The Associated Press NEW YORK-Music lessons are among the most expensive activities for children and the most difficult to navigate. Here are some tips on how to get started: Let your child explore ...

If there’s one universal truth to parenting, it’s that whatever songs your kid listens to will end up on repeat in your head at 3 a.m. Most of the time we’re fighting off tunes about frogs or balloons ...

The first large-scale, longitudinal study adapted into the regular school curriculum finds that structured music lessons significantly enhance children's cognitive abilities -- including ...

ASBURY PARK - Cesar Gonzalez is 12 years old, lives in Asbury Park with his immigrant family, and can belt out a rich “middle C” on his coronet. As proof, he holds the note for a visitor to the ...

With the coronavirus raising question marks daily, some parents still want to be as cautious as possible, and so they are trying to make their children’s extracurricular activities extra safe. Tammy ...

In this Aug. 17 photo, Anmy Paulino Collado prepares to leave after her piano lesson, in New York. Private music lessons are beyond the reach of many families and even music programs at public schools ...

NEW YORK — Andolina Collado didn’t know where to start when her young daughter asked for violin lessons. An immigrant from the Dominican Republican who works as a home health aide, she asked everyone ...