Music lessons can bring joy, discipline and an appreciation for the arts to your child's life. But they also can be time-consuming and costly. So before signing up your child, it's best to know the ...

A cacophony of giggles and singing radiates from the room where two girls and their music teacher disconnect from the rest of the world for 30 minutes. Moments such as these are an everyday occurrence ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), one of the world’s most well-respected music education institutions, promotes the life-long cognitive benefits that music lessons have ...

Kiernan McLain (left) and Aran Robison-Oehme practice in their band class at Five Oaks Middle School in Beaverton in October. (Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian) If you've got a budding pianist, violinist ...

Even if you stopped going to piano lessons after middle school and no longer remember how to play Für Elise, your brain might be reaping the benefits of that early instruction. New research suggests ...

In 2004, a paper appeared in the journal Psychological Science, titled “Music Lessons Enhance IQ.” The author, composer and University of Toronto Mississauga psychologist Glenn Schellenberg, had ...

There are thousands of clubs, sports teams, schools and other extracurricular groups that are clamoring for your child's undiscovered skills. Should you sign him up for soccer or piano lessons? Take ...

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