兒時學習樂器長大性格更剛毅

　　Endless hours of piano practice can be the bane of a child's life - but there might be an added benefit of sticking with it. A study has found that learning a musical instrument as a child could keep you sharp into old age. Pensioners who had piano, flute, clarinet or other lessons as a youngster, did better on intelligence tests than others. And the longer they had played the instrument for, the better they did。

　　如今的社會，掌握一門樂器再也不是一個稀罕事，小孩子在課業復雜的情況下掌握這樣或者那樣的樂器也成為了成長中的“必修課”，然而，小時候學習樂器上長達數小時可能會讓孩子痛苦，比如彈鋼琴等等有可能會孩子造成一定程度的童年陰影，但是科學家分析，長時間學習樂器可以有助于孩子成年后的性格塑造，使孩子性格變剛毅，更堅強。據悉，在幼年的時候學習樂器：比如鋼琴、長笛、單簧管等等，在智商上都比同齡的孩子要高很多。此外，學習樂器的時間越長，對于性格以及智力更有益處，對孩子的身心有著良好的發展。

　　University of Kansas researcher Brenda Hanna-Pladdy said: ‘Musical activity throughout life may serve as a challenging cognitive exercise, making your brain fitter and more capable of accommodating the challenges of ageing. ‘Since studying an instrument requires years of practice and learning, it may create alternate connections in the brain that could compensate for cognitive declines as we get older.' While much research has been done into how children benefit music lessons, this is th