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 ...

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Why do our musical instruments morph in extreme temperatures? We speak to musicians and musical instrument makers on how best to practise and perform in both high heat and cold weather. Musical ...

The priciest instruments can be found on the market for over £10m – and yet, the average musician earns less than £20,000 a year. So why do musical instruments continue to demand such high prices?

Kontakt holds on to its status as the champion sampler to beat, with the new features boding well for its future. Best guitar VSTs 2025: Get the best simulated guitar tones for your next production ...

From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. The ‘Chinese bagpipes’ and ...

Created in partnership with the Orang Collectif. Music and drama are great ways to explore issues like pollution and climate change. Music can add fun and emotion to a performance. It is possible to ...

This five-part audio unit provides a structured, fun introduction to the world of instruments and how they work. See the Introduction below or go to the Teacher's Notes for full details. 1. Tip tap, ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

As a radical new two-string violin goes on display in New York, Clemency Burton-Hill looks at some more odd instruments, from the octobass to the theremin. Next month, visitors to the Inside 3D ...

These ones at the V&A are probably a bit far beyond repair... but you might have better. Image: Matt Brown Got a worn horn or a lapsed sax? Is your dusty guitar a waste of bass? Donate your unused ...