PARKERSBURG – A revamped fifth-grade band program is off to a strong start in Wood County Schools. Kimberly Hunt, director of the elementary bands program for the school district, said she and ...

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 ...

BOTHELL, Wash. — The fight is on for parents in the Northshore School District to save the fifth-grade band. Families worry further cutting the program will force it to dissolve in years to come.

BOTHELL, Wash. — At just 11 years old, Atharva Johri already plays three instruments. He credits the fifth-grade music program at his former elementary school for sparking his interest. "That makes me ...

Lately, walking into the fine arts department feels like walking into the headquarters of some underground organization. People hurry from the theater room to the choir room to the band room and back ...