Your brain might age better if you play a musical instrument or sing in a choir, research has found. Engaging in and creating music in some way has been linked to better brain health in later years of ...

Every violin is a little bit different. Details such as the spacing for player's fingers to the angle the bridge is cut vary from luthier to luthier, time period to time period, and so forth. So when ...

A new study that suggests listening to or playing music could slash the risk of dementia might have you singing a new tune. Adults over 70 who regularly listen to music were nearly 40% less likely to ...

A woman and a little girl sit at a piano. Music is more than its emotive powers. Playing an instrument can bring unexpected physical and even health benefits, too. It’s great for cognitive health ...

UTRECHT, The Netherlands — Right off the city’s main commercial thoroughfare, where bicycles zoom past with a clinking sound, is one of the Netherlands’ most surprising treasures, the Museum Speelklok ...

MANTUA TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- The back-to-school rush in the instrument repair shop at Coles Music Service in Mantua Township, New Jersey began in May. That's when they receive thousands of ...

“That Don’t Impress Me Much” singer, Shania Twain, has been playing instruments, or at least noisy percussive kindergarten toys, for decades. The artist learned to play guitar and, eventually, ...

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Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when Egyptologists took a closer look, they were able to piece together how the art form ...