The nyckelharpa, meaning “key harp,” is a traditional Swedish instrument. The first clues of this instruments existence are from 14th century European relief sculptures. The nyckelharpa is classified as a bowed string instrument. It is played in much of the same way a violinists plays a violin with the exception of [...]

If you’re like me, you’ve probably made this sound accidentally while you were bored or drawing pictures of laser guns and aliens. This sound has a name, and it isn’t “rotating-space-crystal.”
Overtone singing, also known as throat singing or harmonic singing, is a way of tuning the mouth and vocal cords to match the natural [...]