How to Buy a Drum Set
Choosing your drum kit is more than selecting the coolest looking drums out of a musician's catalog. How the drum is built will define majority of your overall tone. I will show you how to decide what drum set will satisfy your musical instrument ... [... more]
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Jazz with Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller has more than one trick up his sleeve. Penn feels strongly about the importance of learning to do something that you may not have a natural talent for. Since he’s been doing comedy and magic for 30 years, he decided ... [... more]
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How to Buy a new Guitar
Whether you are a beginner, or a seasoned pro, this useful tips will help you when you decide to buy a new guitar, either from your local music store or a luthier. Once you have completed your initial looking around, settle on a price range that ... [... more]
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How to Build a Drumbone
The drumbone is one variety of PVC pipe instruments made popular by the performance group Blue Man Group. If you're a fan of the Blue Man Group music or just like to play around with musical instruments, a drumbone is an easy way for you to build ... [... more]
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How to Clean and Maintain Trumpet Valves
The valves of a trumpet are the most intricate parts of the instrument. They require careful handling and regular maintenance. Gentle cleaning, lubrication and well oiled valves will add to your instrument's life and enhance the sound you create ... [... more]
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Handmade Guitar, Part 5: Making the Curved Sides
In this episode of DIY's Handmade Music, master luthier Lynn Dudenbostel continues work in the creation of a custom hand-made acoustic guitar -- built in the tradition of the great guitars from the 1930s and early '40s. Viewers discover how to ... [... more]
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World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
 This is a comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments covering all sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboard and the voice, as well as rare and non-Western instruments. Including a history of music-making, [... more]
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Evolution of a Steel Drum, Part 1
A steel drum begins its tranformation from industrial container to musical instrument. Ellie Mannette's ingenuity introduced the steel drum to the world. His foresight elevated the "pan" to an instrument worthy of a symphony orchestra. At ... [... more]
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments [... more]
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Jack Rabbit Creations all-wood musical instrument set
Features: Itty Bitty Bug Band- Jack Rabbit Creations. This quality wooden 6 piece musical instrument set includes two ladybug rhythm shakers, dragonfly bells, caterpillar slide whistle and butterfly cymbals! Ages 3 years and up Amazon Minimum Age: 36 [... more]
$36.00
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Origins and Development of Musical Instruments
A survey of the origins and development of musical instruments world-wide from Paleolithic times to the present day. Illustrated with pictures of several hundred instruments from all over the world on 120 plates, with five maps for ease of reference to [... more]
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The History of Musical Instruments
Written by one of the world's most distinguished musicologists, this is the 1st comprehensive history of musical instruments. It traces their evolution from prehistoric to modern times, combining scholarship with insight in a remarkable fusion of music, [... more]
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