Rappers who play instruments bring an entirely different level of depth and artistry to Hip Hop. Their ability to blend lyricism with live musicality creates a sound that feels more intentional, ...

Your brain might age better if you play a musical instrument or sing in a choir, research has found. Engaging in and creating music in some way has been linked to better brain health in later years of ...

It's never too late to take up a new instrument. In fact, a new instrument can help keep the mind young and spry. Regardless of your age, here are some of the best musical instruments for Baby Boomers ...

Most musicians spend years mastering a single instrument. Then there are those rare talents who look at one instrument and think, ‘Sure, but what about five more?’ These multi-instrumentalists aren’t ...

If asked to picture a country singer, people would likely conjure a variety of images. Some would add cowboy hats and full Western wear. Others might go for jeans, t-shirts, and trucker hats. No ...

It started after my mother died. She was a concentration-camp survivor—a prodigy concert pianist in Vienna who was taken when she was only a girl. She taught me the piano by holding her hands over ...

Remember the recorder? It's that small plastic instrument — looks kind of like a flute or clarinet — that's often the first instrument children learn to play in school. Or, at least, they used to. But ...

Almost anything can be a musical instrument. A horse’s jawbone? A couple of rocks, a stick, and some string? An armadillo shell? A box with a constantly buzzing antenna sticking out of it? Something ...