Maybe you played piano as a kid and then stopped when exams, sports, college, and work swallowed your schedule. Maybe you ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the favorite musical instruments of retirees and adults is the piano. While the instrument can take some time to learn, most seniors would take less time since most of them grew up with one.

The Ukulele is like a small guitar and even the strings are fewer than a regular guitar at four strings instead of six. This means that it is easier to learn compared to having to learn how to combine ...

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 ...

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 ...

Inside a small Italian Market storefront on a December Friday night, there is confusion. A world away from the neighboring produce stands that sit dark and empty, the space inside is warm and raucous.