Joni’s music is one of stylistic turns, but her acoustic guitar playing reveals an affection for jazz even in her earliest ...

An Arizona-based professional pianist and music director is bringing his guitar and piano lessons to Cuesta College as a community education class, and all students have to do is tune in online with ...

Magnets keep strings suspended without anchor points, and pushing a magnet piece bends notes, so you get expressive sounds with simple moves.

When The Dryden Ensemble presents Lachrimæ: In Praise of Tears on Saturday, January 31, 2026, audiences will be invited into a deeply expressive musical world shaped by two master songwriters ...

Gen X kids who played an instrument likely remember using a tape recorder to snag songs from the radio or MTV, then rewinding ...

Laurence Jones returns to his roots with On My Own, an acoustic blues album blending heartfelt lyrics and stripped-back ...

An architect of Memphis soul, Cropper made his guitar sing and sting. And as a songwriter, he collaborated on more than a few indelible anthems. By Jon Pareles Terse, taut and intrinsically bluesy — ...

No matter how dextrous your fingers might be, if your best guitar is out of tune, you won’t sound great. Experienced musicians can often tune by ear, but even with years of experience under your belt, ...

The best classic rock songs often aren’t filled with complex musical arrangements. More complex, progressive songs can certainly be amazing to hear, and I could easily name a few action-packed, ...

Why buy a guitar tuner when you can build one yourself? Using an inexpensive board and a clever signal processing algorithm, this DIY project delivers a precise, real-time guitar tuner that’s both ...

Across the hall from you during the hours of 12:45 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. is Lafayette College’s hottest new act. “It’s about the music for me,” said Hugh Ash Hole ‘26, who held his out-of-tune guitar and ...

From the opening guitar notes, “Happy Together” has all the trimmings of a runaway hit. The Turtles delivered just that when the song was released in 1967, as it was absolutely tailor-made for the ...