Submitted by: Serena C. Yeo

Many parents who want their child to become a violinist in the future would surely seek violin lessons to help the child attain proper training. However, not many parents know that aside from actually learning about the violin, such lessons also help the child’s brain development. Numerous studies have proven that learning about music such as violin, piano, and guitar can help a child perform better in school.

So, if you want your child to perform better in school, it is time to enroll him or her in a violin class. This is like hitting two birds with one stone. You help your child develop a skill in a musical instrument while helping him or her achieve better mental, emotional, and physical skills.

Improve Motor and Coordination Skills

Aside from helping students learn about the violin, violin teachers are also helpdevelop their brain’s ability in general. It is because while they teach kids how to produce melodious notes from the musical instrument, they also help them develop better motor skills and body coordination.

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When one plays the violin, he or she uses both left and right hands to be able to produce music. This helps violin students to improve the coordination of both their hands. The left hand is used to finger the strings and get the right tone, while the right hand holds and controls the bow to emit sound. Using both your hands for playing the violin helps you also utilize both sides of your brain.

By enrolling your young child in violin lessons, you also help him or her improve motor skill. A recent study has revealed this vital association. The research further proves that playing the violin at a young age is more potent in boosting development of motor and sensory regions of the child’s brain.

Nourish Cognitive Learning

Cognitive skill is a person’s ability to obtain sense and knowledge from experience and information he or she gained. A new study claims that people who had musical trainings for ten years or more perform better in some cognitive tests compared to their non-musician counterparts. The study also showed that the longer a person engages in violin lessons and violin-playing, the better his or her cognitive skills.

By learning the violin, it will be easier for your child to remember things, interpret lessons correctly, and understand instructions. This can help him or her perform better in school. Learning how to distinguish the correct tone and pitch of the violin promotes connection of neurons and brain cells which is vital in brain development.

Possibility to Develop Your Child s Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is the ability of a person to be aware of his or her emotions and control feelings and behavior. Emotional intelligence is also summed up by a person’s social awareness and relationship management.

While further studies are needed to bolster the correlation between musical training and emotional intelligence, music lessons have provided benefits to students that can help develop one’s emotional intelligence. Through the support and guidance of violin teachers, young students can gain benefits such as better social and time-management skills and confidence.

About the Author: Serena Yeo is a music instructor in Singapore who loves to share her extensive knowledge of music and the art of performing to her students and blog readers. Visit her site at

singaporeviolinlessons.com

or call 8168 8251.

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