In fact, picking up an instrument later in life offers significant benefits for cognitive health and engagement. Dr Steven Allder, a consultant neurologist at Re, highlights how this creative ...

Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, Vol. 39, No. 2 (April 2018), pp. 195-214 (20 pages) Many general music teachers use a variety of methods in their classrooms. The Generative Theory ...

The benefits of learning a musical instrument extend beyond just being able to wow people at parties. Here's how one writer uses guitar as meditation. I’m no stranger to trying new musical instruments ...

Some of us find it challenging to translate written musical notations into auditory signals and/or motor programming. Some cannot tell one tone apart from another. Some struggle with keeping up with ...

Everyone loves music. But there are also many benefits of learning to play an instrument. Give the lifelong gift of music to ...

Throughout history, music has been used for healing. Recent research has shown that music may assist in a wide range of therapeutic settings, from helping to deal with anxiety and depression, to ...

Perfect pitch refers to a person’s ability to identify any musical note by name after hearing it, without reference to other notes. Perfect pitch—also known more technically as absolute pitch—can also ...