Education

Discover the Seikilos Epitaph, the world’s oldest complete song with lyrics and music, carved in stone over 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece.

Ah, the piano — the gateway drug of classical instruments. Few things feel as magical as playing your first real song on those black and white keys.

Discover how Julius Fučík’s heroic march Entry of the Gladiators became the world’s most recognizable circus theme.

Tonic is the free app helping musicians stay motivated with gamified tools, live practice studios, and a thriving global music community.

Erik Satie (1866–1925) was the black sheep of French classical music—and proud of it.

You may be familiar with the name and music of the composer Felix Mendelssohn but what about the life and work of his sister Fanny? We talked to Shelia Hayman, a direct descendent of the Mendelssohns and an expert on Fanny's life and music.

Step back in time to the golden age of ornamentation and elegance with the baroque flute—a woodwind treasure that once serenaded the courts of Europe.

The soprano recorder, also known as the descant recorder, has been charming ears and causing schoolchildren to squeak for centuries.

Explore the evolution of European flutes—from Renaissance woodwinds to Boehm’s brilliant silver—through 17 historic instruments that shaped music history.

Free online tuner and metronome to sharpen pitch and timing.

Here’s a lyrical, bite‑sized face‑off: violin vs flute in “Flight of the Bumblebee,” featuring the charismatic Ray Chen and the virtuosic Jasmine Choi.

The baroque flute, also known as the traverso, is a delicate wooden instrument that flourished in Europe during the late 17th and 18th centuries. Unlike its modern metal descendant, the baroque flute offers a softer, more intimate tone—warm like aged wine...

In a world where classical music was long dominated by white, male European voices, Florence Beatrice Price broke through the silence with a resounding chord of brilliance.

When two titans of classical music collide on the grand stage of education, the result is nothing short of electric.

Barber nearly missed his deadline—what he left behind became a piano masterwork.

Charles-Valentin Alkan, a name that dances on the tongue like a half-remembered incantation, was one of the 19th century’s most enigmatic and virtuosic composer-pianists.