who serves the Head of the Piano Department at a music school. "The piano improves the coordination of both hands, because you have to read two separate music lines at the same time, as well as cover basic musical concepts such as identifying the tone."
It does not matter if the child has started learning to play other musical instruments. After all, the piano can be learned anytime. However, according to Jung, children should start learning piano at the age of 4 years. At this age children begin to develop motor skills and are able to understand instructions. While children under 4 years tend to be unable to concentrate, making it more difficult to learn.
Here are five benefits of playing piano for children:
1. Develop cognitive and coordination skills
Playing the piano involves the eyes, heart, brain, hands, and feet, making this instrument a good foundation for children to develop cognitive functions, coordination, and multitasking skills such as: training the eyes to read tones to direct the fingers to move, helps coordinate the right and left hands in practicing different techniques, maintaining a consistent rhythm and rhythm, and instilling musical tastes.
2. Increase your child's confidence
Learning to play the piano requires hard work and dedication. Each single track is mastered, not only improves the child's confidence, showing off his newly learned talent in a piano recital can also boost his confidence when he wins the sporting event. The lessons learned also help children learn how to maintain a positive attitude when faced with difficult situations.
Understanding when mastering a new skill is a process that requires patience, and it helps the child do the task with confidence and is not easily discouraged.
3. Develop children's imagination
By learning different musical styles, and understanding how compositions are formed from tones, phrases, rhythms, and styles, the child will understand just how complicated a music is. The child will understand what can result from the 88 keys on the piano, with seven sets of repeating tones. When his ears get used to listening to companion music in a movie or theater, it will also develop the child's imagination. He learned how to create a musical composition that describes a particular situation. Over time, children can appreciate music of all kinds.
4. Teach children stay focused in achieving goals
Learning to play ipano helps children set specific goals, and then work hard to achieve this goal. Every new piece of music requires special skills and play habits. To achieve this goal, children need to learn to focus and learn each tone, understanding how to play a song. While doing so, children learn to think critically and creatively because they have to think how to make music come alive. Learning the focus over time makes learning habits happen by itself. This is important, because learning to practice good habits to achieve goals shows children how to make dreams come true.
5. Playing the piano is fun
Imagine if one family can play different instruments. Home will always be excited because the music will always accompany togetherness at home. Kids can sing while playing the piano, inviting Papa Mama to play with one piano. Learning to play the piano also includes the theory and basic knowledge of music. Both are the keys to capturing the basics of playing music, no matter what instrument the child will play. Who knows children are so motivated to create their own musical compositions?
Overall, the benefits of playing piano for children encourage physical, mental, emotional development, and provide them with recreational activities that they will always enjoy.
I do agree with you, I suggest kids learn the 🎹 piano first even world class musicans like Mozart learned the piano first