“For the third time, stop tapping!” my primary school teacher screams at me from across the room. I must not have heard her the first two times. I’d been drumming on the desk again, using my fingers ...

When we hear a song that we already know, we can identify it even if it is not an exact version of the original. If it sounds higher or lower, faster or slower, or if the instruments are different ...

Walking into Lankao county in Kaifeng, Central China's Henan Province, the local paulownia reserve forest is particularly eye-catching, and upright paulownia trees have painted a bright landscape in ...

These iconic rock songs that use non-musical items as instruments to stunning effect offer an invaluable lesson for songwriters and producers. You don’t always need the most expensive gear or ...

How many instruments can you name off the top of your head. Fifteen? Twenty? If you just got to 25 and you’re patting yourself on the back right now, slow down: The Musical Instrument Museum in ...

Did you know that some snakes can fly – or at least glide down from a tree under control? I had a vague idea that this was possible but I had no idea how the snakes did it, so I really enjoyed the ...