The 28th annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition includes a Fiddle-Henge, a modified bicycle wheel, and a 'Demon Box.' ...

The tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate our appreciation of harmony, new research shows. The findings challenge centuries of Western music theory and encourage greater ...

The mathematical rules for creating musical harmony may be more malleable than thought. Western music theory traditionally holds that chords sound most pleasant when they contain notes separated by ...

RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) - All kinds of donations are flowing into Western Kentucky, even musical instruments. Michael Johnathon, the founder of Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour, is collecting instruments ...

According to The Irrawaddy, Myanmar's Ministry of Culture has ordered the country's traditional orchestras not to use western musical instruments. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and ...

A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...

See how music builds connection, joy and a sense of belonging. This IN TUNE: EVERYDAY MUSIC educator video shares personal stories from musicians and students about their journeys with different ...

We conducted two studies to measure consonance preferences in populations with varying exposure to Western music. In Study 1, we measured preferences for sounds in residents of the United States and ...

The Braganzas of Kolkata are famous for their music store. For almost a century, they have been making, selling, repairing and hiring out musical instruments and stocking music books. This is not ...

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music is providing girls an equal opportunity to learn and excel in their musical and academic studies. It dedicated to promoting women’s rights and ensuring ...

“Western research has focused so much on familiar orchestral instruments, but other musical cultures use instruments that, because of their shape and physics, are what we would call ‘inharmonic’. The ...