Benefits of Playing Music

Having an experienced and personable tutor will help you establish a good foundation, effective practice strategies and good techniques, so you can make real progress.

Instant Feedback

Like a personal trainer, a tutor will give you real-time feedback on your technique and approach.

Personalised Approach

Learning to play is much more fun if you're learning songs and techniques you're interested in. People have different goals with their playing and a good tutor will help you realise these.

Context

Learning a skill requires more than just knowledge. You need to know where to start, what steps to take and what to prioritise, to truly progress. 

Encouragement & Support

Learning to play an instrument can be challenging at times. It's important to have someone encouraging you and inspiring you, to keep you moving forward.

The benefits of having a tutor

Music has been shown to light up the whole brain at once. Watch the video below on "How playing an instrument benefits your brain - by Anita Collin".

Playing music is great for the brains development and has been shown to slow the effects of ageing diseases like dementia.

Playing and writing music is fantastic for your mental health. Especially for teenagers. The ability to have an outlet, express themselves and have a sense of purpose and identity is extremely positive.

Playing music is social, mathematical and promotes problem solving abilities, emotional intelligence, self-esteem and general self-improvement. Music is increasingly being used in different forms of therapy and scientists are becoming more excited about the variety of benefits music gives people.

The benefits of playing music