Music is a great creative outlet for kids — as well as an easy way to keep them occupied — but you don’t have to buy expensive instruments to encourage your little Mozart to make music. From kids’ ...

Start your family band by crafting some awesome homemade instruments. Most of these are super easy to make, and kids will have a blast banging on a tin can drum, shaking DIY maracas, and making some ...

Did you know that playing a musical instrument helps children benefit on almost every level? It enhances their cognitive skills while fostering creative thinking and their ability to focus. Today, ...

Tue, December 3, 2024 at 8:26 PM UTC Whether your child is a fan of Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa or Taylor Swift, these toy instruments can motivate them to explore their musical interests ...

Byron Will smoothes a corner in a harpsichord he's building. A warmer in foreground contains animal skin glue that holds some pieces of the instrument together. (Janet Goetze) has been making ...

One can create musical instruments out of bicycle parts, containers, toys and other found objects. This is the principle behind Musiko Imbento, an open community of crafters, players, and supporters ...

Our daughter Rebekah, who is in second grade, takes three after-school classes every week. On Monday there is violin; on Wednesday, Hebrew; and on Thursday, ballet. One of these classes connects her ...

Don't expect to purchase any of Andy Thurlow's handmade musical instruments at the sculpture festival. "I don't sell my instruments," he says, "though I have given a few away. I usually make them ...

The demand for handmade musical instruments in Rawalpindi is on the rise, with discussions about skilled instrument manufacturers on Shahullah Dutta Road even reaching foreign countries. Skilled ...

The musical instruments kids play in school bands and orchestras are traveling denizens of bacteria and fungi, say the authors of a new study. Music education is great for kids, they note, but please, ...