As one of the world’s most renowned harp soloists and a passionate champion of new music for her instrument, Yolanda Kondonassis presents a comprehensive guide and conversational text on composing idiomatically for the harp, in her new book, The Composer’s Guide to Writing Well for the Modern Harp, published by Carl Fischer. The book features […]
We can guide you, but practice will make you unbeatable. Let’s make you better than the best with these five tips for beginning violinists.
In this video, the team over at Consordini Music teaches us the basics of playing the cello. They go over everything from posture, to care for the instrument, to what you’ll need and more!
In simplest terms, the harp is a plucked string instrument where the plane of the strings is perpendicular to the soundboard.
If you are learning a new chord, scale, or musical passage, you don’t always have to have the guitar on your lap to make that happen.
A list of the best ukuleles that Making Music is highlighting from the 2015 Nashville Summer NAMM show for their particular excellence…
A list of Guitars and Accessories that Making Music is highlighting from the 2015 Nashville Summer NAMM show for their particular excellence.
Although there was hardly any conversation between the players, a true sense of camaraderie developed. Without even talking, I could feel it in the air. As members of the New York Late-Starters String Orchestra, we were making music.
Video of Natalia Paruz: The Saw Lady. She has many stories about the people she has met while playing the saw in the NYC subway. She has played more prestigious gigs…
Mark O’Connor is one of the most well-known and respected violinists in the world. Watch the video of Mark O’Connors performing ‘Boil ’em Cabbage Down’
