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Piano Lessons and Mathematics Ability

Researchers who study the link between music education and mathematical ability found that not just music - but the piano in particular - leads to elevated mathematics and spatial reasoning abilities. At Piano4Life, we've seen many examples of children who have progressed quickly in music and in mathematics. Performing on the piano is one of the best methods for exercising the total mind. Studies report a wealth of benefits from piano lessons:


http://www.berksmusic.com/whymusic/whymusicimprovemath.html

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-benefits-of-having-your-child-take-piano-lessons.html


Great Performances

Emil Gilels - Rachmaninoff's Prelude in B flat major, Op. 23, No. 2



Claudio Arrau - Liszt's Années de Pèlerinage III, S. 163, No. 4



Van Cliburn - Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, 3rd mov., Op. 23



Sviatoslav Richter - Chopin's Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12



Wilhelm Kempff - Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata No. 14, 3rd mov., Op. 27



Emil Gilels - Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, No. 2



Andrei Gavrilov - Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd mov., Op. 18



Krystian Zimmerman - Schubert's Impromptu Op. 90 No. 2



Rafal Belchacz - Chopin Waltzes, Op. 64 No. 1, No. 2, No. 3

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