Think playing an instrument is just a childhood pastime or a talent reserved for the naturally gifted? Think again. Picking up a musical instrument later in life isn’t just a fulfilling creative ...

A small study in Bath found that playing the piano once a week for 11 weeks enhanced how volunteers processed sound and sight. Researchers revealed that the complex learning involved in playing an ...

The notion that mastering a musical instrument is solely for the young or the naturally talented is being challenged. In fact, picking up an instrument later in life offers significant benefits for ...

Learning to play an instrument is no mean feat and it’s an established fact that the sooner you start – while your brain and agile fingers are still malleable and up for it – the sooner you'll crack ...

Generations of parents have told their children to practice their musical instruments. Parents have good reason to keep on top of their children’s musical education, since learning an instrument is ...

Learning to play an instrument could be more beneficial than you think, and could even boost your brain power. Incredible brain scans show boosted connections in children after just nine months of ...

Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research ...

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 ...

Playing a musical instrument or singing could help keep the brain healthy in older age, UK researchers suggest. Practising and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve ...

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?