This story is part of a series on how we learn—from augmented reality to music-training devices. Alex Zhang is shredding on the piano. He sits at a shiny black Steinway grand and rocks back and forth ...

From hearing lullabies to the sing-song lilt of a parent’s voice, babies form strong connections with their caregivers through sound and song. Think about the way we instinctively bounce or rock fussy ...

About 16 million Americans took up the guitar in two years (Fender and YouGov, 2021), and 64 percent of children who learn an instrument use YouTube, apps or online courses (ABRSM, 2021). New research ...

A team analyzed a range of YouTube videos that focused on learning music by ear and identified four simple ways music learning technology can better aid prospective musicians -- helping people improve ...

Growing up in China, I started playing piano when I was nine years old and learning English when I was 12. Later, when I was a college student, it struck me how similar language and music are to each ...

More than 3.6 million students in the US don't have access to music education, according to Duolingo. This could help. Duolingo is known for being a language-learning app that makes the process fun ...

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 ...

A recent research study suggests that learning music doesn't make you smarter. For parents who have been encouraging their children to take music lessons, this could be a disconcerting message, but it ...

Many musicians with a degree in music performance share their knowledge through private teaching. Unlike our colleagues with music education degrees, we do not study learning disabilities or the signs ...

I was in middle school when I discovered my stress-release superpower. Whenever I got made fun of for my hair gel or my white Chuck Taylors (apparently mine were the girls' version, even though ...