儿时学习乐器长大性格更刚毅
Endless hours of piano practice can be the bane of a child's life - but there might be an added benefit of sticking with it. A study has found that learning a musical instrument as a child could keep you sharp into old age. Pensioners who had piano, flute, clarinet or other lessons as a youngster, did better on intelligence tests than others. And the longer they had played the instrument for, the better they did。
如今的社会，掌握一门乐器再也不是一个稀罕事，小孩子在课业复杂的情况下掌握这样或者那样的乐器也成为了成长中的“必修课”，然而，小时候学习乐器上长达数小时可能会让孩子痛苦，比如弹钢琴等等有可能会孩子造成一定程度的童年阴影，但是科学家分析，长时间学习乐器可以有助于孩子成年后的性格塑造，使孩子性格变刚毅，更坚强。据悉，在幼年的时候学习乐器：比如钢琴、长笛、单簧管等等，在智商上都比同龄的孩子要高很多。此外，学习乐器的时间越长，对于性格以及智力更有益处，对孩子的身心有着良好的发展。
University of Kansas researcher Brenda Hanna-Pladdy said: ‘Musical activity throughout life may serve as a challenging cognitive exercise, making your brain fitter and more capable of accommodating the challenges of ageing. ‘Since studying an instrument requires years of practice and learning, it may create alternate connections in the brain that could compensate for cognitive declines as we get older.' While much research has been done into how children benefit music lessons, this is th