Concert experience can encourage kids to appreciate classical music and culture

Thad Avery plays Uncle in 'Beethoven Lives Upstairs', a production for children about the famous Austrian composer. — Photos: Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS

THE POWER of music in children’s development is well-documented. From improved cognitive performance and reduction of anxiety to being better in Math and as a means of self-expression, a host of research has continuously shown that both exposure to music and learning to play musical instruments have immense benefits on children.

Mother-of-two Syahrizan Samsuddin, 44, whose sons Iman Hezry, 12 and Iman Hakimi, nine, both play the piano, is a firm believer in exposing children to the music and the arts to enhance their listening and concentration skills.