Someone recently asked me what it was like to begin playing the cello as I turned 70 years old—without prior training. Taking a split-second to think about it, I replied, “It’s excruciatingly hard, ...

If you’re a music lover, you’ve probably felt how listening to your favorite song can boost your mood. It’s not just you—studies have found that listening to music can significantly improve your ...

Ever since I became entranced by Coltrane’s song “India” in my bedroom when I was sixteen, living at home, I’ve been aware of the power of music to affect the heart, soul, and spirit. Music has always ...

Just what’s going on in our heads when a song gets stuck there? And why do we keep returning to our favorite songs over and over and over again? We take a look at the latest science on how music ...