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 ...

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 ...

A concert violinist is developing a 3D-printed violin that costs $7, in hopes of lowering the barrier to getting kids into music. Mary-Elizabeth Brown rehearses Harry Stafylakis’ concerto “Singularity ...

SANTO ANDRE, Brazil, Sept 10 (Reuters) - An orchestra making music from pipes. This is the driving idea behind the Locomotiva Project which converts polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes into violins and ...

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 ...

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 ...