Why a musical education matters

When a child comes in for his first trial class, the teacher should be attentive to his set of musical skills. This includes musical listening, ability to spot different rhythms, creative imagination, identify high, low and middle pitches, a feel for fast or slow motion and finger flexibility. It is important to make sure that the teacher taking the test knows which of these musical tests will uncover all his skills.

If a skill or two is missing, there is no reason to worry because in time, you can develop the missing abilities. Older methods of teaching music were rigid, but today, there are amazing education programmes for children to learn music without too many encumbrances. Music courses of today are mostly taught through engaging learners in visual games, making it easy for them to understand.

Why does music matter?

(The author is a musician and piano teacher at a music school in Dubai).