Best Piano Lessons in Springfield, OR

You may have heard that students who learn to play musical instruments often do better in math overall than those who don’t. You may be wondering how music and mathematics relate. There are actually many ways these two subjects intertwine, including: You must use math to read music. Time signatures, how notes are divided, reading rhythms — all these concepts have a numerical foundation. Musical timbre and pitch are mathematical. For example, how long a piano string measures is related to how high or low the sound it makes is. Patterns are commonly seen in both music and math. Understanding patterns helps us make sense of the world, and both subjects are full of patterns. Musical scales are based in math. Half steps, whole steps, how far away one note is from another, and whether scales go up or down are all musical concepts with mathematical components. There are even more examples, but this handful probably helps you understand why students who learn music tend to perform better on math skills. If you’d like your child to take advantage of this, sign them up for lessons with Northwest School of Music. We are Oregon’s...