Physical Benefits

Improved fine motor skills. Learning the keys to the piano is one thing, but actually teaching your hands to move quickly and nimbly to perform a motion successfully is ‘working out’ your fine motor skills.

Increased level of human growth hormones which helps prevent aging. Research has shown that older men and women who take up the piano as a hobby generally have an increased sex drive and better cognitive functions.

Reduction of stress and anxiety. Playing the piano allows for a relaxed state of concentration and focus, not to mention the beauty of producing music.

People who play piano report lessened feelings of loneliness, depression, stress and anxiety.

Cognitive Benefits

Research has shown that playing the piano can actually make you…smarter! Playing the piano activates several cognitive regions of the brain including areas associated with spatial intelligence and language comprehension.

Learning how to play a piano, like learning a new language, has been proven to boost your IQ as well. Because playing the piano involves so many regions of the brain, one can equate it to a workout for your intelligence.

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