Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

The Beatles made fantastic music, even when it was just the four of them playing their regular instruments. But their willingness to incorporate other sounds into their formula often paid great ...

In remote mountain schools on Costa Rica’s Caribbean side, children saw brass instruments up close for the first time when Austin Peay State University’s Aurum Sonor Brass Quintet arrived to begin a ...

Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

When school marching band becomes just a memory for a former trombone player, where does the once-loved instrument end up? Where does a musician’s trumpet go when its valves are damaged beyond repair?

From gold rush towns to Mardi Gras parades, brass and concert bands have been the musical backbone of Australian communities ...

Combine the rhythm of jazz, the dramatic appeal of the symphony, and the beat of marching bands — all performed for one event — and you have a program of great variety. Add the individual skills of ...