It started after my mother died. She was a concentration-camp survivor—a prodigy concert pianist in Vienna who was taken when she was only a girl. She taught me the piano by holding her hands over ...

"Ukelin" is one of the more common trade names of a type of stringed musical instrument marketed from the early 1920s until about 1965. Ukelins combine two sets of strings, one group of sixteen ...

An intriguing new study shows positive cognitive effects for older people playing an instrument for the first time.

In the early 20th century, Chicago became an epicenter for the manufacture of musical instruments. Credit: Illustration by Frank Okay Like a giant urban phoenix, Chicago rose from the ashes of the ...

A belly turns into a drum, hands mold into percussion tools and a face adorns a brass bell in this anatomical art history show ...

The idea of listening to some off-key chords may not seem ideal. But, contrary to popular belief, most parents actually want their kids to learn a musical instrument. A new study conducted by OnePoll ...

Didn't learn a musical instrument? It may not be too late to benefit. A new study suggests that learning an instrument in ...

Almost anything can be a musical instrument. A horse’s jawbone? A couple of rocks, a stick, and some string? An armadillo shell? A box with a constantly buzzing antenna sticking out of it? Something ...

If you have a passion for music, starting a musical instrument business can provide you with an outlet to follow your interests while making a profit at the same time. Whether you're selling to ...

Instruments used in a stage production of classic Yorkshire film Brassed Off are set to be donated to young musicians in ...

Musician Di Lin stages a concert at the Central Conservatory of Music on July 3. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As the first doctoral candidate in ruan performance at the Central Conservatory ...