My MusicLifeandTimes podcast partner Kevin Bales, who has taught jazz to students young and not-so-young for more than three decades, advises those who want to learn music to first seek out a teacher they can relate to,…

Of course, there’s no such thing as the three best ways to learn to play music, because everybody learns things their own way. But with all the avenues to learning music today, there are three things to…

Most parents agree that music should be part of their children’s education. Not that they expect Clarissa to sing at Carnegie Hall. But if for no other reason, learning to play an instrument translates to understanding more…