Children Who Have Studied Violin For More Than 3 Years Are Smarter

09-20-2024

Children Who Have Studied Violin For More Than 3 Years Are Smarter
Scientists have found that as long as you learn the same musical instrument for more than 3 years, you can be better than those children who have not received musical instrument training in terms of cognitive ability. Harvard Medical School and Boston University Institute of Education jointly conducted this study. They found that compared with children who have never learned musical instruments, children with 3 years of musical instrument learning experience are more prominent in auditory discrimination and finger dexterity, vocabulary and nonverbal reasoning skills are also better, Li Xinying, associate professor of the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the “Life Times" reporter, "5-13 years old is a critical period of children's brain development. Through scientific music knowledge learning, children's potential can be

developed. When learning a certain musical instrument, when you see the music score and hold the instrument in your hand, you must reflect the music score you see in your mind in the shortest possible time; at the same time, the brain issues instructions to coordinate your fingers with your body to play; after the instrument makes a sound, your ears should listen to the performance effect and make judgments.This process is only a few seconds, but it fully mobilizes children's eyes, ears, hands, and brains, thus contributing to brain development. Children should not learn musical instruments too early.Two or three-year-old children have difficulty concentrating. If parents are eager to scold their children, it will not only obliterate their interest, but may also cause psychological disorders. Zhang Xingping, an associate researcher at the Institute of Bone Injury Research of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, also said that children before the age of 4 have not fully developed their bones and joints. Practicing musical instruments for a long time will affect the growth and development of hand bones, joints and ligaments. Children who have studied the violin for more than 3 years are smarter, preferably at the age of 4!