Everyone loves music. But there are also many benefits of learning to play an instrument. Give the lifelong gift of music to ...

When your child comes home from school with that dreaded recorder or a band sign-up form — or even if they beg for drum lessons in hopes of becoming a rock star — what’s your first instinct? To run ...

Tue, December 3, 2024 at 8:26 PM UTC Whether your child is a fan of Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa or Taylor Swift, these toy instruments can motivate them to explore their musical interests ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Instruments that kids can play independently with or without other musical sounds are a good option for toddlers and other young musicians.

Let's start with a typical scene from my household. I call: "It's time to practice the violin!" I hear: "No!" and disappearing footsteps indicating that my 6-year-old daughter is running to the other ...

Learning to play a musical instrument produces such profound changes in children's brains that kids actually can hear and process sounds they couldn't hear otherwise, according to researchers using ...

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Parents and grandparents sometimes debate which musical instrument is the most painful in the hands of a beginner. Our nomination for first place is the violin, with drums coming in a distant second.

AS A CHILD in London, Olivia Campbell showed promise as a pianist, only to stop taking lessons before the equivalent of middle school. When the now-grown operations engineer decided to reacquaint ...

Children from around the Beaches and Jacksonville have been invited to perform with blues musicians on stage today at the George's Music Springing the Blues Festival in Jacksonville Beach. They ...