Learning how to play music can be beneficial in so many different ways. No matter their age or background, music gives people a new voice and a new means of communication. No one is too old or too young to enjoy music one way or another. And the age at what one individual starts playing music doesn’t matter in the end. However, if you want to master it and have this great skill follow you for the rest of your life, it’s usually a better idea to start learning early on. After all, getting a hang of it as a child is much easier. But right now, we’re interested in playing concerts at an early age.
In case you’re wondering whether your child should start playing music in front of people as early as possible – yes, they should. There are actually multiple benefits from performing early on. Of course, things should never be forced if your child is really uncomfortable with it at the moment. However, if they’re into music, this is something that you will want to encourage. After all, isn’t sharing music with the rest of the world the whole point of it?
With all this said, let us check out some of the biggest benefits your child can have from playing concerts at an early age.
Getting used to the crowd
No matter what you eventually end up doing in life, there will always be a time when you’re supposed to stand in front of people and either read a report or hold a presentation. Even at an early age, you read your reports and assignments in front of a class. Just imagine how easy that would be if you’re already used to playing or singing in front of a hundred or more people.
And if your child shows great talent and strives to become a full-time musician someday, it’s extremely beneficial for them to start performing at an early age. This way, they’ll learn how to deal with their stage fright and other related performance anxieties in the future. They’ll be able to channel that energy and focus it towards better performance rather than feeling nervous or scared.
This is also important for making them feel at home in front of larger groups of people. One day, when they become frequent live performers or full-blown professionals, they’ll learn how to “lose” themselves in music while performing in front of larger crowds.
Learning how to deal with success and failure
There are actually many benefits for things outside of music a child could have from live performances. The whole point is learning how to push yourself over the limits and go outside your comfort zone. After all, that is the only way to advance in pretty much anything in life.
While it may seem a little frightening, failures do happen, especially with performing live music. And that’s totally fine! If they miss a note, completely forget a section of the song, or even fall on stage – these are all experiences that an individual can learn from. And these are some of the tougher lessons one should go through early on in order to know how to deal with hardships later on in life.
At the same time, performing music live is also a great way to learn how to deal with success. Even though they did something really well, they should also learn how to be at least somewhat humble about that. And what a better opportunity than performing music live at an early age?
Playing concerts and improvement of social skills
In a way, this part has to a lot do with what we already talked about. Dealing with crowds, successes, and failures can further help your child develop social and communicative skills. However, it is also important to note that performing live often involves playing with other kids in a band or in an orchestra. This means they’re supposed to work as a team on a common goal and to actually go out in front of people and show them what they’ve been rehearsing for so long.
Working with other children most certainly helps them socialize more. There’s true comradery here and a mutual objective they strive for while working together. Whether it turns out to be great or not, it won’t matter as long as they have a new experience when working with other children.
Playing concerts live is one of the best ways to communicate through music
Look, learning to play music is one of the best things that an individual can do in their life. However, the whole point is to share the music with the rest of the world in one way or another. After all, music is like a language on its own.
While recording music you learned or wrote is all great, performing in front of people is a whole different thing. Your child will literally learn how to communicate their emotions through music in front of a hundred or more people. Just think of all the benefits their emotional development will have.
It’s important to have fun and make memories
At the end of the day, the whole thing is about having fun and getting more confidence along the way. It doesn’t matter whether they’ll become professional musicians or not, but these early live performances are something they’ll remember for the rest of their lives. And is there ever a bigger gift than that?
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