Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. What is a percussion instrument? Well, in the simplest terms it's ...

Despite experimentation, the placement and number of instruments in an orchestra has remained relatively standard since the ...

They’ve got the beet. A touring orchestra using instruments entirely of vegetables just earned itself a world record. The Vegetable Orchestra, which only plays instruments that are carved out of ...

Did you know that Aretha Franklin played the tuba? And a certain famous astronaut played the baritone horn? It’s cool to be in the school orchestra, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise... From ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. To play, the musician holds the long tube of the flute in both hands and ...