That melodious sound emanating from Marietta? It’s the dulcet strains of orchestral music coming back into the schools. For some time, the Marietta school district has been looking for ways to expand ...

I am a sophomore at Dallastown Area High School. I have been in the orchestra program for eight years now, starting in third grade. Due to the current financial status of Dallastown district, the ...

Permian High School head orchestra director Todd Berridge, center, is teaching fifth grade students at Reagan Elementary School. (Courtesy Photo) Ector County ISD’s fifth-grade string program is ...

Fifth-grade itinerant strings teacher Sally Pool instructs students at Gonzales Elementary. Fifth-grade strings was reintroduced during the last school year as it was found that students can benefit ...

Groton-- Parents have collected more than 240 signatures on two separate petitions asking the Board of Education to restore a program that teaches third-graders how to play string instruments. Eight ...