Percussion instruments, like the cymbals and bass drum, were only deployed when composers wanted to evoke the Orient or for some special effect. While the 19 th century saw a great deal of technical ...

Musician and accordion designer Gilberto Reyes met us at the door of Hohner’s national headquarters then located in historic Glen Allen, Virginia. He and I had many mutual friends but had never met in ...

The Thummer, a new musical instrument with its own musical notation, touch-sensitive controls, and tilt- and motion-sensitive sensors, is perhaps best understood via video demonstration: Or, if you'd ...

Recorded on April 18, 2016. The electronic guitar from magic instruments helps you learn how to play guitar. Have a +1 you’d like to bring to Disrupt? Bring them along and save 60% on their pass. Or ...

A woman and a little girl sit at a piano. Music is more than its emotive powers. Playing an instrument can bring unexpected physical and even health benefits, too. It’s great for cognitive health ...

But are one-button chords really playing? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It seems every other week, some plucky crowd-funded ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The keyboard is one of the most popular and enduring musical interfaces ever created. Today, the keyboard is most closely associated with the ...