USA TODAY has announced the nominees for their 10Best Reader's Choice Awards in the museum category and a world-famous Phoenix museum has made the cut. The Musical Instrument Museum came in at No. 9 ...

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 ...

For centuries, the standard wood used to make string instruments’ bows has come from the pernambuco tree in Brazil. Its future is uncertain. By Jeremy Reynolds and Vincent Tullo Libraries across the ...

Generations of parents have told their children to practice their musical instruments. Parents have good reason to keep on top of their children's musical education, since learning an instrument is ...

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 ...

When it comes to producing Hip Hop beats, the choice of instruments can make a significant difference. This article explores a range of music instruments that are indispensable in the creation of Hip ...

Jared Katz is preparing for this month’s ‘Art in Tune’ when certain items in the museum’s extensive instrument collection can be both seen and heard For Boston Museum of Fine Arts curator of musical ...

If you're looking for new musical instruments on the cheap, now is the best time to shop. By Rudie Obias All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may ...

There is a lot of interest in finding ways to help people get smarter and more effective at what they do in life. That is one reason why brain training apps continue to be popular despite evidence ...

He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancock’s jazz band. By Alex Williams For centuries, the standard wood used ...