Never played an instrument before?
Starting with the proper mechanics (good stick control, proper piano hand techniques, correctly holding your guitar and fretting notes without buzzing or bending) is very important. Bensmethod begins with understanding how to properly hold and play your instrument. Music is a language so learning the terminology, chromatic scale, and categorizing the concepts therein makes it much easier to remember the great amount of information we need to become confident musicians. Counts, scales, chords, songs, the smoothly flowing structures of melody and harmony are all a part of the vast understanding of music and musical elements. There are a lot of benefits to getting into music as a practice; increased mental activity and the reawakening of synapses in the brain, a greater confidence, a real sense of accomplishment and the acquisition of new skills, just to name a few.
Taking music instruction when you are older can help to activate previously un-stimulated areas of the brain and help in the memory process.