And more and more, these adults are turning wishful thinking into reality. According to the National Piano Foundation, adults ages 25-55 are the fastest-growing segment of people learning piano.

An increasing number of adults are taking piano lessons to relax, focus their minds and express themselves. BBC Culture’s Clemency Burton-Hill is one of them.

From dealing with a midlife crisis to making time for themselves or seeking a new challenge, more adults are looking to music teachers.

My piano lessons are 30 minutes once a week at the Community Music Center in the Mission. I walk over after work, carrying Adult Piano Adventures Book 2 and humming my practiced assignments.

Piano lessons with a faculty member are usually reserved for piano majors and require an audition. There are other options for piano study at CU. Piano lessons for children The keyboard department has ...

New research suggests that piano and voice lessons may give 6-year-olds an intellectual edge.