Yale University
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: Flanders Recorder Quartet
Listen to the Flanders' Recorder Quartet perform a selection by Merula in this Yale University performance series piece.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Animations: How Do String Length, Tension, and Gauge Affect Pitch?
Narrated animation that visually explains how a string's pitch is affected by its length, tension, and gauge. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Heavy Metal: The Physics of Diy Instruments
Paul Rudolph finds objects in garbage and junkyards, and transforms them into musical instruments, even using them in his own performances with his band. Listen as he talks about this work, and as a scientist discusses the physics of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What's the Story Behind the World's Oldest Piano?
In this video [2:14] join Sasha, age 10, as she reports from the Musical Instruments galleries to get the inside scoop on an instrument that changed music history.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Slit Gong (Atingting Kon)
In this video [2:22] Met curator Eric Kjellgren on communication in Slit Gong [Atingting kon] by the Tin Mweleun peoples of Ambrym Island in Vanuatu, mid to late 1960s. The towering slit gongs of northern Vanuatu are among the largest...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Notes From a Former 'Guitar Zero'
Why it's not too late to learn how to play a musical instrument. NYU psychology professor Gary Marcus shares his experiences and insights about the science of learning, which he's gathered in a new book Guitar Zero.