Category: Instruments

There are so many pitched percussion instruments, and it's always kind of bothered me that I didn't know the differences between them. After doing some research I'm amazed at the variety of struck...

I grew up in a small town where kids in band were nerds. We owned it as a badge of honor as anyone in band should--but I was wondering to myself, is being in band still considered nerdy? Band...

So, you got this awesome jaw harp and you want to play it! But you saw that terrible video of that gentleman busting his tooth on one. Is there a safe way to play the jaw harp? The jaw harp can...

I love this question because I recently spent a couple months learning the piano as a 32 year old. I learned so much about this experience--I totally understand you might ask this question. With...

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...