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 ...

It's never too late to take up a new instrument. In fact, a new instrument can help keep the mind young and spry. Regardless of your age, here are some of the best musical instruments for Baby Boomers ...

Learning how to play an instrument seems like an oddly daunting task for an adult. If you missed out on weekly piano lessons as a kid, is it too late to pick it up when you're on the other side of 30?

Children plinking away on the piano or tootling on the recorder may seem like a distraction from 'more important' subjects such as maths, English science. But new research has found that time spent on ...

THEY say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks – but for some “tricks”, being older can have certain benefits. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to ...

Low-income British families are at risk of under-representation in the music industry, as children are priced out of learning instruments, new research suggests. The data indicates that families from ...

Learning a musical instrument, particularly through improvisation, could boost cognitive skills such as learning and memory ...

Girl playing flute in public. Source: Pexels/CharlesParker As a college professor, I am required to hold an office hour before my lecture. These office hours are optional and tend to be busier at the ...

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 ...