There are many health and social benefits from music making. From a health perspective, music has been found to: enhance cognitive development in children,exercise the brain, help fight memory loss, reduce stress, lower blood pressure and even stave off depression.

Some of the social benefits of music making include: inspiring creativity, increasing productivity, building confidence and creating social connections/bonds.

The early development of musical literacy can also be a powerful tool in developing language literacy. Studies have shown that the study of music increases academic achievement on a number of different fronts, including language and writing skills