How Can Students Help Their Learning Process by Studying Music?
Students and almost anyone in the world are influenced by music every single day of their lives. If they ask their teachers really nicely they might be able to listen to music while working on their classwork. There are many ways to stay busy after school, and studying Classical music, Jazz or other genres can be major ways to build learning abilities after the school day ends.
Here are a few ways that music can improve students’ learning and other skills needed for survival in the world.
Many people who have eye-hand coordination could probably tell you they play piano, organ, violin, trombone, or any instrument in the world. They might also tell you that they play football, go to dance classes or other extra curricular activities that schools provide for students’ enjoyment. Most students who play piano have increased eye-hand coordination. For example, a middle school student who is learning to play music on the piano without looking down at the “Old Ivories,” or keys, would use peripheral vision and their eye-hand coordination skills. Many student pianists also have increased abilities to use peripheral vision. These abilities are learned, not naturally used everyday for tasks like picking something up.
Many great musicians have better emotional sensors that can tell them the meaning of a baby’s cry, or if someone is hurt mentally or emotionally. Once you memorize a piece of music, your brain gets “Super Powers.” If you notice, people with a strong musical background can tell if you are lying, sad, angry, or other emotions that some people miss. This is because they have a connection with music that most people do not have. Some people could even talk about this connection as a relationship with the music.
A YouTube video shows students and professional pianists playing a song and their perspective using eye tracking technology. The study found that while a student might not be able to play without looking at both hands individually, it is much easier for a professional to do so. The video shows that more experience helps students in the long run to use their peripheral vision and trust their hands.
Memory plays an important role in musical talents. A Trombonist, like me, has to use their knowledge of where to put the slide of the trombone to get a certain pitch. Violinists also have to know where to put their bow and fingers to get a nice and clean tone. What I am trying to get at is that the brain has a “hard drive” that saves and stores data, which also helps people who play music to use their memory of the instrument’s fullest capabilities.
Other ways that music can help students become more focused on achievement is seemingly endless. Music is a way for the world to come together and bind the tie that was once broken. When a student masters an instrument, you cannot really stop their ability to play music and have fun. Students who play music are like people who tell stories and share thoughts and ideas. Playing music is never a bad thing, so encouragement is the key for success.
A student can use all of these abilities to help their brain grow exponentially. Music is a fundamental way to boost growth in maturity and their school subjects. Encouragement from teachers is always a way students can become successful in their academic learning. Practice and perseverance plays a great role in learning in the classroom and with an instrument. Both sides of the brain are used simultaneously for music, which helps students grow in academic learning with their peers. Music programs should never be left out of schools for this very reason. It is like Friedrich Nietzsche said; “Without music, life would be a mistake.”
