“You can buy all the sports equipment you can get your hands on – and you make the children competitive, - but hire a part time music teacher and you make the children co-operative”

 John Bell of the Iona Community, quoting a teacher talking about behavioural problems in schools.

UCAS Points

The UCAS Points System is used as a means of giving students from the UK and Republic of Ireland places at UK universities.

(ABRSM, LCMM/TVU, Rockschool and Trinity Guildhall/Trinity College London)

UCAS Tariff points are given for most grade 6,7 and 8 Practical and Theory Exams.

Music Increases Intelligence

Many detailed studies have proven that music stimulates the mind, encourages creativity and helps to lay a foundation for learning that leads to higher intelligence and aptitude.

The relationship between music education and the development of skills that children need to become successful in life is exceptionally close. Self-discipline, patience, sensitivity, coordination, and the ability to memorize and concentrate are all enhanced by the study of music. These skills will follow your child on whatever path he or she chooses in life. If you are looking for a way to provide your child with a source of life-long joy, satisfaction, and accomplishment, childhood music education is an excellent first step.

Plato once said "...music is a more potent instrument than any other for education..." Now scientists know why. Music, they believe, trains the brain for higher forms of thinking. After eight months of musical training, 3 year olds were expert puzzle masters, scoring 80% higher than their playmates did in spatial intelligence - the ability to visualize the world accurately.

In February 1997, a study showed evidence that there are actual physiological benefits to early childhood music education. Music instruction in children before they reach school produces changes in the brain which enhance children’s abstract reasoning skills, which later transfer into mathematical,conceptual and engineering skills.

It is well-known that piano/keyboard and singing lessons enhance spatial-temporal ability in pre-school children. Now there is evidence of a direct effect on the brain’s neural circuitry, actually improving intellectual development. These lessons are helping to create and maintain “connections” to children’s brains that may not otherwise form.

It has long been known that musically educated children develop skills that they carry into adulthood. Now it appears that piano and singing training can actually make children more intelligent.

Music Improves Social Skills.

As your child progresses through many groups, performances and competitions the main benefit for everyone will be the special relationships that develop. This very often develops into friendships that last a lifetime. Music is a great source of stability throughout a turbulent world and offers your child the chance to gain the self-confidence needed for a healthy social and working life.

There is also the chance that your child has exceptional talent as a musician. Then the possibilities are endless…….!