Subject Focus: Hit all the right notes. Music Playing
More pay, an improved ability to work with others and better spatial-temporal reasoning… According to studies, just some of the benefits you could gain from taking up a musical instrument … Most people learn a musical instrument for pure enjoyment. However, a survey suggests that those with an understanding of music also become more successful and more confident in other areas. A poll of adults carried out by an independent US research company, indicated that music education leads to higher education and a higher income. For instance, the poll showed...

Kitchen Confidence
Reignite your love affair with home cooking this year… From cheery Anthony Worrall Thompson to sultry Nigella Lawson, celebrity cooks are helping create a renaissance in home cooking. Interestingly, neither Anthony  nor Nigella trained as chefs, creating  their careers from a simple passion for good food. Our relationship with food is changing. There has been a slow shift away from ready-meal mania: between 1998 and 2002 the demand for ready meals rose by 29 per cent across Europe and 44 per cent in the UK alone. We now consider the amount of packaging...