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

A notion has been raised stating that acquiring the ability to play a musical

instrument

is considered vital for all the young ones and its importance is equivalent to how a child needs to learn to read and write. I disagree with

this

argument and in

this

essay, I shall explain why by citing a couple of examples to support the causes including the reason why I believe playing a musical

instrument

is not as important as reading and writing.

To begin

with,

music

is soothing to the soul; it relaxes the body, and

consequently

, the mind.

Music

is entertaining by itself and seeing youngsters play them is just as entertaining. There are

children

who are musically inclined,

thus

, for them, learning

music

is like breathing: natural and innate. They are called prodigies and they usually excel in the field of

music

. Beethoven,

for instance

, is considered a musical genius where he wrote numerous notes to be played by the orchestra. He even composed songs even when he got deaf. His

music

brought joy to many individuals even when he had a handicap. But

this

does not mean that every child who cannot hear are genius in the making.

On the other hand

,

this

is a disadvantage for youngsters who have trouble learning an

instrument

. One factor would be because of how their brain works differently than the former. Despite being taught properly by

music

instructors, these particular groups of

children

just naturally deny

music

per se. It is not their fault,

however

; it is just human nature. Tonedeaf individuals,

for example

, listen to

music

, and

although

in their heads they know the beat and the tune, the sound that comes out might be different when they start playing. If

this

is a requirement to enter society, tone-deaf

children

would be viewed negatively and would impact their social status harshly.

Furthermore

, learning to play a musical

instrument

is expensive and not all families can afford to send their

children

to

music

school. In conclusion,

although

having the ability to play an

instrument

is a huge advantage to society, it is not essential to learn one. Having the ability to play

such

an item is a positive note,

however

, it is not as important as knowing how to read and write.