It`s never too late
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IT'S NEVER TO LATE TO
LEARN
Research shows that music
makes you happier and healthier…
 Many
adults have regrets that they didn't take their childhood music lessons
seriously. Research carried out by the International Foundation For Music
Research has revealed that there is a link between active music making and
measurable improvements in human well-being, especially for the older
generation. Not only that, but symptoms of loneliness, depression, anxiety
and even the effects of Alzheimer's Disease have been shown to respond
positively to music.
In another survey
recently conducted by Ticbox.net, results showed that 34 per cent of
respondents would like to learn how to play the piano. Reasons? They like
the sound and have the time now that their children have left home.
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But there was a snag: nearly half said that they
can't fit a piano into their house and 48 per cent said they couldn’t afford
the cost of purchasing a piano.
But there is a product that’s smaller and
cheaper than a conventional piano. The PRIVIA range from Casio produces a
compact and portable design at an affordable price. In addition to piano
tones, PRIVIA also includes strings, pipe organ and other instruments; and
with the auto-accompaniment function, even novices can sound like
accomplished musicians.
For more information visit
www.privia-instruments.com
Musical footnotes (results of
the Ticbox survey)
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34 per cent of those aged 55+ would like to
play the piano
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24
per cent used to play the piano and would like to start again
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10
per cent of those aged 55+ currently play the piano
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45
per cent say playing music makes them happy
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22 per cent
would now learn the piano as they now have enough time since their
children left home
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4 per cent
would like to play the piano so they can write and play their own music
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48 per cent
of those aged 55+ cannot afford a piano
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49 per cent cannot fit a piano into their home
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