The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of motivation on upper-grade elementary students’preferences for acoustic or tablet-based instruments. The effect of cultural familiarity on musical ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -On the latest installation of Motivational Monday Hello Wisconsin’s Ellie Pomerleau hopes to inspire people to pick up a new instrument by sharing information about a free ...

Remember the recorder? It's that small plastic instrument — looks kind of like a flute or clarinet — that's often the first instrument children learn to play in school. Or, at least, they used to. But ...

"The Last Repair Shop," a film following a team of four people who repair and maintain instruments used by students in Los Angeles Unified School District music classes, won the Oscar for best ...

When Melanie Hawthorne Long started teaching at Horizon Middle School nine years ago, there were about 50 students in the band program. Over the next few years, that number rose to over 200. As the ...

There is no doubt that ancient humans differed significantly from modern humans in several aspects. However, some of these "aspects" shockingly stayed the same across centuries, such as the importance ...

If you have not sung a song yet today, then try and change that, as singing is good for your health, enjoyable, and can relieve inner tension, say experts. "Singing in the shower even boosts ...

Many believe childhood is the prime time for learning an instrument As we move into adulthood, the cognitive flexibility that makes learning easier for children tends to decline, presenting a ...

Music and language share overlapping networks in the brain, particularly in areas responsible for auditory processing and rhythm. By learning an instrument, the brain is trained to distinguish pitch, ...