A woman and a little girl sit at a piano. Music is more than its emotive powers. Playing an instrument can bring unexpected physical and even health benefits, too. It’s great for cognitive health ...

A new study ties playing a musical instrument to better memory and executive function (the ability to perform complex tasks). People who play musical instruments as they get older seem to have even ...

It is never too late to pick up an instrument for the first time, or after a long time away, say these Maine musicians.

When Margo Thorning was a high school student in the late 1950s, she liked to play bongo drums while listening to jazz records, but it never occurred to her to take a drum lesson. She attended college ...

When I asked my mother, in my 20s, if she was glad she'd had kids, she paused, uh oh, then said, "Yes, but I had to give up so much. (She was an editor.) Adults seem to put more emphasis on their kids ...

Several studies have found positive effects of making music. Now, a new research study has looked at the long-term effects of playing an instrument either in high school or beyond, and found that even ...

The flute is one of the musical instruments with the most soothing sounds. It happens to be one of the lightest and compact instruments you can purchase. It is also very easy to learn how to play the ...

At many senior-care centers, music programming looks the same way: A group of older adults sits and watches as a musician performs. Sometimes there’s dancing. Sometimes there’s singing. But mostly ...

One of the most beautiful instruments to play is the guitar. While learning to strike some chords can take as little as a day, creating your songs or playing songs can take quite a while. Regardless, ...

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 ...