Used woodwind and brass instruments were found to be heavily contaminated with a variety of bacteria and fungi, many of which are associated with minor to serious infectious and allergic diseases, ...

Is it safe to sing in a choir, and play wind and brass instruments again? Here’s what we know about the transmission risks involved in making music, as the world still navigates the coronavirus crisis ...

Musical instruments have been found in every corner of the world for thousands of years. And like other historic artefacts, many are now showcased and maintained in dedicated museums, as well as ...

String instrument players, drummers and pianists are spared the more visceral aspects of playing a wind instrument: the puddles of spit next to each trumpeter’s chair; the swabbing out of every dank ...

RASCOE: If you somehow managed to escape attending one of these concerts, the recorder is a woodwind music instrument. It's got a thumb hole and seven finger holes. And when it's played by a gaggle of ...

Lis Dooner, flute teacher at St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh, began 2020 hoping for a year of progress with her talented charges at the only government-supported music school of its kind in ...