It’s true that most violin players start studying the instrument when they’re young—sometimes before they’ve even started school. (It’s admittedly pretty amazing to see a preschooler playing a ...

Professional violinist Laurel Parks, standing, instructs a beginners class for adults called "Drunken Fiddles" in January at Restaurant, Pub & Games, 724 Massachusetts St. Parks offers group classes ...

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Playing the violin had never been easy, but she didn't remember it being this hard. In childhood, Dubai-based Yashvi Dhanak ...

Laurel Parks instructs the beginner "Drunken Fiddles" class at Belger Crane Yard Studios. Learning to play an instrument as an adult can be difficult, especially when many beginner level classes are ...

Learning a new skill as an adult can be daunting, especially something as difficult as gymnastics. One adult gymnastics class shows there are serious benefits to adult learning. Some things are easier ...

Every Monday and Friday afternoon a handful of kids and their parents slip into a side door of St. Charles Boromeo Church on Detroit's east side. The young people carry violin cases and backpacks and ...