The Loog Piano may be a fun, kid-size instrument, but that doesn’t mean it should look or sound like one. Now, Loog is adding a brand-new category to its collection: a $299 portable instrument that ...

Are you a vocalist looking for the easiest instruments to play while singing? In the day and age of Youtube covers, singer-songwriters are forever on the lookout for instruments that can complement ...

Take a leaf out of Tom Hanks’ playbook in the movie Big and get one of those jumbo piano keyboard mats. Kids love to make sound, after all, and they’ll be thrilled that they can make different sounds ...

There has been a longstanding gulf between the consumption of music and the creation of it: not everyone has the time or money to spend on lessons and instruments, and for those in school, many music ...

If you were scouting through the internet to find what are the 6 hardest instruments to play for kids in an orchestra, we are going to ease your research with our list. Music has a huge impact on the ...

Want to add elements to a GarageBand composition by playing a piano, but don't have access to a MIDI keyboard? Save money on buying a new instrument by taking advantage of the built-in Musical Typing ...

A crazy gadget that looks like a toy fretboard peripheral for a video game is actually a highly versatile instrument that can be played in many ways. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she ...

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the December 2008 issue of Macworld, prior to the introduction of GarageBand ’09. If you want to record music, you must know how to play it. Learning ...

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