Music is universal across all civilisations, both ancient and modern, and stands as one of the great joys of life. Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, ...

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings are ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Wednesday afternoons, music fills the Boys & Girls Club in Nanakuli. Youngsters are learning to play a four-stringed instrument ― and it isn’t the ukulele. "The ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. We associate ukuleles with Hawaii, where they first ...

(CBS News) Playing the ukulele is a lot of fun. And playing it very, very well is harder than many people might think. Here's Seth Doane: This report was originally broadcast on October 14, 2012. So ...

Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

After completing its third successful Kickstarter, Band Industries started shipping the Roadie 3 – a kind of electronic multi-tool for string pickers – out to backers in November 2020. As with the ...