Students in the new DeLUXE K!DS violin program perform on Dec. 1. Every weekday afternoon, the hallways of Houston ISD's Bruce Elementary fill with the sounds of children excited to get out of school.

Laurel Parks instructs the beginner "Drunken Fiddles" class at Belger Crane Yard Studios. Learning to play an instrument as an adult can be difficult, especially when many beginner level classes are ...

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When an expert plays the violin it sounds beautiful and elegant. But when someone is first learning how to play the instrument it can sound like nails on a chalkboard. So if you’re a beginner ...

Violinist Andrew Bird answers the internet's burning questions about playing the violin. What is the secret to vibrato? Why are violins so expensive? Is there a trick to properly tuning a violin?

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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Charlotte Lewis is sharing her love of music with a new generation. She teaches kids how to play violin and keyboard, at no cost, at the Boys and Girls Club in Dade City. The ...

Considering jazz is an art form that mostly makes it up as it goes along, it's ironically appropriate that printed records—i.e., data—from the days of its birth are decidedly sparse. We know, at least ...