Scientists recommend making it mandatory for children to learn how to play a musical instrument. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Music is generally known to have an indispensable role in the
development
of
children
. For
this
reason, some educational experts believe that learning to play musical
instrumens
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instruments
instrument
should be compulsory for them. Yet
this
belief has win-win benefits for
children
, the main reasons why I disagree with that
,
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will be provided in
this
essay.
To begin
with, nobody can deny that playing musical
instruments
has numerous advantages for the
development
of
children
. To be more clearly, learning how to play musical
instruments
, intensifies
the
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brain
development
, especially, in the areas which are responsible not only for acquiring language, listening, reading and motor skills but
also
for creativity and imagination. Banging on drums,
for instance
, is scientifically proved to boost physical
development
.
Hence
, it is highly advisable to learn musical
instruments
due to the aforementioned benefits which it generates.
Conversely
, not every child has an inborn talent for learning certain
kind
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of musical
instruments
.
This
means that it is quite arduous for him or her to gain these skills even though many efforts are done. Some
children
,
furthermore
, may hardly be eager to pursue music despite the fact that they are talented but
instead
they have a high interest in other subjects
such
as Science or Math. In
these
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both cases, forcing them to learn how to play
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piano, a flute or a saxophone might potentially lead to devastating consequences including losing self-esteem, feeling aimless or even attempting
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. Forcing
children
to learn musical
instruments
,
therefore
, has a detrimental impact on
the
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mental
development
of
children
. In conclusion, having considered all, I reiterate that freedom for choosing whether to learn to play musical
instruments
or not
,
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should be given to
children
, even if it is extremely both psychologically and physically beneficial for
children
's
development
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • mandatory
  • musical instrument
  • brain development
  • language acquisition
  • mathematical skills
  • foster
  • discipline
  • perseverance
  • cultural appreciation
  • emotional expression
  • practical constraints
  • financial limitations
  • elective
  • social cohesion
  • ensemble
  • brain plasticity
  • curriculum
  • negative association
  • passion for music
  • talent cultivation
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