Over the years, various studies have shown that learning to play the piano changes the brain. Scientists at Northwestern University have found that the techniques used to learn piano or learn music cause new neurological connections. Connections that would not occur with any other learning activity.

This study published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, with the following statements: “learning music has a profound impact on our abilities to learn a language, our concentration, our memory and our emotions.”

Which makes sense since the piano learner develops study habits that help focus concentration on a task. The pianist concentrates on his breathing, notes (quarter note, eighth note, double eighth note), music theory, harmony, intervals, minor range, and rhythm. There is nothing like all of this to forget about brain-body stimulation and stress relief.