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 ...

RENTON, Wash. — The violin, the beauty of the instrument, took hold of Dr. Quinton Morris at a young age, and it never let go. It is inspiring to hear him talk now, all these years later, about what ...

Maybe none of them will grow up to be the next Itzhak Perlman, but a group of Osceola County, Fla., pre-K students are getting a head start on their education through violin lessons. About 80 at-risk ...

With influences ranging from Shostakovich and Bach to Nas and Jay-Z, stereotype-smashing Black Violin breaks the rules, blending classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass to create a sound they ...

It's ironic that while violins are popular instruments for children to learn to play, they can also be pricey. The Montreal-based AVIVA Young Artists Program has set out to change that, by creating an ...

"In 10th grade, I wanted to do more with my violin, so I just started looking around to see if there were any communities that needed music programs," said Andrea. These days, there are many children ...

Teeny Violini, a mobile youth music education program, is one of several South Florida nonprofits that aim to fill the gaps of music learning by partnering with early learning centers, pre-schools and ...