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While singing, playing the piano and integrating happy music into play, it is conducive to the development of children's optimism. ♫Record & playback function: Equipped with external microphone, ...

All those years of piano lessons as a child may not have wasted after all. Music lessons in childhood keep the brain – and hearing – sharp well into old age, a study found. Even adults who hadn’t ...

Casio Music UK has launched a new wellness page on its website, naming three key areas in which music - and, specifically, playing a musical instrument, such as a keyboard - can improve your life.

Researchers also noticed a consistently better performance among the individuals who had experience in playing musical instruments during the tests for processing speed and visuospatial skills.

First it was playing Mozart to ­babies to improve brain development – which was never really proved. And now ­Edinburgh University researchers in psychology and music are proposing that music in ...

Are you one of the millions of people in the UK who first tried out an instrument during a school music lesson? Well a new survey suggests the choice and range of musical instruments taught at schools ...

Researchers have found a link between children and teenagers who take up a musical instrument and improved thinking skills in old age (PA) People who played musical instruments in their childhood are ...

If your parenting goal is to raise a little Renaissance Person, you’ll need to make sure your child receives a well-rounded arts education, including learning how to play a musical instrument. This ...