If you’re looking to unleash your creativity, or just trying to find an idea for your kid’s school project, take a look at our list of the 10 easiest musical instruments to make at home. Whether you ...

[Josh] wrote in to tell us about an experimental instrument he’s been working on for a couple of months. We’re glad he did, because it’s a really cool project. It’s an organ that uses the principle of ...

In describing his diddley bows, doshpuluurs, and canjos, craftsman Scott Weir said no two instruments ever make the same sound. They’re all a little quirky, just like him. Weir began creating these ...

Make a unique homemade instrument by following Wayne Erbsen’s homemade mandolin (or “hamdolin”) instructions using a ham can and inexpensive building materials. Before I explain the particulars on how ...

Etc: Opening reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. May 25, features food and drinks, a live music demonstration, meet the artist and curator Old-school musicians put cigar boxes to work as acoustic resonators. Jug ...

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Roque Baños breaks down how he made a house of horrors sing. By Aaron Couch In Don’t Breathe, a house is more than a home — it’s a musical instrument. “We started to have this crazy idea, ‘Why don’t ...

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Before the members of Congolese music collective KOKOKO! take the stage at Washington, D.C.'s Rock & Roll Hotel, they slip into bright yellow jumpsuits. The fashion choice, they explain, has ...

If you know how to hum, you can play kazoo. It is one of the simplest musical instruments to play and the method we are going to show you here will make it one of the most easiest musical instruments ...