The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...

In A Nutshell A captive chimpanzee in Japan named Ayumu repeatedly pried floorboards off a walkway and used them as ...

Yakir Ben-Hur, National Dance Institute, creates beats with a variety of instruments. Create exciting beats and rhythms with Yakir Ben-Hur from the National Dance Institute. Learn about a variety of ...

“The spirit of percussion opens everything,” musician John Cage once declared. He had in mind the way percussion music can open the door to unaccustomed ways of listening — and even of perceiving the ...

When Robert van Sice first began teaching percussion, he, like many young teachers, worked primarily from a one-size-fits-all methodology. “You know, ‘I believe this about percussion playing, and if ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Fort Dorchester High School Assistant Band Director Matthew Kilby says he tries to teach his students to march to the tune of a different drum. He says the fine arts ...

What do Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney and Todd Rundgren have in common with acclaimed percussion master, orchestral conductor and University of California San Diego music professor Steven Schick, a ...

Clockwise from left: Philip Glass and Third Coast Percussion members Peter Martin, David Skidmore, Sean Connors, and Robert Dillon Credit: Rebekka Federle Philip Glass arrives in town this Friday to ...

Jefferson High is one of three public schools in SD to have an indoor drumline that will compete in the Minnesota Percussion ...