Learning a musical instrument can be fun, keep your brain active and healthy, and make you popular around campfires. What’s not to like? Unfortunately, learning to play an instrument can be very ...

Learning any instrument for the first time is going to take time and dedication. There are so many benefits to learning an instrument. Once you get the hang of it, playing music can help relieve ...

Hitting the right note: Children are being encouraged to take up real instruments after learning them virtually, a new study suggests About 2.5 million British youngsters have been inspired to ...

For years music has been a key aspect of human life and learning an instrument is a great way to improve mental and social skills. Learning at a young age makes it easy to carry this skill into later ...

Taking up an instrument? Great! But be warned - it’s not as easy as you might think... No matter how hard you protest, everyone you know will assume that just because you’ve started learning an ...

A PILL could one day help adults learn a new language or musical instrument just like a child, a new study found. Children find it easy to pick up a new language or learn to play music but as we age ...

Maybe you played recorder at school, or piano is on your CV, but all you can remember is Chopsticks. As ever more shows feature actor-musicians, Susan Elkin finds out how working on that Grade 3 might ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Musical toys and instruments for children are a great way to ...

Recruiting new musicians to learn an instrument in Scotland’s schools has been “impossible” due to the pandemic, councils warned, as figures showed that the number of school pupils taking instrumental ...