Music Education

August is National Make-a-Will Month and the perfect time to consider including WRTI in your estate plans. Check out how students in the Philadelphia School District are benefiting from legacy gifts to WRTI. In partnership with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Musicopia, WRTI brought performances and music education to local Philadelphia schoolchildren this year.

The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than "Hot Cross Buns."

In partnership with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Jasper Chamber Concerts, WRTI brought performances to two local Philadelphia schools in October.

In his first semester leading the Jazz Studies program at the University of Pittsburgh, drummer Chad Taylor is intent on building bridges and making connections.

Dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and nonbinary artists in improvised music, Next Jazz Legacy will continue for at least another three-year cycle, thanks to a $1.25 million gift from the Mellon Foundation.

During a recent visit arranged by Play on Philly and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Sheku Kanneh-Mason answered some questions not only from schoolchildren but also from WRTI.

Philadelphia's most heralded jazz educator, Lovett Hines, is 80 today. So we gathered birthday wishes from just a few of his admirers, including Christian McBride, Sumi Tonooka and Jaleel Shaw.

A self-described "research geek," classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine has a passion for discovering new repertoire and turning kids on to classical…

The Curtis Institute of Music recently announced that violinist Midori will be joining its faculty in 2018. Midori has been performing with major…

More than 90% of the country's schools offer it, but what students actually receive isn't clear.