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 ...

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.

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 ...

As any parent knows, getting children to do something they consider unpleasant is a tough task. But I never thought, at the beginning of the current school year, that my daughter would be giving us a ...

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 ...

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