Man listening music and using a phone while sitting on stairs outdoors. Walk into any classroom today, and chances are you’ll see students with earbuds in their pockets or playlists open on their ...

NEW YORK (AP) – Andolina Collado didn’t know where to start when her young daughter asked for violin lessons. An immigrant from the Dominican Republican who works as a home health aide, she asked ...

Music lessons are sometimes sold as a sort of cognitive training. Put a child in front of a piano, the story goes, and ...

Two afternoons a week at Sacramento State, the corridors of Capistrano Hall are filled with the sounds of bows hitting strings and familiar tunes. But the sounds are not from Sac State music students.

Parents have long treated piano recitals and violin lessons as a kind of academic insurance policy, a cultural bet that ...

Instructor Noah McCune goes over chords with Ben Rodehaver and Larry Hawk during last Thursday’s FVRC music program lesson. (Photo by Tyler Bennett) ATHENS, Ohio — Retiring in 2012 after teaching ...

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The Associated Press NEW YORK-Music lessons are among the most expensive activities for children and the most difficult to navigate. Here are some tips on how to get started: Let your child explore ...

In this Aug. 17 photo, Anmy Paulino Collado prepares to leave after her piano lesson, in New York. Private music lessons are beyond the reach of many families and even music programs at public schools ...