It's sure to be music to parents' ears: After nine months of weekly training in piano or voice, new research shows young students' IQs rose nearly three points more than their untrained peers. The ...

Ten-year-old Brayden Washington loves to experiment with creating new sounds in piano class at Ann J. Kellogg Elementary. He said he likes to freestyle, using the keyboard's settings to experiment ...

The best age to start piano lessons for children is now. As a piano teacher, I'm often asked if a boy or girl is too young for piano lessons. Often, parents are told to wait until after first grade to ...

Music lessons are sometimes sold as a sort of cognitive training. Put a child in front of a piano, the story goes, and ...

If your parents forced you to practice your scales by saying it would "build character," they were onto something. The Washington Post reports that one of the largest scientific studies into music's ...

A limited number of spaces are available for free piano lessons for children ages six to 10 for fall semester. The lessons will be taught by seniors and graduate students who are piano performance ...

The quartet swiveled their shoulders as their fingers danced across the piano keys. Each pianist focused on playing his or her part on varnished pianos in a studio at a Northeast Side home. Fellow ...

A piano is more than a musical instrument. It’s a gathering place within a home. It’s where kids learn their scales and gain an early appreciation for music. It’s a centerpiece proudly displaying ...