The instrument’s biggest difficulty is simultaneously its greatest joy – to make a sweet sound you must relax ...

"You aren't going to let your mom or dad, sister or brother, dog or cat, play your violin," said Sister Denise Klaas. Sister Denise has taught music for decades. The way she instructs students on ...

Chloe Yofan of Fox Chapel can barely remember a time when a violin wasn’t a fixture in her life. The 24-year-old recalled her earliest violin memory: “I remember going to my first ever violin lesson ...

SNOHOMISH — For the first time in more than a generation, violin instruction is being offered in Snohomish public schools, thanks to the efforts of Snohomish First Presbyterian Church. About 77 ...

Back and forth, their bows glide across violin strings; hands noodle over fingerboards. But for all the effort, the students can't quite keep the rhythm. "I can tell we've had two weeks off. That was ...