William Congreve wrote, "Music has charms to soothe the savage breast." I'd add a corollary: "Playing music soothes the entire body." Many people take music lessons and find that it increases stress.

Whether you're into jazz, rock, pop, soul, or country, learning to play by ear starts with one essential skill: hearing and identifying chords. In this video, we break down the first steps to training ...

Tim Henson has emerged as one of the most authoritative voices in the contemporary guitar scene. The virtuoso sparked up a debate a couple of years back when he made a throwaway comment saying he ...

Have you known someone who could pick up an instrument and play any requested song without looking at a note? You might be ...

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 ...