Far from being a simple, more or less useful discovery, music as taught at school has several objectives, some of which have an important cross-cutting dimension. The first, and most obvious, benefit ...

When Amy Richter was a little girl, her father often traveled for work. He often came home bearing gifts of music and record albums. They bonded while poring over all that vinyl, she recalls, ...

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 ...

As DEI battles and funding shifts roil campuses, music programs from UCLA to Juilliard continue to grow. THR ranks the 20 schools shaping the next generation of composers. By Jeff Bond Conservatories ...

Hip-hop DJ Cass Dwyer has seen firsthand how music can change someone's life. As course coordinator at Lexington's Martin Luther King Jr. Academy for Excellence, she launched a program this year for ...

Voters passed Proposition 28 to ensure that every student has the opportunity to participate in arts and music at school. About 7 million people voted in favor of the 2022 initiative, almost 65% of ...

For nearly 75 years, there has been at least one Kauriga teaching students music in the Philadelphia School District. First, there was Paul, who taught strings at schools around the city, beginning in ...

Playing an instrument has long been established as an excellent way for children to improve cognitive ability, strengthen memory skills, and improve self-esteem. Children can be exposed to vocal and ...