Crammed into the tiny upstairs of the small northwest Iowa County Museum is *** collection of rare and historic musical instruments. They aren't exactly displayed in the style of the Smithsonian.

Remember the recorder? It's that small plastic instrument — looks kind of like a flute or clarinet — that's often the first instrument children learn to play in school. Or, at least, they used to. But ...

With the right instrument and a little bit of practice, music can become a rewarding endeavor for nearly anyone. A kalimba, for example, is a portable musical instrument that has less than two dozen ...

Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been ...

Kawika Pangelinan has become a skilled and self-taught craftsman of numerous types of Hawaiian musical instruments.

With the right instrument and a little bit of practice, music can become a rewarding endeavor for nearly anyone. A kalimba, for example, is a portable musical instrument that has less than two dozen ...