The piano is a magnificent and quite interesting instrument that can produce the music that you love. So why not try to learn it? The piano is a percussion instrument that has a wide range of tones that can create different types of music. It has been around for a long time and there are books with recorded music to play on it from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic era. The piano has pedals as well to enhance your music. You should play this lovely instrument since it develops your hand-eye coordination as well as both hemispheres of the brain, you get to play fantastic music along with learning the interesting history of the piano and you can get high school credits.
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin. An investment in piano, pays the best interest for your brain. When playing the piano, you use both hands to read the notes and play the corresponding keys. What does this tell us? Hand-eye coordination is developed when both your mind (what you are seeing) and your hands work as a team. To add on, we know that our left brain hemisphere controls the right and vice versa. So when using both hands, both sides of the brain get a workout. These two skills are extremely important. Ever hear the idiom ‘Kill 2 birds with one stone?’ Well, with the piano, you can grow your brain effectively and still have fun! Not only is piano good for your brain. If you are really interested, you can learn some pretty intriguing things and give your dopamine a nice, healthy boost every time you achieve something.
“The piano keys are black and white, but they sound like a million colours in your mind” – Maria Cristina Mena. The best thing about piano? Learning it. Famous composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach (from the Baroque and Classical era) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (child prodigy) created lovely piano music for us to play and enjoy. You can pay your debt to them by learning about them and making your own mark in music. Plus, it is fun and really enticing! Just playing the piano is a magnificent opportunity that will grant you many great things. However, actually playing the piano with dynamics, accents, etc., playing with your heart once you know the song, will get you much farther and will show what you know and not to mention, improve your learning. Moving on, what else can playing the piano do for you? Well, you are about to find out.
What is better than doing something that will benefit you even in the future? If you love it, pursue it. If you pursue it, great rewards can be reaped! The more you play the piano, the higher your level gets. In piano, levels are also known as repertoires. Once you reach repertoires 7 and 8, you take tests for both levels. But don’t fret! They will come handy in the future. If you pass both tests, you can get high school credits for grade 11 and grade 12. Can you think of where those extra credits might get you? The more credits you have (along with your academic scores) the more universities will reach out to you. With a good university, you can get a great job which will set you up for a lifetime. It’s quite surprising what playing the piano does for you. But remember – it is also a commitment. The longer and harder you try to succeed, the better it will be for you.
Music is a majesty, a bliss to your ears. The piano is one of those instruments that sound complete all by itself. Furthermore, the piano provides many positives that make it all the more appealing. All the brain development happening, the fabulous learning and the future pros just make the piano a must-have. After all, why decline such an amazing offer? However, what if it changed? Imagine a life where the piano didn’t exist. Consequently, it would still change a lot of things, like how we appreciate these fine arts. Believe it or not, piano brings harmony to our lives. It is, without a doubt, an instrument that will never be forgotten.
