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WQXR's 10-Day Instrument Drive Launches at Lincoln Center Atrium
WQXR's Musical Instrument Drive kicked off on Friday with a public event at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, featuring live music, cameos from conductors, and a series of instrument...
View ArticleWQXR Smashes Goal in Musical Instrument Drive at Half-Way Point
Half-way into a 10-day Musical Instrument Drive, WQXR has surpassed its goal of collecting 1,000 gently used instruments to give to New York City Public School students.The station has collected more...
View ArticleWQXR's Instrument Drive Ends With More Than 2,500 Donations
WQXR listeners were extra generous in helping to bring the station's 10-day instrument drive to a strong finale on Monday night. The drive has netted more than 2,500 instruments, smashing the initial...
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Senator Jack Reed: We Need Carry-On Rules for Instruments
Last month, John McCauley of the band Deer Tick was preparing to fly to the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island when he was told by the airline, US Airways, that he'd have to check his guitar....
View Article6 Unusual Instruments You Must Hear To Believe
One thing about music is that everything, at one point or another, was an innovation. That includes instruments, too. Even those we take for granted today probably had their fair share of critics in...
View ArticleHere's Why Different Instruments Make Different Sounds
Imagine a band — a massive orchestra, a jazz quartet, or an indie rock outfit. Now think about what you’d hear when all the bandmates on all their different instruments play the same note. You can hear...
View ArticleThis Self-Playing Violin Is a Musical Marvel
The Speelklok Museum in the Netherlands hosts a number of musical curiosities. Among them is an imaginative orchestrion from 1914 called the Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina. The instrument, manufactured by...
View ArticleWhy Learning to Play an Instrument Is Good for Your Brain
Have you always wanted to play an instrument, but were worried that it might be too late to learn? Let's change your perspective just a bit. True, you might not come out blazing with flawless execution...
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Stereotyping Instruments: Why We Still Think Some Are For Boys, Others For...
Even though instruments themselves are genderless, we tend to assign gender stereotypes to many of them — an unfortunate habit of thinking that has been ingrained in our culture for centuries. If you...
View ArticleShims, Swabs, and Screwdrivers: How 4 Musicians Keep Their Instruments in...
As a vocalist, I’ve come to intimately know the ins and outs of proper vocal care. But when it comes to the daily maintenance undertaken by my instrumentalist colleagues, I’m woefully naive. I’d heard...
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Sunday, Oct. 8: Classical Kids Fair in Queens
Sunday, October 8, 1:00 - 4:00 pm(Doors open at 12:30 pm)WQXR's Classical Kids Fair in Queens, October 2022(Alfred Kan)Loading... WQXR is heading back to Queens for a Classical Kids Fair at the Queens...
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