Benefits of Music Education

Truth is not a means to an end, it is an end unto itself.. -Mahatma Gandhi If there is something that comes closest to silence, that’s music. A child’s first introduction to music happens even before words fall on his ears- the perpetual rhythm of mother’s heartbeat. The love that flows through the heartbeat keeps pulling on the child’s heartstrings and makes him seek out the same love all his mortal life- and when he finds it, he calls it ‘Music’. Music forms such an essential part of our existence that learning about its basic precepts is almost as important as seeking to know the purpose of life itself- a moral duty of having the human form. It is in that sense, an end unto itself, notwithstanding the innumerable ‘benefits’ that come along as a byproduct. As much as it is desirable to understand music, it is also not inherent to have the ability to do so. It needs to be cultivated and developed through training and hard work. The challenge is real. The challe...