Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...

Michael Zerang has accompanied dance and theater for decades—including an upcoming puppet staging of Ursula K. Le Guin's Left ...

An antique chord harp discovered in a house clearance has been plucked off the shelves of a charity shop in Leicestershire.

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a ...

A musician from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing plays the traditional Chinese instrument guzheng at a concert hosted at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco on Thursday for ...

1 College of Music and Dance, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China 2 Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Background: Chinese zither music relies on ...

Twelve large conch shells found in Spain may have been used as trumpet-like instruments, according to new research. Two archaeologists from the University of Barcelona, Miquel López-García and ...

Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcher As a child, Miquel López García was fascinated by the conch shell ...

Two ancient Lepcha musical instruments, the Tungbuk and the Puntong Palit have been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, giving them national recognition as unique cultural treasures of the ...

Rochester, N. Y.. city of cameras and music, is the hotbed of U. S. zither playing. There last week the United Zither Players of America gathered for its Tenth National Congress and, proudly led by ...

The season of Lunchtime Live concerts at All Saints Church has got off to a good start with concerts given by Emilya Karoliate on 4th September and Jessica Johnson on 2nd October.