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

Language-learning app Duolingo is branching out into music. The platform is searching for a "learning scientist for music" to join its app development team. According to a job posting, first spotted ...

Learning music is often seen as a hobby or an extra perk in school, but new research shows it’s much more than that. A growing body of evidence reveals that music learning is a powerful tool to ...

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 ...

On first hearing, the somber mood of the opening phrase of Ernest Chausson’s Poème is set by a languid and foreboding melody that is stylistically reminiscent of the prelude from Wagner’s music drama, ...

Music is a school subject facing difficult times. In England, fewer students are taking the subject at GCSE, not enough people are training to become secondary music teachers, and the subject is ...

“I gave up music very early on. The conservatory shattered my dreams”. We regularly hear these comments from people who regret giving up music all their lives. Solfège, dictation, authoritarian music ...