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At a recent dinner party, the host asked an unexpectedly poignant question: “What is sparking joy for you?” There were about a dozen of us at the table. The answers were a mixed bag, but I’d heard ...

Conjoint parent-child music lessons can be a recipe for success. Source: Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels Over the past 20 years, I have noticed that parents who play an instrument themselves often approach ...

In 2004, a paper appeared in the journal Psychological Science, titled “Music Lessons Enhance IQ.” The author, composer and University of Toronto Mississauga psychologist Glenn Schellenberg, had ...

Q: My 10-year-old started music lessons as a toddler and has been playing the piano for the past few years. She has (or, rather, was taught to have) a good ear for music. We expect 20 minutes of ...

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