MINNEAPOLIS — There are endless benefits to playing a musical instrument. It builds confidence and creativity, and it helps people of all ages create community with each other. These benefits can last ...

JODI ETHAN. THANK YOU. A PERFORMING ARTS VENUE IN AMES IS HELPING GIVE STUDENTS IN STOREY COUNTY ACCESS TO MUSIC ALL MONTH LONG. IT HAS COLLECTED USED INSTRUMENTS TO GIVE TO HALF A DOZEN SCHOOLS AND I ...

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 ...