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 ...

Hayes played a borrowed violin when she attended Marshall Middle School. Now, watching her children have the same chance, she said, is simply "joyfulness." Koyal, who is undecided about her college ...

MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) -- A world-renowned violinist brought a unique opportunity to some local students. His resume is impressive, but it was his violin that had jaws dropping. Edvin Marton began ...

Jesus Peralta is a professional violinist and music teacher turned carpenter of sorts. That’s because he wants to share his love of the violin with children in Lima, Peru. But he says the only way he ...

Felecia Rogers realized how much music lessons cost when her son began learning cello. “That’s an arm and a leg just for the instrument,” said Rogers, of Independence. “It was pretty expensive.” So ...

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 ...

The Hawaii Youth Symphony is working with the Nanakuli Boys & Girls Club to expand access to music for kids. Liliana K., 10, rehearsed last month with the Hawaii Youth Symphony’s Music in the ...

Before running her own music education nonprofit, Portia Dunkley was a 6th grade student in Miami who wanted to play the violin. She rushed to her teacher to sign up for the music program, but she ...

CATEURA, Paraguay (AP) - The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with ...

Watching a new Channel 4 show about the super-rich, Too Posh To Parent?, is a bit like entering a surreal parallel universe. The children are pretty much like children everywhere – they fight, they ...