Want to evaluate children’s grammar skills? Start by examining their rhythm. A unique study by researchers from the Vanderbilt Kennedy...

Lydian Nadhaswaram is an incredibly talented young musician. At only 9 years old he plays the piano, drums, and guitar and practices...

We know that a lack of exercise can weaken leg, arm and back muscles and affect an athlete’s performance. Now science has shown any...

Have you ever said these words? “I’m not a good singer”, “I just can’t sing”, or “You don’t wanna hear me sing”. Perhaps you’ve been...

Idina Menzel – or “Adele Dazeem” according to John Travolta’s botched introduction – gave a riveting performance of “ Let it Go” at the...

As reported by PBS.org – “A study by E. Glenn Schellenberg at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, as published in a 2004 issue of...

About 20 members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) arranged a flash mob inside Ikea on Jan. 12, 2016 to promote their new...

Parents and Teachers all agree that they would like children to correlate their success at school to how much work they put in.  So that,...

Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. Only “Sound of Music” buffs will catch that reference. It will always be...

According to an article by PBS.org , a study published in 2007 by Christopher Johnson, professor of music education and music therapy at...

Idina Menzel stops by the Tonight Show Music Room to perform the Oscar-winning song “ Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen .”  The unique...

A child’s brain is going through constant stages of development, so parents want to find the best activities to have a positive impact on...

Two hundred years ago, Francis Scott Key witnessed British soldiers firing on Fort McHenry as they tried to gain entry into Baltimore...

With earthquakes being a persistent part of our lives in California, we always have those  tremblers on our mind. We should always be...

When instrumental musicians struggle with their sound they can buy new strings, order more reeds or grease their gears. When a singer...

Even though we speak throughout every day, most of us aren’t aware of how our voice actually makes sound.  Knowing how vocal sound is...

Playing music produces a whirlwind of activity in the brain that is unmatched by any other activity including playing sports and...

If there was anything that would make the most recalcitrant music student excited about practicing, we think the John Lennon Educational...

Like many of you, we were saddened by reports of the Ebola epidemic that struck West Africa and other parts of the world that caused...

Regular visitors to this blog know that we love Ted-Ed videos. Not only are they informative but they are brief — no more than 5 minutes...