From graphic designers to teachers, the diverse members of Amateur Pianists have one thing in common: their love of music. Based in North San Diego County, AmateurPianists is a membership organization for amateur pianists of all professions who want...

TETHERED to electronics, we forget that for centuries individuals were expected to read, write and perform for one another, in the flesh. Music enjoyed a particularly intimate history. Until the 17th century, secular music was played solely within one's...

Whether it's learning saxophone in school band, taking Saturday piano lessons, or participating in a top-flight youth orchestra, there are tens of millions of kids in the United States learning to play instruments. Way back in 2003, Gallup pollsters figured...

Hailing from Utah, The Piano Guys became an Internet sensation by way of their immensely successful series of strikingly original self-made music videos. They’ve made 35 since joining forces a little more than a year ago, including their most recent...

Playing music while you sleep can help improve your ability to play the same tune, new Northwestern University research suggests. The research supports existing evidence that memories can be reactivated during sleep, and storage of them strengthened...

Photo by Nick Krug. Enlarge photo. Twelve-year-old Luther Fuller, a pianist who is blind, navigates his way around a grand piano that he will soon practice on during a tour of Murphy Hall, Monday, July 2, 2012. Fuller spent part of the day with...