Continuing in the theme of iOS apps that help you practice with your instrument to become a better musician, Practice Timer keeps a log of how many seconds, minutes and hours you've spent practicing.

The benefits of music education among kids have long been heralded, from increased mindfulness and confidence to improved reading and listening skills to increased social skills. However, there comes ...

This particular subject is tough. As a violin, piano, voice and music theory teacher, I know a lot of parents who go overboard making sure their children practice. One girl’s parents required she ...

How to make the ever dreaded summer instrument practice an enjoyable and productive activity for the entire family. Photo: Ari Ahdieh, a 10-year-old who lives in Decatur, Ga., understands the ...

A new study has found that children who study a musical instrument for at least three years outperform children with no instrumental training -- not only in tests of auditory discrimination and finger ...

There’s a lot that people don’t know about the bassoon: what it looks like (long and cylindrical), what it sounds like (rich, deep, slightly buzzing), or the name of a single person who plays it ...