Whether you are planning to learn a percussion instrument or want to switch from one to another, you need to check out some good percussion instruments for beginners. There are plenty of choices ...

The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...

Learning a musical instrument could prevent “brain rot” and boost concentration in young people glued to social media, research has suggested.

Darbuka, also known as doumbek (or tumbak), or derbeki, is a Middle Eastern percussion instrument. The goblet-shaped single headed hand-drum is an ancient drum. It was originally played in Egypt, ...

Scott Yoo learns about how Icelandic percussion instruments helped create and inspire “Hekla” by Jón Leifs. Scott Yoo crosses this sunlit, rainy, volcanic land of extremes to meet Icelandic composers.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the varied, explosive, resonant sounds of instruments struck, shaken, pounded, scratched. In the past, we’ve chosen the five minutes or so ...