The bugle is one of the most simple instruments that you'll probably see. A standard bugle has no buttons, no gadgets--just a coil of brass pipe with maybe a tuning slide. Does this mean it's easy...

Wow, when I began embarking on studying this topic, I thought it would be a much simpler answer. It turns out that this is a much more complicated question than I could have imagined. So what is...

The trumpet and the bugle have long interwoven histories that are dynamic and complex. But, if someone were to ask you today what the difference was, would you be able to answer them? In modern...

You're at such an important decision point! Choosing an instrument is such a big decision because you will be spending hundreds of hours playing it. So it's a good idea to find out what you're...

You have probably heard many times that the trumpet is one of the most difficult instruments to play. Maybe you play the saxophone and you're wondering where the famous trumpet ego comes from, or...

What's a membranophone? A membrane is a thin flat material. A membranophone is an instrument that produces sound by the vibrations of a flat stretched material. Furthermore there are other...