Benefits of playing music

The Health Benefits of Playing Music

Many people think that playing music is a hobby, a means to express feelings, or underestimated, but studies

Benefits of playing music

say otherwise. Through research, playing music has benefits for those who play in the long term.Music included into the curriculum at school (either the whole school in Indonesia there are only a few music lessons or school's all there). 

Musical instrument played in school only recorder and / or pianika. Lessons taught were very basic, such as:1. music has a major and minor scales, along with each tone range2. do re mi fa sol la si do / C D E F G A B C3. not read the numbers, not the musical notes.

Music teacher graduates are not necessarily expert in music or the music, maybe just understand basic course. After the students to the next grade and music lessons are no longer in the curriculum, they will forget the music without knowing the benefits of playing music. Here are some of the benefits of playing music (some points taken from the articles that discuss the benefits of playing music):

Top 5 Benefits of Playing Music

1. Improve the ability of the brainPlaying music can enhance the brain acuity, cognitive function, and memory. Playing music can develop left brain (rationality and logic) and right brain (imagination and creativity). Precision of tone, rhythm, memorizing songs, and speed reading keys or musical notes stimulates the left brain to work. While hearing the song, the ability to "tell" the song, "feel" the song, and creativity in the creation of a song stimulate the right brain.

Compass article wrote that playing music can maintain cognitive abilities, including verbal and non-verbal skills, nonverbal skills such as visual and spatial abilities. Learning music can also improve foreign language skills because the book used to practice music usually speaks Japanese, German, and English.


2. ReassuranceMusic is not only soothing the listener, but also for those who play it. An article wrote that playing music can produce endorphins, the happy hormones that make the heart become more calm despite being a bad mood.


Music can be likened to a blank piece of paper to tell or vent one's feelings and emotions, while the instrument into the pen. For example, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is dark like telling Beethoven sadness. Differences with Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart that describe the excitement and twists twists nightlife. Different with Pachelbel's Canon works are very popular.


3. Exercising discipline and patienceMost of them are just starting to learn music originated from the desire to become a reliable favorite musician, for example, want to be like Vanessa Mae, Depapepe, Santana, or other. Eyes will be opened when first learning to real music, music that learning requires a long process, one can not immediately be learned twice as powerful musician. As a result, one by one berguguranlah intention to study music.


Learning music requires discipline and patience. Discipline to practice 2-3 times a week for 30 minutes or more, it is difficult to repeat lessons to master it, and practice for years until reliable. My friend once commented that people who play music are usually impatient. I was told that at my place of work once an employee who occasionally works as a piano teacher. Although scolded by the boss, he remains relaxed and never one single emotion. Proved that musicians have a tendency patient as it was already trained in discipline and patience.


4. Train confidencePlaying music is not always played out for yourself. Musicians will not thrive if locked herself without ever showing his ability to play music. Although very nervous, musicians are required to be brave and confident when performing in public that he is able to play music well. Any confidence or inner musician will appear on the game whether the curb (not loose) or flows perfectly.


5. Train cooperationSolo, duet, trio, quartet, or more like an orchestra requires high cooperation. Although solo, musicians still need to be accompanied by other music as background music to embellish. The greater the number the higher the music player will need his cooperation.


In the orchestra, for example, if one tone just one then the conductor will stop the game and reprimand. Although only 1 tone and 1 person is wrong, the game automatically terminated so innocent orchestra members also affected. In music, no one can highlight itself as if it were meritorious.

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