Want to Boost Your Child’s Academic Performance? Music Could Be the Solution!

Multiple researchers now prove that music lessons boost your child’s academic performance, improving their overall score compared to children who never attended classes or picked up an instrument. But why and how does it happen? What makes the seemingly unrelated act of playing the guitar, piano, or any instrument influence test results?

Music increases your child’s focus and brain activity. 

The first reason music boosts your child’s academic score is the direct impact of learning and instruments or reading music on cognitive abilities and brain development. Memory, problem-solving, and spatial reasoning directly translate to better performance in core subjects like maths, where understanding patterns and logic is key.  

Music also requires intense focus. Imagine your child coordinating both hands on a piano during a classical performance, and now transfer that same concentration level spills into the classroom.

What’s even more interesting is that it’s not about being able to be proficient in an instrument. Even a few minutes every day of practising and one weekly lesson are more than enough to affect your child.

Learning an instrument instils discipline and time management skills.

Perhaps not the most obvious of reasons that come to mind to boost your child’s academic performance, yet the habit of daily practice we instil in all the children in our academy through our unique method carries over into their academic life, where managing homework, projects, and revision schedules becomes second nature.

What makes this even more impressive is how little resistance there is from a child when building habits from music rather than activities they might not enjoy. Only music can teach discipline and time management in a fun way. 

Learning to read music Improves literacy skills.

Music is a language, and learning to read music can boost literacy skills similar to learning French or German at an early age. The argument becomes even more compelling when reading music is involved, and your child becomes a fast-sight-reader of music sheets.

Even more so, the effect of music literally can be felt even in how your child communicates with others and finds it easier to express themselves. 

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Music reduces stress and anxiety.

Exams can be stressful for children, but music can be a powerful stress reliever. For the non-musical child, calming music helps lower anxiety and improve emotional well-being. For those actively playing an instrument, the soothing effect of music goes even further, giving them the balance they need to tackle the most challenging exam.

A relaxed and confident child is better prepared to face the challenges of school tests and achieve higher marks.

Performing with an instrument builds confidence.

Mastering a new song or performing in front of others gives children a sense of accomplishment. This confidence translates into a “can-do” attitude in the classroom, making them more likely to participate, ask questions, and embrace the challenge of a hard subject.

Our philosophy – Nurturing life skills through music

At Stage Talent Academy, we’ve seen firsthand how music transforms your child’s and even an entire school’s academic performance! We nurture musical skills and all the essential life skills listed in this article and more.

If you want to give your child an edge in school while enriching their life with music, we’re here to guide them on their journey. Unlike any music academy in the UK, we first run your child through an assessment lesson, during which you receive a detailed report of their musical update, and we can tailor the perfect learning plan for them.

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