You can pick up an instrument or learn to sing at any age. Here are some helpful tips from experts and ABC Classic audience ...

Learning to play a musical instrument could improve reactions and even combat some of the effects of ageing, according to new research. Musicians have faster reaction times than non-musicians, found ...

Learning an instrument can be simultaneously one of the most gratifying and frustrating tasks a person can attempt. The cognitive benefits learning music can provide are vast, as years of scientific ...

The desire to learn to play a musical instrument has crossed almost everyone's mind. Maybe you've gazed at a guitar or a piano with a hint of longing, wondering what melodies could flow from your ...

Let's start with a typical scene from my household. I call: "It's time to practice the violin!" I hear: "No!" and disappearing footsteps indicating that my 6-year-old daughter is running to the other ...

Learning to play an instrument can enrich your life and give you greater insight. While learning an instrument teaches you to be independent, it also involves you in group settings. For instance, a ...

As parents grapple with making the right or best educational decisions for their children, the questions about learning a musical instrument will often come up. Not just one question, but many. Should ...

Mark Oppenheimer started a conversation over at The New Republic on whether parents ought to force their children to learn a classical instrument. He contended that, despite arguments for the ...

What do Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Sherlock Holmes all have in common? If you answered that they’re all famous thinkers, even geniuses, you would be right – but did you know that they all ...

The first time I flew solo on an instrument flight in actual instrument conditions was the day I flew from Morristown to Teterboro, New Jersey, to take the check ride with an FAA examiner to add the ...