Growing up in Oak Park, Sam Walder was a student of the violin beginning at age 4, but as he made his way through the elite Illinois Math & Science Academy and later the University of Illinois' ...

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego non-profit organization believes the gift of music is too important to come with a price tag. In this Zevely Zone, I saw firsthand how music is meant for everyone. At Villa ...

One of my best experiences while growing up here in Parkersburg was the opportunity I had to take violin lessons at Tavennerville Elementary School, which RESA occupied until recently. Just a few ...

SNOHOMISH — For the first time in more than a generation, violin instruction is being offered in Snohomish public schools, thanks to the efforts of Snohomish First Presbyterian Church. About 77 ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A principal in Pinellas County is helping her students thriving through violin lessons. Dr. Anne Penny, the principal at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, is making sure ...

EAST TAMPA — Outside the Cyrus Green Community Center, cars often ride past with hip-hop blasting from the speakers. But inside the building, a different genre of music is catching on with youngsters ...

Pathrycia Mendonça never has to worry about jet lag. The 26-year-old has just jetted into London, where she's about to play 10 nights at Wembley Stadium with Coldplay as part of Venezuela's Simón ...

April 4, 2012 (Houston, Texas) — Patients with Alzheimer's disease with otherwise limited cognitive function who had never before played the violin showed the potential not just to learn to play the ...