Music Matters: The Importance of Music Education

I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning. Plato

This paper focuses on the benefits of music in education and how it can be used to develop language, spatial-temporal awareness, social skills, creativity and imagination in children. We look at how introducing musical studies in early childhood also fosters a positive attitude towards learning and how playing musical instruments, particularly ones in an outdoor setting can lead to very positive physical health benefits.