‘For all children, the ability to play a musical instrument is just as important as the ability to read and write.’ How far do you agree with this suggestion? How important is it for a child to learn to play a musical instrument, in your view?

It has been posited that importance should be given to the ability of

children

to play musical

instruments

as much as that given to their literacy skills.

Although

I do agree with

this

to an extent and I

also

understand the significant role

music

plays in the wholesome growth of kids, I do not

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to the fact that the same degree of importance credited to learning to read and write should be ascribed to learning

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instruments

. To start with, I believe the

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ability

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ability

to create melodious sounds from

instruments

is as essential as the ability to put words in writing and to read out written words.

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is because

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the skill has been proven to improve cognitive skills of young

children

especially as it

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assists

assist

sits

in the building of their dexterity. It has

also

been shown that when a child plays tunes from a musical

instrument

, it greatly calms the nerves of that child.

For example

, a study carried out by the John

Children

's Centre in 2018 showed that kids who played one musical

instrument

or the other performed higher in their academics than their colleagues who only sing. It is quite important that the young acquire the musical skill to create melody from musical

instruments

.

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one must

also

aver his mind to the crucial need for

children

to learn

this

skill. In order to benefit from the advantages of knowing how to play a

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instrument

, it is

also

important that kids are taught how to play them; in fact, some of the

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benefits

beneficts

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benefits

such

as increased

consentration

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concentration

and anxiety control are impacted during the learning process.

For instance

, the pose of a violin player, though uncomfortable

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, is vital to the quality of

music

he produces and

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can teach a learner that rewards

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after perseverance.

Thus

, learning

musical

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instrument

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should be held in high

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when it comes to a child's education. In conclusion, learning musical

instruments

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higher stance if not the same as learning how to read and write in

children

's education and it is of importance that people learn

this

from their childhood.