Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and traditions. Those groups have created a variety of traditional musical instruments, which have played an important role in Vietnamese ...

The Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival returns to Pittsburgh this weekend. Microtonal music, according to festival organizers, “expands the possibilities of sound by using tuning systems beyond, or in ...

THE music of the hammered dulcimer is enchanting, said Peggy Carter, longtime music instructor, author and performer. "Playing the dulcimer has added so much to my life," she said. The hammered, or ...

If you are planning to learn a new string instrument, there are plenty of options for you to choose from. With string instruments for beginners available in both Indian and western instruments, you ...

When we think about rock music, we can agree it's a genre most commonly plied and voiced via the instrument of electric guitar. While rock and the guitar are not mutually exclusive, and the insights ...

Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place with the 40-string, 45-foot-long droning instrument she created decades ago. The sound artist Ellen Fullman near her home in Berkeley, Calif.Credit...Erin ...

Every university requires some basic things: libraries, lecture halls, laboratories - and winning sports teams are an asset, too. But what does a university need with a string quartet? On the surface, ...

Hope College welcomes the acclaimed Dudok Quartet Amsterdam at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the Jack H. Miller Center, as the ...