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Episode 9: Composing for Kids. Back in the day, composers from Bach to Bartok wrote music for beginning musicians, but that tradition is overlooked today. Composer Belinda Reynolds talks about the joys and the importance of writing music for younger players, and gives a few examples and tips as well.

Sing-Along Movies: Great Family Fun
Discovering Music at Summer Sunsets
Air Force Band is Top Flight

Some of the best things in life are free, as this list of summer concerts demonstrates. Catch orchestras, young performers, and recitalists for nada, using this insider guide.

At the Sacramento Philharmonic the future is looking a lot like the recent past. That comes by way of the organization suddenly parting ways with its Executive Director Marc Feldman last week.

Episode 8: Finding a Music Teacher. How do parents find the teacher that is right for their child? Let SFCV help with our Tips & Advice and searchable Directory of Music Teachers. We discuss a few of the basic points, plus family-friendly concerts for the weekend, here.

Introducing the Double Bass!
Say Aloha to the Ukelele
There's Music in the Air in Redwood City

Three Stages at Folsom Lake College has just hosted its first events, but the region’s arts organizations are pinning their hopes on the beautiful new complex.

Looming budget cuts will devastate Oakland’s lively arts and education scene.