Is it suitable for children to learn piano?

All parents in the world want their sons to become successful, and their daughters to become outstanding. Therefore, they will naturally pay more attention to their children's learning problems. Many parents hope that their children can learn piano. In fact, it is better for children to learn piano, which can exercise their attention, coordination and self-confidence. Of course, they also need to understand the time and best age for learning.

1. Learn three abilities

In the process of learning piano, children can learn music scores, playing techniques, and a lot of music knowledge. In addition, you can also learn three abilities, namely attention, coordination and self-confidence. From any perspective, these three abilities are necessary for children to grow up healthily. How do attention, coordination and self-confidence develop and improve as children’s piano learning deepens? In this regard, American music teacher Mr. Baldwin once made a concise and thorough analysis:

① Look at the single-line music score and play the melody with a single finger - train the child's general attention.

② Look at the single-line music score and use the right hand to play a melody consisting of two or three notes to train the child to have stronger attention.

③ Look at the two lines of music and use your left and right hands to play different parts - train your child's high attention and coordination.

④ Look at the two lines of music score, and use your brain to take into account the movements of your ears, arms, ten fingers, legs and feet at the same time to play the music - train your child's highly precise attention and coordination, thereby generating self-confidence.

2. Is it really better for children to learn piano as early as possible?

The success of a great artist not only requires personal efforts and excellent personal conditions, but is also restricted by many factors such as family environment, social environment, and cultural environment. According to informal statistics, winners of major international competitions start learning piano at around 5 to 15 years old. Because children's growth and development start with large muscle activities and then delicate small muscle movements, and playing the piano requires very skillful small muscle movements, which requires considerable patience. Babies who are too young have poor coordination and cannot sit still, so learning the piano at this time is tantamount to forcing growth. Therefore, it is not appropriate to send your baby to learn piano, electronic organ, violin and other musical instruments too early.

3. What is the best age for children to learn piano?

From a physiological and psychological perspective, children after the age of 4 or 5 have good conditions in terms of brain development, attention, cognitive ability, and comprehension. In teaching practice, it is also found that older children have stronger receptive abilities, higher self-awareness, and faster learning progress. They can even learn for several years more than children who are 3 or 4 years old in just one year. By the age of 5, the child's cortical cells have been largely differentiated, the central nervous system has become more mature, and the muscle development has become more complete, which provides good physiological conditions for learning the piano. Therefore, it is generally believed that girls can start learning piano at the age of 4-5 and boys at the age of 5-6.