How Learning Piano in the Childhood can affect Children’s Academic Skills

–It was a pride of me as a mother who saw her little girl on the stage sitting on the chair putting her little fingers on the piano and trying to play the song perfectly. Seeing her curious face when practiced and encountered missed tones, for a while I couldn’t believe that my little girl has been gifted with ability in music. It was her first performance, in her early age; she achieved the applause from the audience. For this, I am thankful that I can still support my child in her growth times to increase her creativity- Being children is one of the most grateful times that people would ever had. Childhood suppose to be an exciting, fun and challenging period of life where children are involved in playing and also learning process. Learning is relatively permanent change in behavior potentiality that occurs as a result of reinforced practice (Sternberg, 1986). Based on this definition, parents are aware that childhood is the most important time to reestablish basic education on t...