The Foundation to Assist Young Musicians’ Violins for Kids program began years ago when an elementary school principal was looking for ways to keep his students out of a local gang. Arturo Ochoa, then ...

Exposing children to music at an early age has been widely known to bring about a host of benefits such as teaching patience, improving memory, instilling discipline and more. It is no wonder why ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)- Have you ever wanted to get your kid into music? If the answer is ‘yes’, here’s your chance to do it for free! The Florida Orchestra (TFO) has partnered with the ...

Glenda Walsh Crouse from Westminster Suzuki Strings, reads the book, “Music Class,” by Amanda Haley, to the children to start the program. The Carroll County Public Library in Finksburg sponsored a ...

Robert Griffin recently received a violin handcrafted by his grandfather in 1953. Only 8 of the instruments were made.

They grew up playing classical music in the school orchestra, but what they listened to on their own time was hip-hop. Now, two former high school classmates have found a way to blend the two genres ...

Children in East New York have the opportunity to receive free violin lessons on Saturdays. The lessons are part of the nonprofit Good Shepherd's Services programing at the P.J. Avitto Community ...

Third-grader Michael Joseph had seen violinists on television – shoulders straight, fingers nimble – creating soothing music for the soul by drawing horsehair bows across strings. While not a master ...

The ABC documentary Don’t Stop the Music first aired in 2018 and highlights the transformative effects of teaching music in primary schools. A call was put out for people to donate instruments to ...