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The benefits of learning a musical instrument are numerous. They range from improved social interaction skills and increased empathy to refined time, money and people management skills.

Posted by Catherine Jennings on Friday, October 3rd, 2014Resources from the music collection at the Oakland Public Library to get back into playing your instrument, or learn a new oneDust Off Your Instrument and Play!Resources from the music collection at the Oakland Public Library to help you get back into playing your instrument, or learn a new one.Did you used to play a musical instrument? Have you said to yourself, “Oh, if I had only kept it up” but…

Dr. Brent Ingram discusses how musical instruments can sometimes affect the alignment of teeth, and how a dentist can help assess each individual's case.

For many parents, the following scenario is painfully familiar: Child becomes interested in a particular instrument after witnessing a performance on said instrument. Child begs for one of their very own. Also begs for lessons. Promises they will practice “every day.” Three months and several hundred dollars later, every practice session is an argument and the child says they “hate” previously adored instrument. They want to quit.

Researchers at the University of St Andrews say those who play a musical instrument pick up mistakes and fix them quicker than those who do not.

Learn to make musical instruments out of cigarette packs, watermelons and literal trash here.

Taking up an instrument? Great! But be warned - it's not as easy as you might think...

Three full-time music technicians and 10 student employees go to great lengths to keep the IC School of Music’s vast collection of musical instruments in play.

“You are allowed to fail, and you will become better because of your failures.” There are no red pen marks for missed notes in music the way there are on tests — there is nothing to feel bad about when you play something “wrong” in music. To become skilled at a musical instrument — and to become great at anything — one needs to struggle a little. In your child’s case, they need to sound bad before they sound good; they need to…