The Baltimore Sun

A sound approach to teaching children Instruction: Musicians take their instruments into area classrooms to help teach such “nonmusic” subjects as English, physics and history.

He calls himself “Mr. Violin.” But Leonid Berkovich and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Arts Excel program give children more than an appreciation of classical music. The notes of his violin help ...

Instrument petting zoo helps peak children’s interest in playing music

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra in partnership with the Indiana State School of Music hosted an instrument petting zoo at the Terre Haute Children’s museum. This ...
Education Week

Children Write Operas, Design Instruments on Music Web Site

The popular children’s television show “Sesame Street” recently unveiled a Web-based music education program in which the Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and other characters help teach young ...
NPR

Little Fingers And Screechy Sounds: Why Do So Many Kids Learn To Play The Recorder?

Editor's Note: This story was originally reported by Monica Eng in 2017. When Lebanon-born George Semaan came to the United States via Canada during his fifth grade year, he thought every kid knew how ...
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Retired Pueblo teacher donates huge collection of instruments to Title 1 schools

PUEBLO — A retired music teacher, still helping students all across Colorado? That's music to Pueblo's ears! Rocky DeNiro and his wife just donated a collection of instruments to the Bringing Music to ...
BBC

Wales: All pupils to get free access to musical instruments and teaching

All children in Wales will have free access to a musical instrument from September as part of the Welsh government's new music education plan. Funding for music teaching will rise from £1.5m to £4.5m ...