Whether you are planning to learn a percussion instrument or want to switch from one to another, you need to check out some good percussion instruments for beginners. There are plenty of choices ...

Roughly speaking, there are two broad families of instrument that you're likely to come across when dealing with sampled percussion libraries. The first is orchestral percussion - timpani, snare drum, ...

The percussionist, whose Metal Wood Skin festival continues in London, explains how music became a lifelong inspiration Metal Wood Skin, my percussion festival at London’s Southbank Centre, is a ...

Darbuka, also known as doumbek (or tumbak), or derbeki, is a Middle Eastern percussion instrument. The goblet-shaped single headed hand-drum is an ancient drum. It was originally played in Egypt, ...

It's never too late to take up a new instrument. In fact, a new instrument can help keep the mind young and spry. Regardless of your age, here are some of the best musical instruments for Baby Boomers ...

They first met as students at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Now, they form half of the Yale Percussion Group — a tight-knit ensemble comprising the six students in Professor of ...

Today Native Instruments releases a new software instrument for creating cinematic percussion in Kontakt, titled Action Strikes. Describing it as "an intuitive, playable orchestral percussion ...

Andrew Busch says he has played around 50 instruments throughout his career as a percussionist. Busch, who's originally from Amherstburg, Ont., was named to the 2024 edition of CBC Music's 30 hot ...

Ladies and gentleman, please welcome The Dube into your lives. “What’s The Dube?” Glad you asked. It’ the brainchild of former English international Dion Dublin, best known for his goal-scoring ways ...

BENGALURU: Fusion percussion seems to be the new tabla or veena. It is only the second month of 2024 and the city has hosted two percussion-focused music festivals with sell-out crowds.Five-time ...