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While singing, playing the piano and integrating happy music into play, it is conducive to the development of children's optimism. ♫Record & playback function: Equipped with external microphone, ...

Mastering a musical instrument takes time, dedication, discipline and concentration. So it’s no wonder getting a child interested in playing — and practicing — an instrument is no easy task. According ...

The benefits of learning an instrument are considerable, boosting brain power, self esteem and concentration. What's more, making music can be a fun, rewarding and lifelong pastime. You never know, ...

When your child comes home from school with that dreaded recorder or a band sign-up form — or even if they beg for drum lessons in hopes of becoming a rock star — what’s your first instinct? To run ...

Anthony Heinrichs started playing the piano at age seven, but it wasn't until he picked up the trumpet when he was 10 that he really fell in love with music. Just over a decade later he was accepted ...

There are pros and cons to whatever is chosen, but the experience is unlikely to go to waste. A lot of people start on one instrument and then move onto another, says Aura Stone, who believes that ...

Are you one of the millions of people in the UK who first tried out an instrument during a school music lesson? Well a new survey suggests the choice and range of musical instruments taught at schools ...

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