Non-traditional instruments have been used by musicians as long as there has been music, so today, let’s create a playlist ...

The instruments that are classified as wood instruments are percussion instruments that are usually played for symbolic purposes in rituals rather than to be enjoyed for their own musical merit ...

The gameleste combines the gamelan, a traditional ensemble of Indonesia that uses bronze percussion instruments, with the celeste, an orchestral percussion instrument resembling a small upright piano.

A few musical instruments that have every right to be on the list, but did not make it due to their names not being that weird, are the Chapman stick, a guitar like instrument that is used to play ...

Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug Stompers, responsible for many of the unusual sounds that don’t come from the typical stringed instruments in acoustic bands.

If you are interested in classical or folk music, you can try going for a dholak as a percussion instrument for beginners. This dholak is known for its high-pitched and clear sound that will be ...

These include common ones such as the piano, saxophone, bass and drums to the more occasionally appearing violin, clarinet and other percussion instruments. There are few, however, that exhibit unique ...

Increasingly, composers like Bettison and Mason Bates, the Chicago Symphony’s composer-in-residence, are employing unusual musical instruments. As they would be the first to acknowledge, the ...