Playing a musical instrument could make you brainier, it is claimed. Research suggests that practising scales and chords and mastering complex patterns of notes changes the shape of the brain. It can ...

Children plinking away on the piano or tootling on the recorder may seem like a distraction from 'more important' subjects such as maths, English science. But new research has found that time spent on ...

YOUNG people in Nuneaton are being given the opportunity to learn how to play musical instruments from around the world. Workshops will take place at the CHESS Centre in Camp Hill later this month, ...

Maybe you played recorder at school, or piano is on your CV, but all you can remember is Chopsticks. As ever more shows feature actor-musicians, Susan Elkin finds out how working on that Grade 3 might ...

Playing a musical instrument or singing could help keep the brain healthy in older age, UK researchers suggest. Practising and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve ...