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 ...

People with tune deafness aren't able to tell when a musician accidentally strikes the wrong note in a song, but their brains know the difference. Researchers from the National Institute on Deafness ...

After the lights dim and the idle chatter of the audience dies down to a mere murmur, the first taste of a Broadway performance is not the set, the actors, nor the lights, but the tuning of the ...

The iconic sound of an orchestra tuning is highly recognizable, even for those who've never set foot in a concert hall. Many of us first heard it while watching a Looney Tunes cartoon. Have you ever ...