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 opthamologist Dr. Max Cynader: “Neurons that fire together, wire together”. Dr. Max Cynader

Brain scans have shown that every time a musician picks up an instrument there is a party of what looks like fireworks going on! Playing an instrument is the brain’s equivalent of a full body workout. It engages the entire brain, unlike any other activity! How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain - TeD Ed

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 Dr. Anita Collins