Many parents would agree it’s hard to call the first few notes a child makes on a rented band instrument “music,” but it’s a necessary step toward eventually learning how to play. “The first sounds on ...

HERNDON, Va., June 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to announce Virginia Delegate Vivian Watts as the recipient of the 2026 Music Education Champion ...

Virginia’s contribution to music history and innovation around the world is celebrated by declaring September as Virginia Music Heritage Month. Virginia’s music culture is diverse and includes genres ...

Annie Ray, a music teacher and orchestra leader from Annandale, Virginia, has been named the winner of the 2024 Music Educator Award. The prestigious honor, presented by the Recording Academy and the ...

During a recent drive through Southwest Virginia, I came to a region that is credited with giving birth to country music. The setting was the Blue Ridge Mountains. In the early 19th century, Native ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond is home to art culture and art history, from visual art to historic paintings to modern street murals — and then music. Here are six famous and up-and-coming singers ...

MANASSAS, Va. — A northern Virginia music studio is giving some Prince William County Public Schools students a leg up in the music business. Trilogy Sound Studio has started hosting master classes at ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The size of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame is growing. Six new members will be inducted for their lasting contributions to music in West Virginia and beyond the state’s ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The number of music acts in the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame (WVMHoF) will grow by five in 2020. The WVMHOF announced Tuesday at its store at the Charleston Town Center the ...