Interesting article (and lots more available on the Telegraph website) from the superb pianist, Stephen Hough: Please Don’t Be So…
AnythingPiano | EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR PARENTS — EFFECTIVE PRACTICE.
Just some reasons why music lessons can help your child in all aspects of their life: http://www.musicinpractice.com/2011/music-lessons-how-music-makes-your-child-brighter/
Steven Osborne’s diary relates his struggles to master Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit. http://m.guardian.co.uk/music/tomserviceblog/2011/sep/30/steven-osborne-ravel-gaspard-nuit?cat=music&type=article