If you've got an hour, Adam Riccinto will give you a song. Actually, he'll teach you to play the song yourself on the violin. Riccinto will teach interested string neophytes of all ages at the "Fiddle ...

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Exposing children to music at an early age has been widely known to bring about a host of benefits such as teaching patience, improving memory, instilling discipline and more. It is no wonder why ...

On Saturday I met a ranking member of an elusive, secret society: the luthiers. In layman’s terms, that means Gary Garavaglia is a violin maker, but in the world of string instruments, he’s a master.

Every Monday and Friday afternoon a handful of kids and their parents slip into a side door of St. Charles Boromeo Church on Detroit's east side. The young people carry violin cases and backpacks and ...

Gabrielle Sirmans, 9, couldn't wait to meet her violin. Once she did, she couldn't wait to learn how to play it. "It's music," she said, grinning with pure joy. "So beautiful." Gabrielle and about 19 ...

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 ...

As each student made his or her way to the front of a packed Salmon Recital Hall at Chapman University to perform, one special guest in the front row paid particularly close attention. Just a day ...

Nearly 80 years ago, a music teacher changed Betty Haag-Kuhnke’s life. As the violin instructor and founder of the acclaimed Arlington Heights music academy that bears her name prepares to retire, the ...