Have you ever wondered why the oboe begins the tuning? How is the starting note decided? With access to electronic tuning ...

Valve instruments while they are equal in quality of tone to brass keyed instruments ... that large improvement is yet to be made in this family of instruments. IT is stated that a Parisian ...

A key composing skill is understanding the sounds that musical instruments make and how they can combine together to create a sound, that you want for your composition. A violin is the highest ...

You blow the flute across the top of the instrument and you blow air down the clarinet, saxophone and oboe. The brass family includes the trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba. These are all ...

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars invented Britain’s first brass bands earlier than previously thought ...

Orchestras aren't known for tuba solos in their performances. However, this Tokyo-based quartet puts the instrument front and ...

Some thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and history of brass musical instruments in this first major ...

Brass banding is a family affair for many of the Waikato ... Having played four instruments over the years (cornet, tenor horn, euphonium and bass), the elder sibling now holds the Principal ...

Their creation was a result of an elaborate intention to have a partying experience that is disruptive and one that can go ...

Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...

MUSIC: Handmade Instruments from the Episode showcases the handwork of craftsmen who make the distinctive sounds of America possible. The Kamaka family has been creating ukuleles for generations ...