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12 Educational Facts About the Recorder

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12 Educational Facts About the Recorder

LEGO’s Much-Hyped Fender Stratocaster and Amp Kit Has Arrived—Here’s Where To Get It

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LEGO’s Much-Hyped Fender Stratocaster and Amp Kit Has Arrived—Here’s Where To Get It

A Brief History of Guitar Smashing, From Pete Townshend to Phoebe Bridgers

Paul Stanley of Kiss brandishes his mangled axe at a New York concert in 2019.

A Brief History of Guitar Smashing, From Pete Townshend to Phoebe Bridgers

The Surprising Stories Behind 11 TV Show Theme Songs

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The Surprising Stories Behind 11 TV Show Theme Songs

Kurt Cobain's MTV Unplugged Guitar Is Headed to Auction

How much would you pay even just to touch the guitar that Kurt Cobain played during MTV Unplugged in New York?

11 Surprising Facts About Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash in 1966.

What Is Catgut Made From?

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Benjamin Franklin and History's Most Dangerous Musical Instrument

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Why Do Orchestras Tune to an A Note?

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Stradivarius Violins Get Their Distinctive Sound By Mimicking the Human Voice

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This Beatles Poster Breaks Down the Instruments Played in Every Fab Four Song

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What's the Difference Between an Orchestra, a Symphony, and a Philharmonic?

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How a Medieval Tree Helped Debunk a Famous Instrument's Identity

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Take a Rare Tour Inside a Massive Pipe Organ

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Tiny Woman, Big Instrument: Remembering Jane Little, the World's Longest-Serving Orchestra Musician

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This Kinetic Sculpture Plays Rock Music Using Actual Rocks