What’s the strangest musical instrument? How about the sackbut, the glass armonica, the theremin, the ondes martenot, or the Telharmonium, Trautonium, or Badgermin? What’s the strangest musical ...

Stacy Tenenbaum’s film Pipe Dreams features four young organ players competing in the prestigious Canadian International Organ Competition, held every few years in Montreal. What’s striking is that ...

Spoons and found objects Haymes isn’t alone in the Capital Region when it comes to finding unusual instruments to play. Joseph Pasko, a longtime player of the spoons, ukulele, accordion, bass and ...

April 2, 2012 • The minute its members were ensconced in our office, So Percussion started borrowing items to add to its set, from an amplified cactus and bells to a mug filled with spare change and ...

To create the signature sound of your rainmaker, fill each bamboo section with materials like small pebbles, dried beans, or ...

Musical innovation and uniqueness is what tends to set great artists apart from their contemporaries. Especially when it comes to the use of creative, unorthodox, or perhaps odd, instruments. Or ...

If you’re not from the United States, you might not consider these British rock icons to be one-hit wonders. However, “In The Summertime” was Mungo Jerry’s only charting hit in the US, so we’ll go ...

Recently, the Bangalore Creative Circus at Yeshwantpur held a Sound Healing Session featuring instruments such as the didgeridoo and Tibetan singing bowls. While guitars and pianos are commonly taught ...

India, a land rich in culture and history, has gifted the world a vast array of unique musical instruments. These instruments aren't just tools for creating sounds; they are a deep part of the country ...