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 ...

Why do our musical instruments morph in extreme temperatures? We speak to musicians and musical instrument makers on how best to practise and perform in both high heat and cold weather. Musical ...

Playing a musical instrument could help protect the brain against age-related decline, new research has suggested. Older adults with long-term musical training performed better at understanding speech ...

Created in partnership with the Orang Collectif. Music and drama are great ways to explore issues like pollution and climate change. Music can add fun and emotion to a performance. It is possible to ...

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 ...

One of the flutes has been fashioned from mammoth ivory Researchers have identified what they say are the oldest-known musical instruments in the world. The flutes, made from bird bone and mammoth ...