New year, new you? Learning a new skill will put you right on track, and playing a musical instrument is one of the simplest skills to acquire. It has wide-ranging benefits: Cognitive abilities – Aids ...

What are the easiest instruments to learn for a child? As a parent, by now, you would know kids have excellent aptitude for learning new things. Playing a musical instrument is a sure way of putting ...

Learning any instrument for the first time is going to take time and dedication. There are so many benefits to learning an instrument. Once you get the hang of it, playing music can help relieve ...

It's never too late to take up a new instrument. In fact, a new instrument can help keep the mind young and spry. Regardless of your age, here are some of the best musical instruments for Baby Boomers ...

When Bobby McFerrin released the song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” in 1988, music teacher Tish McFadden opened her Rum Tum School of Music in Ashland and nothing since then has stopped her from working ...

Did you know that playing a musical instrument helps children benefit on almost every level? It enhances their cognitive skills while fostering creative thinking and their ability to focus. Today, ...

Last year, Brazil lost one of its most famous musicians: Naná Vasconcelos, who put an instrument called the berimbau on the world's musical map. It's a kind of bow with a gourd attached, and it is the ...