The faint sounds of a tuba playing the songs of German composer Richard Wagner could be heard Monday through the halls of the Albuquerque Public Schools’ Lincoln Complex. Chris Smith was testing out ...

Maybe music education just wasn’t the right career path for Dakota Nealey. Partway into the music student’s third year at Coastal Carolina University near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Dakota realized ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Have you ever wondered what happens to a flute, a trombone, or a violin when it goes kaput? Now introducing instrument repair technicians, or perhaps they should be called ...

The TUSD musical instrument repair shop is one of just a few across the country that exclusively services instruments for schools. TUCSON, Ariz. — There's a small team at the Tucson Unified School ...

Julie Jurgenson blesses the horns down in Africa and leaves the rain to Toto. She’s been working as a music instrument repair technician for 36 years, and she owns JJ’s Horn Clinic, a band instrument ...

Cars have run over trumpets. Woodwinds have fallen through the bleachers. Once, the Batmobile got stuck in the bell of a tuba. From routine maintenance, such as replacing worn down key pads, to ...

RED WING, MINN. — The most intimate relationship a musician may have is with a precious instrument. And when that relationship breaks down, an elite group of students here can fix it. At Minnesota ...

Tim Adelson spends his workdays repairing musical instruments for students across the Clark County School District. The reason he does it? He wants to ensure more students stay in music programs. “It ...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Rocky Mountain Music Repair in Broomfield is collecting instruments and supplies for its sixth annual School Secret Santa Instrument Drive, which provides Colorado music teachers ...