For one young musician in Santa Barbara, the sound of possibility came in the form of a donated trumpet. For another, it was a violin, perfectly sized for small hands eager to learn. Once sitting ...

Maybe the secret to musical success isn’t to be original, but to try as hard as you can to sound like somebody else… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The Keep the Beat Instrument Drive, a month-long radio event dedicated to advancing music education in Santa Barbara Unified schools, is making its sixth replay, sponsored by 99.9 KTYD and the Santa ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA, March 12, 2025— For one young musician in Santa Barbara, the sound of possibility came in the form of a ...

Throughout the month of February, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation and local radio station 99.9 KTYD are teaming up to collect musical instruments and financial donations to help support music ...

Musicians in search of a more unique form of instrument might enjoy this video of Koka’s Beat Machine, which takes the form of manually programmable instruments that produce different kinds of ...