David Tudor was born in West Philly in 1926 and, at least for a musical prodigy, his career started out conventionally enough. He began studying the piano at age 6 before switching his focus to the ...

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...

While most musicians rely on roadies to tune their instruments, musicians at the Ice Music Festival work with a team of ice carvers to prep their gear. Located in Finse, Norway, the annual event is ...

Established in 1975, Ikebe Musical Instruments has led Japan’s musical instrument distribution market. In March 2021, the ...

The Bringing Music to Life instrument drive collects donated instruments, refurbishes them and distributes them to ...

Discover the essential music instruments for creating captivating Hip Hop beats. Explore drum machines, synthesizers, and samplers, and learn valuable tips for choosing the right instrument to achieve ...

Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

Learn how to make musical instruments with recycled materials using a metal washtub, the washboard, and playing spoons to make homegrown music. One way to save money and have a good time all at once ...

Three organizations are collecting donated instruments in Lawrence to refurbish and give to students who otherwise couldn’t ...

The oldest known musical instruments— flutes carved from bones —are over 40,000 years old. And humans were likely making music before that, based on fossils showing our ancestors had the ability to ...