At the heart of many of the world’s musical instruments is the same, simple component—a string stretched tight between two points. Plucked, bowed, or struck, each of an instrument’s strings creates ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Syracuse, NY -- Sometimes you have to change the notes and craft a different tune. Budget cuts wiped out about 19 percent of the Syracuse school district’s arts and music staff, and students were in ...