When people play music with wind instruments, considerably less aerosol enters the environment than during singing—but still 5 to 50 times more than during breathing, as studied by a team led by ...

The last time I played clarinet with my band was on March 10, 2020. It was a typical Tuesday evening rehearsal: About 10 musicians crowded into a small basement room, sipping beers and chatting ...

Orchestral ensembles have faced many challenges when starting to perform again during the COVID pandemic, and contamination is a chief concern: specifically, whether wind instruments are vectors of ...

Humans have been making musical instruments from whatever items are close at hand for thousands of years, and we aren’t showing any signs of slowing down yet, least of all artist [Nicolas Bras] and ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many live musical events and festivals were postponed and even canceled to protect musicians and audience members. When they started performing again, many groups ...

One of the significant casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic has been shared creative activities, particularly singing and producing music together. These are all the more difficult to mitigate in that ...

A while ago, I was interviewed about wind instruments on the theme of "starting a musical instrument as an adult."That got me thinking again: musical instruments are quite essential "brain learning ...

Soundproofing problems faced by wind instrument usersWind instruments such as saxophones, trumpets, flutes, and clarinets are instruments that are "difficult to mute" due to their characteristics.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many live musical events and festivals were postponed and even canceled to protect musicians and audience members. When they started performing again, many groups ...