William Congreve wrote, "Music has charms to soothe the savage breast." I'd add a corollary: "Playing music soothes the entire body." Many people take music lessons and find that it increases stress.

Let’s say you really want to learn how to play your favorite song by ear: tablatures are annoying and sheet music is expensive. You bust out your guitar / keyboard / cello, and start picking the MP3 ...

Tim Henson has emerged as one of the most authoritative voices in the contemporary guitar scene. The virtuoso sparked up a debate a couple of years back when he made a throwaway comment saying he ...