Herb Alpert got his start playing trumpet in L.A.'s public schools. He wants to help make that "magic" possible for students.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Have you ever wondered what happens to a flute, a trombone, or a violin when it goes kaput? Now introducing instrument repair technicians, or perhaps they should be called ...

The LAUSD musical repair shop is getting a $1 million donation from legendary musician, producer and philanthropist Herb ...

The TUSD musical instrument repair shop is one of just a few across the country that exclusively services instruments for schools. TUCSON, Ariz. — There's a small team at the Tucson Unified School ...

It might be missing strings, keys, valves, hooks, hammers, springs, pads, paint, cork, felt or horsehair. Somebody might have carved “Tony {heart} Jenny” on its side. Maybe somebody kicked it or threw ...

Background: Puzon, 37, owner of Puzon`s Musical Instrument Repair in Lansing, says he has been involved in music as long as he can remember. Besides fixing broken instruments, he gives music lessons ...

Maybe music education just wasn’t the right career path for Dakota Nealey. Partway into the music student’s third year at Coastal Carolina University near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Dakota realized ...

RED WING, MINN. — The most intimate relationship a musician may have is with a precious instrument. And when that relationship breaks down, an elite group of students here can fix it. At Minnesota ...

That jarring sound of a baritone horn clattering to the classroom floor is hardly the stuff of halftime dreams, but it drew only a couple of rueful smiles from students last week at Bowie High School.

For the thousands of woodwind and brass instruments that cycle through the hands of students in the Irvine Unified School District each year, there is just one person responsible for overseeing the ...

SHELTON — For years, Austin Micheals was the go-to man for so many guitar players. Michaels is a nationally certified luthier, which is someone who makes or repairs stringed instruments. He oversaw ...