Rebekah Romberg

How musicians use their songs to tell stories about work.

How do musicians tell stories about death and grief?

A well-crafted song can tell a story that makes listeners feel confident, carefree or powerful.

We’ll talk about your favorite sounds and the instruments that create them.

All around the world, musicians use stringed instruments to make music. The way musicians play these instruments creates beautiful and distinctive sounds.

Musicians who use the power of air breathe life into the music they play. They create beautiful and ear-catching melodies.

The spotlight is on membranophones! Membranophones make sound from the vibration of a tightly stretched material.

Idiophones make sound from the vibrations of an instrument’s body. A lot of the time, musicians whack them or shake them rhythmically.

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Electrophones, which use electricity to make sound, have changed music! The electrophone instrument family expands the range of musical colors in a composer’s toolkit.