Steinway Extols the Benefits of Playing Piano

According to Steinway & Sons, the enormous benefits of learning to play the piano are threefold: 

1. Playing Piano Improves the Body

• ​develops Fine Motor Skills
• slows the advance of aging
• lowers heart and respiratory rates and blood pressure
• increases immune response​

"Research has shown that
piano lessons for older Adults
have a significant impact on
increased levels of Human Growth Hormone,
which slows the adverse effects of aging." 

2. Playing Piano ​Sharpens the Intellect

• boosts cognitive and intellectual abilities
• improves memory; particularly verbal memory
• builds focus and perseverance, diligence and creativity
• increases spatial-temporal ability (used in STEM)

"Children who had a few years of
piano study under their belts
could remember twenty percent
more vocabulary words than their peers.
And childhood musicians are
better equipped later in life
to retain information from speeches and lectures. "

3. Playing Piano Calms the Mind

• relieves stress 
• reduces episodes of anxiety, loneliness, and depression
• bolsters self-esteem

"Studies show that time spent at the keyboard
improves mental health:
people who make music experience
less anxiety, loneliness, and depression.
It is also a widely used form of
​therapy for Attention Deficit Disorder."

 "The Benefits of Playing Piano"