Meet the bassoon — a double-reed woodwind instrument with rich tones and intricate fingering. Professor Richard Church introduces young learners to the bassoon and the rest of the woodwind family.

Summary: A breezy, often humorous account of what happens when an elderly non-musician decides to play the music of Beethoven, Mozart and others, with just 12 lessons on each of the string, woodwind ...

Learn about the brass family of instruments — their sounds, mouthpieces and harmonics. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, hosts this exploration of ...

Of the four instruments represented in a modern symphony orchestra string section — violin, viola, cello and contrabass — the cello is the most versatile. In a traditional ensemble context, whether ...

While Paul Monaco will wrap up his career at the Royalton Hartland school district with this spring’s student concerts, he says teaching orchestra has never felt like work. “If you love ...