David Gentleman’s brilliant career spans eight decades, from watercolour painting to tube station murals to drawing the Tottenham riots. Here his daughter, the Guardian journalist Amelia Gentleman, ...
Pianist Sarah Milnes thinks there are good reasons why kids should learn how to play an instrument. Most obviously, she says, it helps them unlock the joys of music. There are proven links between ...
The transition from athlete to entrepreneur wasn’t as big a leap as most people think. Both arenas are performance-driven, both demand resilience, and both require the ability to adapt under pressure.
Rob-Landes pranks Zoom classes by unexpectedly Rickrolling them with a violin! Watch this funny video of pro violin teachers pretending to be beginners. Half a million bottles of blood pressure drug ...
“Do you believe in the literal truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ?” We had just tuned our instruments, the way we did at the beginning of every lesson, when my violin teacher abruptly asked me ...
I was 14 when I met a firecracker of a soul, a bombastic professor of life with colossal charisma who stood all of 4-foot-10. Mrs. Korthaus was the beloved English teacher at our rural Pennsylvania ...
LAFAYETTE, LA — In celebration of what would have been beloved Cajun musician Al Berard’s 65th birthday, his family and supporters proudly announce the digital release of "Al Berard Teaches Cajun ...
WEISER, Idaho — An annual competition aimed at fostering and promoting the traditional art of playing the fiddle is in full swing. The National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest and Festival runs through ...
First-year composition courses, which are required of incoming students at many colleges and universities, lack cachet. No student gets excited about a comp class, and the faculty who teach these ...
My mentor passed away a few weeks ago. I didn’t even realize he was my mentor until I stopped to grieve, take a deep breath, and reflect on my life and the life of the man who just passed away. That ...