What can music lessons do for my child?
Children absorb music in the same way they absorb their native language and culture: it simply becomes a part of them. In more ways than one, music is a language in itself. Children who are exposed to music at a very young age quickly internalize the concepts of sound, pitch, rhythm and tone without even realizing it. Many children display some form of musical expression long before uttering their first words. Music lessons, and especially piano lessons, can take the music that already exists inside children and develop an outlet for their musical expression and creativity.
What can music lessons do for me?
It is never too late to learn how to play an instrument! As an adult, you may not have as much ability to "absorb" music as a language, but you do have the supreme advantage of applying to music what you already know about form, structure, rhythm, styles and the role that human emotion plays in musical expression. Sometimes it takes years for children to fully appreciate and utilize their music education; as an adult, you possess a passion and drive to play the music you already know and love!