Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Instruments that kids can play independently with or without other musical sounds are a good option for toddlers and other young musicians.

Most musicians spend years mastering a single instrument. Then there are those rare talents who look at one instrument and ...

Some of the greatest musicians in the world did not come from privileged backgrounds. As children, many of America's future Charlie Parkers, Louis Armstrongs, Freddie Hubbards and Art Blakeys can't ...

For the past 26 years, the Guthman Competition at Georgia Tech’s Department of Music has introduced the world to strange and innovative instruments. The contest welcomes inventors from all over the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There are endless benefits to playing a musical instrument. It builds confidence and creativity, and it helps people of all ages create community with each other. These benefits can last ...

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 ...

The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...