The benefits of a music education

 Learning music develops brain areas involved in language

and reasoning.
 Helps us to think creatively and to solve problems by
imagining various solutions
 Recent studies show that students who study the arts are
more successful in tests. They also achieve higher grades
in secondary school.
 Music provides a glimpse of other cultures and teaches
empathy towards the people of these cultures.
 Playing in groups enhances teamwork skills.
 Music provides us with a means of self-expression.
 Music performance helps us to conquer fear and to take
risks
 Instrumental practice enhances coordination, concentration
and memory and also brings about the improvement of
eyesight and hearing.

 Music education aids students in skills needed in the

workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and
communicate; the ability to learn new skills, to be creative
and innovative, and to strive for excellence.