You can pick up an instrument or learn to sing at any age. Here are some helpful tips from experts and ABC Classic audience ...

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Learning a musical instrument as an adult can seem like an expensive proposition. There's the cost of the instrument, books and hiring a music teacher – it can all add up quickly. However, there are ...

Let's start with a typical scene from my household. I call: "It's time to practice the violin!" I hear: "No!" and disappearing footsteps indicating that my 6-year-old daughter is running to the other ...

When your child comes home from school with that dreaded recorder or a band sign-up form — or even if they beg for drum lessons in hopes of becoming a rock star — what’s your first instinct? To run ...

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 ...

AURORA, Colo. — To Aurora Academy Charter School teacher Mike Horsford, playing together means learning together. "Certain activities, music included, build up structures in your brain in a different ...

Northwestern study shows playing instrument helps 'neural processing.' Feb. 1, 2012 — -- Want your brain to be as fit as a fiddle, even after you are old and gray? Then learn how to play a real ...

After retiring from social work, Ken Arney wanted to pick up a hobby to fill his time. He picked up a few old music instruments, but instead of learning how to play them, he decided to give the ...

Learning to play a musical instrument produces such profound changes in children's brains that kids actually can hear and process sounds they couldn't hear otherwise, according to researchers using ...