Learning music is often seen as a hobby or an extra perk in school, but new research shows it’s much more than that. A growing body of evidence reveals that music learning is a powerful tool to ...

Music education is emerging as a wellbeing strategy to boost young people’s confidence and strengthen relationships. New ECU research calls for schools to treat learning music as essential for mental ...

When most people think of learning a new instrument, it often comes with assumptions of high costs for private lessons and ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. When Amy Richter was a little girl, her father often traveled for work. He often came ...

Language learning app maker Duolingo this morning officially confirmed the coming launch of its latest product, Duolingo Music. TechCrunch had previously reported the company was hiring for music ...

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 ...

Duolingo may be known as the world’s largest language-learning app, but it also wants to get users hooked on learning music. “[Beatstar and Country Star] combined chart-topping licensed music with ...

A recent analysis of a major developmental dataset reveals that children who play musical instruments over several years ...

If you’ve always wanted to learn piano, but thought you were too old to learn, think again. Not only can you pick up a new tune after a few lessons, but a new study showed that just an hour of piano ...

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 ...