Violinist Holly Mulcahy knew fairly quickly she was on to something when she conceived the idea of performing classical music in front of inmates at Walker State Prison in Rock Spring, Georgia, in ...

About a dozen teachers at the academy give lessons in violin, flute, cello and piano to close to 600 students, most of them children.

When it comes to starting violin lessons early — especially if not ready to do so — kids can adopt inappropriate body or hand positions and get used to inconsistencies.