Learning a musical instrument is a rich and complex experience with many benefits. Neurological studies have proven that playing music is the only activity that is able to activate both Left and Right hemispheres of the brain simultaneously.
Did you know that physical skills are best learned in childhood? The speed and ease of a physical skill is much easier before a child reaches full maturity.
Did you know that learning a musical instrument is the best way to enhance brain plasticity? In the words of neuroscientist and ophthalmologist Dr. Max Cynader: “Neurons that fire together, wire together”.
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Did you know the brain has a bridge between its two hemispheres? It is called the “corpus callosum” and learning music is proven to strengthen that connection, allowing “messages to get across the brain faster and through more diverse routes.” - Dr. Anita Collins
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“The theory of relativity occurred to me by intuition, and music is the driving force behind this intuition. My parents had me study the violin from the time I was six. My new discovery is the result of musical perception” - Albert Einstein
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