Generations of parents have told their children to practice their musical instruments. Parents have good reason to keep on top of their children's musical education, since learning an instrument is ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Your brain might age better if you play a musical instrument or sing in ...

Ranjit Bhatnagar, “The Singing Room” (all photographs by the author for Hyperallergic) As the Cat Stevens–loving Maude declared to a morose Harold in the 1971 film Harold and Maude, “If you want to ...

Vocal music such as rock, opera, or choral music can be uniquely compelling—so much so, in fact, that researchers recently asked whether distinctive brain responses can be found in listeners. Their ...