Learning music is often seen as a hobby or an extra perk in school, but new research shows it’s much more than that. A growing body of evidence reveals that music learning is a powerful tool to ...

Parents have long treated piano recitals and violin lessons as a kind of academic insurance policy, a cultural bet that ...

As the school season resumes, your child's need for a creative outlet grows stronger. Science shows there's nothing that keeps their brain as fully engaged as learning about music. (Updated August ...

Mr. Miller is a Grammy-nominated drummer and the founder of a music education company. Each fall, as school starts up again, music educators witness a familiar ritual: Eager first-time students squeak ...

Anita Collins is a visiting fellow at the Music, Mind & Well-being institute at the University of Melbourne. Misty Adoniou receives funding from the ACT Education and Training Directorate to research ...

The Kaufman Music Center on the Upper West Side has put 10 brass instruments in 10 New York City kids' hands since the fall. They are 10 kids who have always wanted to learn how to play an instrument ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Wrapping up its 39th season, Portland Columbia Symphony (PCSO) has always been about community outreach, and now the group is working on a project to make music education fun for kids ...

Snoop Dogg has launched a YouTube channel called “Doggyland — Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes” aimed to help kids learn social-emotional skills through rap, dance, and song. The “Young, Wild and Free” ...

Our daughter Rebekah, who is in second grade, takes three after-school classes every week. On Monday there is violin; on Wednesday, Hebrew; and on Thursday, ballet. One of these classes connects her ...

A new musical instrument drive aims to provide local kids with the gift of music while encouraging early spring cleaning.