Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

Acoustic and classical guitars look very similar, both made of wood, both with six strings, and both with the familiar guitar shape with a curved body and long neck. But there are key differences that ...

Children can learn about violins and other string instruments at the Portland Youth Philharmonic's spring Cushion Concert. (Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian) This petting zoo is about getting to know ...

TEF brings Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Conor Neylon) and his wife, Constanze (Emily Taylor), to its next free Family Series program March 25 to teach children about classical music, string instruments ...

At the heart of many of the world’s musical instruments is the same, simple component—a string stretched tight between two points. Plucked, bowed, or struck, each of an instrument’s strings creates ...

To non-musicians I’m sure that steel-string and nylon-string guitars probably look almost indistinguishable – they’re just acoustic guitars. However, anyone who has listened to both side-by-side will ...