As a young conservatory student in 1993, I was talking with a classmate. He told me that his teacher, a prominent trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic, would begin each weekly lesson by having ...

The first large-scale, longitudinal study adapted into the regular school curriculum finds that structured music lessons significantly enhance children's cognitive abilities -- including ...

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 ...

After completing the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk. They found that one-year-old babies who ...

Schools are under constant pressure to make budget cuts, and music programs are often first on the chopping block. Now, an extensive study from the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that ...

If your parents forced you to practice your scales by saying it would "build character," they were onto something. The Washington Post reports that one of the largest scientific studies into music's ...

Parents who have patiently sat through countless music recitals and questioned their sanity at encouraging all those trumpet or violin lessons need do so no longer. Even ear-splitting dissonance has ...

Online music curriculum and resources can offer parents and students affordable music education at home. But while art curriculum can be easily found online, music curriculum seems to be more ...

Music can motivate you, improve your mood, and help you relax. It can even help you focus so you can study or work. But different types of music can have different effects. Many people find music ...

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 ...

What is merit or honors private study? Students with experience playing a musical instrument could qualify for continued study at the college level with either the Merit Private Study or the Honors ...