The American-made piano and sousaphone got their start in Philly. From there, musical history continues to be made.

The first electric guitar played in public. The first Hawaiian-made ukulele. Eric Clapton’s 1956 Fender Stratocaster, “Brownie,” which helped create his signature sound on classic songs like “Layla” ...

Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been ...

For those who experienced any part of the 1960s, even if it’s just experiencing the music from that era here in the future, the sound of the Mellotron is immediately recognizable. The Moody Blues were ...

This is the second article in a series imploring STEM workers, students, and entrepreneurs to learn to create music. The first article explained why playing an instrument or producing music has many ...

From giving your brain a boost to being a versatile songwriting tool, here’s why you should consider adding the piano to your musical quiver When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you're a guitarist, changing the tuning of your instrument is as easy as twisting the machine ...

It was the first time they had encountered the dholak, but the five Republic Polytechnic (RP) students were instantly fascinated by the Indian hand drum. Made of jackfruit wood and featuring one face ...

Music For Amplified Keyboard Instruments is different, and arguably more interesting, in that it involves new work composed specifically for that synthesizer. At first listen, it’s easy to overlook ...