Benefits of learning to play piano

While our downtown Winnipeg music school offers violin lessons, cello lessons, voice lessons, guitar lessons, ukulele lessons, clarinet lessons and more, piano is the most popular instrument of choice here at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts.

Regardless of your age or skill level, there are many benefits of learning to play piano!

Did you know that playing piano has been shown to improve memory? It improves language skills, memory and attention. Regular piano practice also builds good habits such as focus, perseverance and diligence. It even improves creativity!

Playing piano calls for different actions from both hands at the same time. Regular practice sharpens fine motor skills and improves hand-eye coordination. Reading sheet music, and translating those visual cues into hand movements helps develop hand-eye coordination.

Time spent playing piano improves mental health-it reduces stress and anxiety, and increases self-esteem. Piano practice requires concentration and focus, which can help you forget about your worries. Playing the piano allows you to enter a state of flow where time seems to disappear. Mastering a difficult passage of music can help you feel good about yourself, increasing your self-esteem.

What’s not to love?

Here at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts, our highly-qualified faculty members teach a wide range of musical styles for piano. Every one of our piano instructors is highly qualified to teach piano. A majority hold Bachelor degrees, many possess Masters degrees and some have earned Doctorate degrees. Our piano instructors consider themselves musician/teachers — professional musicians who teach. Our piano teachers offer customized learning plans tailored to each student’s goals and skill level, to help them progress faster and further.

We know that the student/piano instructor combination has an impact on your child’s learning, achieving and enjoyment of their musical experience, so it’s important to make the best match possible. That’s why our process includes an assessment of a students’ needs to match them with a piano teacher for a free consultation.

Piano instructor rates vary depending on the academic credentials and teaching experience of each instructor. 30 minute piano lessons range from $25–$35 per lesson, 45 minute piano lessons from $37.50–$52.50 per lesson and 60 minute piano lessons from $50–$70 per lesson. All piano lessons are weekly, unless otherwise specified.

We offer flexible lesson times. Beginner students seeking private piano lessons generally start with a half hour lesson once a week. Once a student’s skill level has moved up to an intermediate level, piano lesson times usually increase to 45 minutes once a week. Students with a high level of commitment who have progressed to advanced repertoire increase their piano lesson time to one hour per week.

If you’d like to register your child for piano lessons at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts, please call our office at 204-988-7650 or book a free consultation today!