Learning to play a new instrument can be exciting, filled with hopes of playing great songs and even composing your own music. Picking up a guitar for the first time leads to a big question: what's ...

Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...

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