Tanya Byron has argued that parents are ruining their children's lives by not being strict enough about sleep. Why stop there? asks Sally Peck. Our failure to teach basic nutrition and social skills ...

Unlike most oboists, I didn’t take up the oboe until I was about 30, after we had our first child and moved to Hingham. What terrific luck that there was a community music school, the South Shore ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. The oboe is made of wood (or plastic) with metal keys, and played by blowing ...