Why
Group Piano?
Ninety-five percent of respondents to a 1997 Gallop survey agreed
that belonging to a musical group or organization is a good way
to develop teamwork skills.
Music lessons
have been shown to improve a child's performance in school. A
research team exploring the link between music and intelligence
reports that music training - specifically piano instruction -
is far superior to computer instruction in dramatically enhancing
children's abstract reasoning skills which are necessary for learning
math and science.
Musical activities
provide children with important experiences that can help them
develop physical coordination, timing, memory, visual, aural and
language skills. When they work to increase their command of music
and exercise material in the company of others, they gain important
experience with self-paced learning, mental concentration, and
a heightened personal and social awareness.
There is a
direct correlation between improved SAT scores and the length
of time spent studying the arts. Those who studied the arts four
or more years scored 66 points higher on verbal and 47 points
higher on math portions of the SAT than students with no experience
in the arts.
-from
The Power of Music Education, 2003
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