Parents have long treated piano recitals and violin lessons as a kind of academic insurance policy, a cultural bet that ...

A new musical instrument drive aims to provide local kids with the gift of music while encouraging early spring cleaning.

Almost 20 years ago, psychologist Ellie Brown was looking to do research on a Head Start preschool program, to examine how it affected kids from low-income families. Brown, a professor of psychology ...

The Kaufman Music Center on the Upper West Side has put 10 brass instruments in 10 New York City kids' hands since the fall. They are 10 kids who have always wanted to learn how to play an instrument ...

My kids loved their private elementary school because they got to learn in small groups outside. They missed out on a lot, ...