The study's lead author Giovanni Sala: “Our study shows that the common idea that ‘music makes children smarter’ is incorrect.” Credit: Photo by Elmer Cañas on Unsplash “Our study shows that the ...

The Russian-born, American composer, Igor Stravinsky, was known to be critical of the American parent's attitude toward music lessons as a leisure activity or hobby. In many cultures outside of the ...

Playing a musical instrument as a child might have mental benefits later in life, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal Psychology and Aging, found that musicians do marginally ...

In 2004, a paper appeared in the journal Psychological Science, titled “Music Lessons Enhance IQ.” The author, composer and University of Toronto Mississauga psychologist Glenn Schellenberg, had ...