When his son had a great time making box guitars in teacher Peter Eldredge’s second-grade class at Cove Elementary School in Corte Madera, parent Geoffrey Barnard wanted to give back. Barnard, a ...

PORT ANGELES — The 20 sixth-graders in Jesse Reynolds’ beginning band class at Franklin Elementary School almost didn’t get a chance to play an instrument this year. Eliminating sixth-grade band was ...

BRIGHTON, Colo. — A nonprofit's annual instrument drive is helping a rapidly expanding middle school band program overcome financial barriers and ensure every student has access to quality instruments ...

GRANDVILLE, Mich. — A compromise has been reached between a West Michigan school district and a band instrument company after months of litigation that sought to change the way parents are able to buy ...

If your kid has an ear for music, take a look at this list of 10 easiest elementary school band instruments to play. When I was in elementary school, I had my fair share of learning how to play random ...

For many students last year, band and choir classes were a far cry from normal, with musicians practicing outside or over Zoom. But with students back in school this fall, many are overjoyed to take ...

When Melanie Hawthorne Long started teaching at Horizon Middle School nine years ago, there were about 50 students in the band program. Over the next few years, that number rose to over 200. As the ...

Students who were taught how to play an instrument for the first time practiced alongside Eastside High School’s marching band during a one-day band camp. The school’s inaugural beginning band class ...