Benefits of the flute for children

Music offers innumerable advantages to children since they are inside their mother's gut. According to experts, the sooner they begin to relate to the musical environment, the better to stimulate their intellectual, sensory, emotional and physical development. At early ages it can be introduced in t

At early ages it can be introduced in the form of a game relating music and movement and around 5 years old children can begin to use for example the flute, ideal as a first instrument, since it does not weigh, it is manageable to the time to touch it, it can be transported easily and its cleaning and maintenance is simple.

Cognitive advantages for children to play the flute

1. It improves the cognitive abilities of the child since it stimulates his memory.

2. Increase your IQ.

3. Develops his mathematical ability, since the child has to count notes and rhythms

4. Improves his reading and comprehension capacity.

5. The ability to concentrate incrementa increases as they have to think about the note, its rhythm, its duration, and how to interpret it. 6. Playing an instrument also helps the child improve his intonation.

7. The interpretation of the scores benefits you when learning other languages.

Physical benefits of playing the flute in childhood

- Playing the flute stimulates the parts of the brain that control the

motor, intellectual, auditory, sensory and speech skills . It also improves the coordination and motor skills of the child's fingers-hand-eye when reading the score, translating and interpreting it in the flute.-

The child's respiratory system also presents an important improvement as they learn to expel the correct air and increase the oxygenation of the organism without realizing it. By playing this instrument the child also tones his lungs. - Playing the flute also improves the spatial intelligence of the child and helps to stimulate

their body expression .Emotional benefits for the child when he plays the flute

But the flute not only brings physical benefits to the children.

Also emotional :- It helps them to increase

their artistic sensibility .- They develop empathy with others, since they have to listen to themselves and others.

Acquire more responsibility and disciplinesince it requires time and effort to rehearse the scores, and they also have to take care of the instrument. - Improves their self-esteem when they see their evolution.

Increase your social skillsand team skills when playing in groups. - Reduces your stage fright.

Helps children to relieve tension and stress, being of great help for example in case of disorders such as autism or depression.Cristina González Hernando.

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