Education

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.

Richard Wagner (1813–1883) was a German composer, conductor, and revolutionary dramatist who didn’t just compose music—he forged it in fire and gold. He is best known for reshaping opera into a total sensory and emotional experience, what he grandly calle...

Long before Beethoven shook Europe with his symphonies, before Mozart dazzled the courts of Vienna, there stood a man whose sword was as sharp as his symphonies—Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

Albéniz nearly burned Iberia—what he left behind became a piano masterwork.

For the first time ever, Benny takes us inside the process of making hit records, breaking down the original demos of his most iconic songs. But this episode isn’t just about the music—it’s about what it really takes to create, push through self-doubt, an...

Mongolian throat singing, known as Khöömei (or Höömii), is an ancient vocal tradition with roots in Mongolia and surrounding regions, including Tuva, Inner Mongolia (China), and parts of Siberia. It is an extraordinary art form in which singers produce tw...

There's nothing like singing along to a good old sea shanty. Here are ten of the greatest sea shanty songs to sing by the sea, in the pub or at any of the UK's brilliant sea shanty festivals.

Organist Anna Lapwood presents a beginner’s guide to the organ, from stops, pedals and manuals to pipes and wind chests.