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For many of us, the new year brings a jolt of motivation. This might include learning a new musical instrument, taking up singing, or returning to music after a break. The good news is that learning ...

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 ...

A while ago, I was interviewed about wind instruments on the theme of "starting a musical instrument as an adult."That got me thinking again: musical instruments are quite essential "brain learning ...

It’s essential to be practical and avoid assuming that you might be gifted by the musical gods like the child prodigies you ...

As it turns out, strumming a guitar or singing a song isn’t just a leisurely way to pass the time. When we are engaged in musical activity, almost every part of the brain is working. This has ...

Some of us find it challenging to translate written musical notations into auditory signals and/or motor programming. Some cannot tell one tone apart from another. Some struggle with keeping up with ...

It has long been understood that musical training brings many positive effects, cognitively and emotionally. Much of the previous research, however, has focused on children. And in fact, when we tend ...

Hobbies and sports are great outlets for young children as they learn social skills, fine motor skills, emotional skills and more. And one of the best things kids can learn is how to play a musical ...

Ten years ago, the Governor of Georgia earmarked more than $100,000 of his state’s yearly budget for classical music CDs that hospitals would send home with new parents to play for their newborns. His ...