Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In fifth grade, we got to pick our own instruments. The middle ...

The genesis of most rock bands is pretty similar. Someone picks up a six-string, figures out they’re pretty good, seeks out some friends who can drum; sing; play bass and and maybe keys; and boom, you ...

A documentary is in the works on a local musician who makes and plays a unique instrument – the canjoe. “CanJoe” John VanArsdall, a longtime fiddler, has been making canjoes for more than 20 years and ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A local man has created what he says is the world’s first violin made entirely from sunken cypress wood, and it’s an instrument that musicians say produces a sound unlike any ...

IIIZ+ (Three Zee Plus) is a musical group formed in Germany, which features three different kinds of bridged Asian zithers. The group performs tonight (Sept. 23, 2016) at the Asia Society Texas Center ...

Every musical instrument has a unique story, each with a distinct personality. Some, centuries old, have been passed down numerous times, from one generation of musicians to the next. Here are the ...