Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been ...

The last time it rained on the Rose Parade was 2006. Crowds were a little thinner than in past years. But the show marched on ...

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 ...

The Black Banjo Reclamation Project aims to put banjos into the hands of everyday people. Paul Ruta Of all the melodic musical instruments in the world, perhaps none is more connected to the land it ...

For most people, it's just another musical instrument, but for some, the Hammond organ can be a way of life, a passion that will lead to entirely new ways of making music. This is no ordinary organ, ...

We’re big fans of Hamilton here at Nerdist. An who isn’t? The smash hit musical is a global phenomenon, with thousands of tributes across the internet. Whether it’s a Muppets parody or a cast reunion ...

The Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library appears to be like any other — with fluorescent yellow lights, linoleum tile floors, and a nostalgic fragrance of dusty books. On a Friday afternoon in ...

As part of a weekly quest in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2, you’ll need to jam alone using all instruments at once. In the past, you’ve always needed other players for a jam session, but with the ...