The average American throws out almost 5 pounds of solid waste each day. One local musician aims to reduce waste by giving trash a second life.

Invented by accident in the 1920s, the unusual electronic instrument is hard to master but offers an enticing reward: freedom ...

Bach never heard his harpsichord make sounds like this. Students in the History and Technology of Musical Instruments class taught by Matias Homar at Rochester Institute of Technology got the chance ...

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Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

A new composition for woodwind, brass and percussion instruments is based on the sounds and rhythms of Sonoma County’s natural environment.

Christian Johnson, a 26-year-old musician and surgical technician, is loaning quality instruments to talented students at ...

Ever heard or heard of a salpinx, barbiton, aulos, or syrinx? Well, neither has anyone else, for centuries (at least heard them). Until now. Credit: Luca Petrella These ancient instruments were common ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...

Native Instruments today announced several updates to its lineup of DJ/production gear and software. From quality of life upgrades to a new DAW integration that could revolutionize the way producers ...

Lately it seems like you can’t throw a rock without hitting a gong. Or a singing bowl. Or a harmonium. Like many of the spiritual and healing arts, sound therapy (or, depending on whom you ask, sound ...