ABC15 Arizona

Musical Instrument Museum brings global sounds to Phoenix

PHOENIX — The Musical Instrument Museum is giving visitors a chance to experience the world of music like never before. Located in north Phoenix, MIM houses more than 200,000 square feet of space, ...
ABC15 Arizona

Musical Instrument Museum prepares its Octobasse for 15th-anniversary performance

PHOENIX — From Johnny Cash’s guitar to Elvis Presley’s jacket and beyond, the Musical Instrument Museum has become a must-see in the Valley. This weekend, the museum is celebrating its 15-year ...
insider.si.edu

Instrumental lives musical instruments, material culture, and social networks in East and Southeast Asia edited by Helen Rees

The Aesthetics of Koto Strings: Materiality and Physical Sensation in Performance -- The Cålåpitå Past the "Dull Edge" of Extinction: A Shaggy Dog Story of Repatriation and Refusal in Bali -- Pines in ...
Billy Penn

Philly’s musical legacy launched with some of the first American-made instruments

The American-made piano and sousaphone got their start in Philly. From there, musical history continues to be made.
NPR

In praise of the humble recorder — a gateway instrument for millions of schoolchildren

Remember the recorder? It's that small plastic instrument — looks kind of like a flute or clarinet — that's often the first instrument children learn to play in school. Or, at least, they used to. But ...