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Piano, and music lessons in childhood develop many abilities!  I have read before several articles on the benefits of musical training to a person's life in many ways.  This is important reading for any parent!   Science Just Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You This is a photo of our living room years ago, which has always included a piano.  When my parents were married, my mother had a piano already, and as a baby she put me in front of it in my high chair, to plunk on the keys to amuse me.  Later I took lessons 12 years. If your parents forced you to practice your scales by saying it would "build character," they were onto something. The Washington Post reports that one of the largest scientific studies into music's effect on the brain has found something striking: Musical training doesn't just affect your musical ability — it provides tremendous benefits to children's emotional and behavioral maturatio