Monthly Archives: February 2018

There has recently been a study into the effect that music has on children’s education and many of the results indicate that children who are involved in musical activity from a very early age tend to achieve higher academic results that children who are not.

The study showed that in particular children who learn to play an instrument from the age of 4 tend to pick up the skill much quicker than an adult learning the same instrument. The thinking behind the higher academic achievements is that children who learn to play music before they start school are already use to the idea of study and practise and are stimulating their minds by learning a new skill.

Music also has a great effect on the mental wellbeing of the child and can be a great way of them working through their ever developing feelings. There have also been studies into the benefit music has on children with learning difficulties, and children who have speech impediments are often encouraged to listen to music whilst they practise talking as it’s proven to reduce anxiety and lessen stammering.

So give your child a good start with their education and encourage them to take an interest in music from an early age.