Why Learn to Play the Piano?

“How beautiful would it be if our schools and our education program showed how music is a combination of many different cultures, and cultures are an expression of many kinds of music? There’s a lot for our students, not only from a musical perspective, but also from a global perspective and in showing them how they fit in as part of a bigger world.”

-Dr. Miguel Cardona, former U.S. Secretary of Education

“The world is in great need of more music education. When students play music, it allows a part of their artistic mind to express itself, which is very important in helping to balance a child intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally.”

-Paul Reed Smith, President of PRS Guitars

“The language of music is common to all generations and nations; it is understood by everybody, since it is understood with the heart.”

-Gioacchino Rossini