Christmas

Get cozy with the Swiftea Mug: a must-have collectible ornament for every adorning fan. Hang this Fearless Flavor cup of tea on your tree as you ce...

The Saxophone was invented by and named for Antoine-Joseph Sax, who was an expert instrument maker and talented musician. Introduced in Paris and p...

The Ukulele is a Hawaiian version of a Portuguese stringed instrument brought to the islands by immigrants in the 19th century. It quickly became H...

Bartolomeo Cristofori of Padua, Italy, invented the piano in the early 18th century; Mozart & others composed masterworks on the pianoforte. Ov...

Flutes appeared in every culture and exist in many forms today as folk instruments. In Western culture, the flute has evolved into the metal, keyed...

A microphone or mic converts sounds into electrical signals allowing the sound to be projected. Microphones are used in a variety of settings to al...

The Electric Guitar was developed in the 1930's and firmly established the following decade with Gibson, Fender and Les Paul all offering their own...

The Clarinet evolved from an earlier single-reed, woodwind instrument in the late 1600's. It was improved over the years, and Mozart was the first ...

Nothing gets school spirit revved up more than the rousing fight song, performed by the marching band! Whether at a pep rally, half-time show or in...

This beautiful glass ornament was carefully mouth-blown into a finely crafted mold. Then a hot solution of liquid silver was poured inside. Finally...

In 1818, a young Austrian priest was trying to devise a way to include music for the Christmas Eve service that night since the church organ was br...

Beginning in the cathedrals and monasteries of Europe, a system of musical notation was developed from the ninth to the 18th century to preserve th...

This beautiful glass ornament was carefully mouth-blown into a finely crafted mold. Then a hot solution of liquid silver was poured inside. Finally...