When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's been 60 years since a motorcycle mechanic turned guitar builder called Paul A Bigsby ...

Luwei Yang on an erhu at a C4DM concert. Credit: Elaine Chew What makes Pablo Casals’ playing so wonderful? Why does sound produced on an erhu—a two-stringed chinese fiddle—differ from a cello? As a ...

Tastes change. The immutable verities of today seem dated and clumsy tomorrow. And often, a shift in one seemingly small area of taste reveals itself to be linked with larger changes in our cultural ...

In this study, the researcher compared the ratings assigned to audio and videotaped vibrato performances of inexperienced and experienced violinists and violists. Thirty-three inexperienced players ...