Remember the recorder? It's that small plastic instrument — looks kind of like a flute or clarinet — that's often the first instrument children learn to play in school. Or, at least, they used to. But ...

Music is a universal language that brings people together, and learning how to make music can begin at any age. Making your own instruments is a great way to encourage children’s creativity and ...

Ellington Jenkins first received his clarinet in 2011. Four years ago, Ellington Jenkins received a clarinet from an instrument drive originally launched by Colorado Public Radio. Now he's 14 years ...

Research by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra revealed that 85 percent are keen to make music part of their education. It also revealed that children’s access to music is vital for developing greater ...

Over the last few years, the Rochester School District has made a priority of re-investing in music and the arts in its schools. Still, it estimates there are several hundred students who would like ...

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Kids can participate in a drum circle, use technology to record and mix sounds, and suspend their bodies from aerial silks when Heights Kids’ Day of Music returns to Love Park this weekend. The eighth ...

Many parents would agree it’s hard to call the first few notes a child makes on a rented band instrument “music,” but it’s a necessary step toward eventually learning how to play. “The first sounds on ...

The musical instruments kids play in school bands and orchestras are traveling denizens of bacteria and fungi, say the authors of a new study. Music education is great for kids, they note, but please, ...

“The thing I love about my beginners is they are so passionate.” With 45 beginning players in a period, band Director Andrew Campo sees a lot of passion and energy! Campo’s middle school band room in ...