CEDAR FALLS - Most of the children in the Tuesday morning Kindermusik class couldn't point out a trombone or a clarinet. In fact, some of them still struggle with determining the difference between a ...

I assume my son must have had a least a couple of rattles or shaky noise makers during his baby and toddler years. I don’t really remember them, though. What I do remember is the thing we created for ...

As parents grapple with making the right or best educational decisions for their children, the questions about learning a musical instrument will often come up. Not just one question, but many. Should ...

When it comes to choosing a toy for your toddler, you may get confused especially if your little one is fussy and has his own choices. That doesn’t mean you’re off the hook entirely, though. You still ...

One of the first senses children pick up on is sound — both the ones they hear (i.e. your voice or the booming bark of your family dog) and the ones they make themselves (cooing, laughing, babbling).

Making music together is a fun way to expand your child's language through play. You can use instruments that you have lying around your house, or create your own musical toys using household objects.

Forget the Mozart Effect and Baby Einstein, take it easy on acquisitions for your two-year-old’s private library, and don’t fret if your three-year-old hasn’t started violin lessons just yet. The key ...

Narrator: Musical Storyland invites children into a world of stories and music, where they can see and hear lots of different instruments, and play music specially composed for them. Nihal Arthanayake ...

Liam Viney lectures at the University of Queensland School of Music, where Professor Margaret Barrett, one of the study's leaders, is also Head of School. Dr. Viney was not involved with any part of ...