Researchers have found that piano lessons have a specific effect on kindergartners' ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between words. Many ...

Music lessons may rev up young brains enough to help close the academic gap between rich and poor, a new study suggests.Researchers from Northwestern University found that after two years of music ...

In 2004, a paper appeared in the journal Psychological Science, titled “Music Lessons Enhance IQ.” The author, composer and University of Toronto Mississauga psychologist Glenn Schellenberg, had ...

The study's lead author Giovanni Sala: “Our study shows that the common idea that ‘music makes children smarter’ is incorrect.” Credit: Photo by Elmer Cañas on Unsplash “Our study shows that the ...

The Russian-born, American composer, Igor Stravinsky, was known to be critical of the American parent's attitude toward music lessons as a leisure activity or hobby. In many cultures outside of the ...

Playing a musical instrument as a child might have mental benefits later in life, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal Psychology and Aging, found that musicians do marginally ...

For students taking (online and take-home) exams this month, a new study reveals a possible way to improve memory recall: Listening to music while studying — and having that same music playing during ...

Conjoint parent-child music lessons can be a recipe for success. Source: Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels Over the past 20 years, I have noticed that parents who play an instrument themselves often approach ...

Playing an instrument can be a rewarding hobby, but if finding the time and a teacher is a challenge, many apps can help get you started. By J. D. Biersdorfer You’re never too old to learn to play a ...