Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

Percussionists play instruments known the world over — snare and bass drums — but also traditional local instruments like the tamborim hand drum, the cuica friction drum, the double-sided ...

And the maestro’s hand swings, flicks, twists and pointing transform potential cacophony into transcendent synchrony. Sabrina Sato, left, drum queen from Vila Isabel samba school, performs at the ...

The Inuksuk Drum Dancers hit the road earlier this month where they got the chance to join Susan Aglukark for a special reason. Ten members of the group were in Toronto from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7 to ...

The spider walk exercise is excellent for drummers (and guitarists) as it improves finger dexterity and loosens up the wrists ...

The family started their own school, Heritage Irish Stepdancers, in 1998. While the main studio is in Denver, located at 7808 ...

And one’s free fingers can often signal a shift in dynamics. Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of the glitzy Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At a classical orchestra, a conductor’s raised hands often means the start of a performance. Tracing shapes in the air could point to how each beat must come. And one’s ...

Our slightly slapdash approach to laundry could be costing us when it comes to the cleanliness of our clothes and the longevity of expensive machines.