If you were to travel to the Andes mountains of South America, you might encounter a small string instrument called a charango. At first glance, it looks a bit like a mandolin or ukulele with ten ...

The oldest string instruments are from 2,500 years ago — and yes, they’ve captured our imaginations and hearts for that long. There’s something about a vibrating string that resonates deep within the ...

7 stringed instruments from around the world can help us appreciate where we are and where we’ve come from. The world is such an incredibly diverse place—from the natural world to the world of culture ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...