The musical instrument matching game is a fun and engaging way to help young kids learn to recognize common instruments while practicing focus and memory skills. We’ve used this during music lessons ...

If you're trying to convince someone punk's not dead and never has been, here are three classic punk rock songs to get you ...

Are your ears usually great at picking out chords—until you hit that tricky song? The problem might not be your ears... it ...

Electricity? Overrated… ‘Real’ guitarists know that a guitar’s genuine excitement is best earned via the more personal connection of the player plus the resonant wooden body of an acoustic. Decades ...

Our picks of the best microscopes for kids encourage children to investigate the world around them, enjoy seeing the world in miniature and develop a love for science and STEM. We've included ...

If you have kids or grandkids at home during spring break and need a breakfast they could help prepare, here’s a recipe for banana pancakes. They are not difficult to make. You mix a dry flour ...

I have to soul-search a little bit: I go through a lot of writing exercises, maybe talk with my girlfriend or my kids, to see whether or not it’s something that they would roll their eyes at.” ...

People everywhere would stand around, become enamoured with their favourite guitar solos and constantly mimic the style of their favourite guitarist. Some solos were so effective that they became ...

banned” (Page A1, March 14): When it comes to leaf blowers, gas-powered or otherwise, one four-letter word comes to mind: rake. Good exercise and easy on the ears and environment.

So if a song like ‘Rain’ sounded great with backwards ... ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ was the first major guitar solo that was recorded entirely backwards. It might seem easy to create some psychedelic effect ...