music education

In 1812,the Brothers Grimm wrote many stories and fables and published them as “Grimm’s Fairy Tales”. This week on Kids Commute, we’ll hear the story of…

Kids Commuters, take cover! It’s Pop Goes the Classical Week 2.0 on Kids Commute from Interlochen Public Radio. All week we’ll be hearing pop songs played…

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amoré . . . OR it’s Couples Week on Kids Commute from Interlochen Public Radio! Music has brought…

One of our goals is to keep you informed on what’s new in classical music, and the Kids Commute team is really excited to bring you Alma Deutscher Week on…

March Madness begins this week. The huge college basketball tournament starts with 68 teams and will eventually end with one national champion. But for…

The Next Idea If you’re old enough, you might remember Schoolhouse Rock, a series of musical films that helped kids learn. Emmanuel Smith is “ Mr. E in...

Michigan boasts an exceptionally rich mix of folk, ethnic and immigrant music, and it goes back centuries. Music professor Lester Monts wanted to...

A group of Interlochen students is reviving the radio drama. Their production is called “Until We Can All Sit Down.” It recalls the lunch counter sit-in…

(This is our first story in a new series on IPR.) Around the time Ben Davila was thinking about leaving San Francisco, a friend sent him a BuzzFeed…

Ready or not, it’s back to school time!While students are cherishing their last days of summer, teachers are busily preparing for the upcoming school…