Why Games are so Good for Learning

Music teacher Matt Parry talks about the role of games in learning and teaching. 

“It’s amazing how kids learn hugely dextrous tasks and info processing when they’re gaming.  I think something similar can be set up to develop musical skills (e.g. rhythm and note-reading), that kids can practice in a digital world before applying to their instrumental learning in the real world (e.g. angry birds – tapping rhythms).  this is something I eventually want to develop, monitor and research.”

For more from Matt, check out:

• Sheherazade: A Kickstarter to Get Kids into Classical Music
• Why Gamers should care about Classical Education