If you've got a serious hankering for DIY projects, this adorable xylophone kids can play along to "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music fits the bill.From Lovely Indeed, you'll need to make a trek ...

Buke and Gass' joyful metal-meets-prog-rock sound and handcrafted sensibility are the product of both ingenuity and experimentation. The duo plays homemade gear, including the modified baritone ...

Alternatively, the humble tambourine is a must-have accessory for anyone fronting a band. Heck, it could even serve as a child’s first instrument. In this guide we’ll be discussing the main ...

The Byrds released the Mr. Tambourine Man album in June 1965. About 60 years later, it stands as a defining moment in folk rock.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. A key composing skill is understanding the sounds that musical instruments make and how they can combine together to ...

There’s seven instrument sounds, 14 different demos and it even has a record function, allowing children to capture their performances and play back to family and friends.

Described by SRM Sounds as a "soft piano taken to the extreme", Dark Mode is an atmospheric instrument designed to sit in the background of a mix, blending in with the other elements in a composition.

To him, the soprano recorder’s lack of strings, reeds, bow – or need to develop a good embouchure in order to make a half-decent sound on it – made it the perfect instrument to inspire children to ...

The instrument was used on hits such as ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Champagne Supernova’ when the band recorded the ‘Definitely Maybe ... sound engineer Nick Brine took the tambourine for himself.