Opinion

Commentary: Kids don’t just make music in band class. They create community.

Clubs, band and other groups can give children what they need most: human connection and the experience of contributing to a common goal.

Local schools to host professional bluegrass band

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is bringing in a ...
VTDigger

‘We’re going to be rebuilding for years’: After 2 years of the pandemic, school music programs face a long road back to normalcy

Joshua Isabelle plays his covered saxophone while masked during band class at North Country Union High School in Newport on Friday, March 4. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger For most of the 2021-22 ...
Gainesville

Beginners' one day band camp at Eastside High School in Gainesville a huge success

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 ...