Regularly playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain and may be used in therapy to improve cognitive skills. There is growing evidence that musicians have structurally and functionally different brains compared with non-musicians. In particular, the areas of the brain used to process music are larger or more active in musicians. Even just starting to learn a musical instrument can changes the neurophysiology of the brain.

An ingenious musical invention encourages people to ditch the escalator and take the stairs.

Why Schools With Arts Programs Do Better At Narrowing Achievement Gaps. Most Americans agree with President Barack Obama’s assessment that a “complete and competitive education for the 21st century” means all students will need some form of education or training beyond high school. That’s why college and career readiness for all by 2020 is his administration’s top education goal. Yet while we recognize that higher levels of educational attainment will open doors to a better life for students, we haven’t been able to keep an estimated 7,000 of them each day from…

Make your Music Class the Best Day of the Week • Teaching students in a group to read music fluently, compose, improvise and develop performance skills has been a lofty target of music curricula for decades.

With MusIQ Lab, adding a solid instrumental component may be the best thing you could do for your music program…

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MusIQ Lab’s Children’s Music Journey is featured in the August 2009 issue of Leading & Learning with Technology (L&L), the membership magazine of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).