Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and we may finally understand ...

Music training sharpens focus by strengthening brain networks, helping listeners filter distractions and concentrate in noisy environments.

More than 80% of Americans are convinced that music lessons improve their children’s grades and intelligence. But two new randomized trials from Harvard are showing that it’s simply not true. Back in ...

Music lessons improve reading by boosting sound awareness and helping children process speech more effectively.

A new study has found that learning to play a musical instrument could be the secret to keeping our brains young. Scientists connected to the new study also shared a second benefit: They found that ...

Albert Einstein's mother was a talented musician who made musical expression a part of daily home life when her children were growing up. Albert Einstein began playing the violin when he was 6 years ...

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 ...

UCSF researchers report that the musical gift of “perfect pitch” requires both an inherited predisposition and very early musical training, offering new insight into the role of genes and ...

This study supports my own interpretation of the brain's capability for experience-dependent influences on brain anatomy and function. In concrete, this study demonstrates that 6-year-old children ...

There may have been a time when it made sense to encourage college freshmen to follow their career dreams, no matter what supply and demand suggested. But when the national infrastructure is decaying, ...

Athletes and fitness enthusiasts have long suspected that music can boost performance, but new research from the University of Padova provides compelling scientific evidence about which type of music ...