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Interesting Instrument Spotlight: The Gittler Guitar

Invented by Allan Gittler in the 1970s, the Gittler guitar is definitely a showstopper. Convinced that guitars had too much unnecessary fluff and would be more functional pared down to only their...

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Musical Nature: the Stalacpipe Organ

Nestled into the Luray Caverns in Virginia is a unique instrument that creates lovely music from the surrounding rock: the Stalacpipe Organ. The Luray Caverns were well known for their musicality...

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Musical Ingenuity: The Vegetable Orchestra

Destined for glory as flutes…or maybe guiros? If you want to see human ingenuity in all its glory, look no further than the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra. This talented group, consisting of musicians,...

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Soothing the Savage Breast: Music as Stress Relief

If you don’t loosen a violin bow before putting it back in its case, you can warp the bow — or even break it. Why am I telling you this? Read on. — My friend (let’s call her…Michelle) was sure…Read more ›

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A Dramatic Illustration of the Healing Power of Music.

Ji-Hae Park is an incredible violinist. But while struggling to become world-famous, she fell into a severe depression — a depression that could only be lifted by music. And not the hard-drilling,...

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