Somewhere in Hong Kong lies the Best Music Academy ran by a music teacher named Charliah Best. Inside this music school, shy kids are transformed into active kids just a few minutes after they enter the building, and it’s all thanks to music.
“Music encourages children to interact with each other,” she says. “Instead of constantly interacting with adults, it allows children to naturally interact and discover new things in a comfortable environment – that’s what this programme is for.”
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“In Hong Kong, parents are looking for discipline, especially for their younger ones,” she says. “But they’re also looking for something more than just a playgroup, and music lessons are a great option.
“I’m not a music therapist, but I know there’s enough evidence-based research about music’s positive impact on the emotional, social and physical being – you can see it on the kids’ faces.”
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The medical world is also listening. Evidence-based clinical research is increasingly showing a positive impact on a range of conditions, from chronic pain and dementia to memory loss, ADHD and autism.
Check out more details of this wonderful story over at the South China Morning Post.
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