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 ...

Tiny Strings is introducing children ages 3 to 7 to violin playing in New Knoxville, Wapakoneta and Lima, helping build ...

SAN ANTONIO — Samuel Igbo is good at a lot of things. The Boerne High School teen is an honor student, a member of several school organizations, a karate blackbelt, a track athlete, a short story ...

For more than two years, Ebonie Vazquez searched to find a mentor of color for her son, Giovanni, now 11 and passionate about playing the violin. She has now found that space at a local church. New ...

At the beginning of my violin studies, my father, whom Grandpa taught, frequently practiced with me. Practices had the gravity of carrying on a Bolton family tradition — even as a child, I knew that.

Jul 11, 2023 Jul 11, 2023 Updated Aug 24, 2024 Tyler resident Douglas Hansen works two jobs to support his family, but it’s not enough to make ends meet, so he plays a violin on street corners. “I’m ...