Because of the way music can stimulate the brain, one recent study found musicians are 64 percent less likely to develop dementia than people who don't play.

The sound of early U2 is one of the most instantly recognisable of the past 40 years in music. It was the delay pedal of guitarist The Edge in particular, along with his clever approach to ...

Practicing playing an instrument with a metronome can improve the accuracy of our sense of rhythm. Whether through learning from expert improvisers, learning music theory, experimenting on our own ...

Because the study focused on people who already had some experience with playing instruments or singing, it’s not clear from the results whether pursuing music for the first time in middle or ...

reviewed data from more than a thousand adults over the age of 40 to see the effect of playing a musical instrument -- or singing in a choir -- on brain health. Engaging in music throughout your ...