Involving students in planning and fostering a supportive environment can encourage even the most reticent to participate, one expert says.

Wearing a flannel shirt and toting a guitar case, Nicholas Lopardo walked into the Amityville Music Hall on a recent Wednesday night and jotted his name on a list. The 37-year-old HVAC technician, who ...

AMBLER — Butcher, baker, candlestick-maker: If these three characters met up at Open Mic Night, their vocations would be far less important than their talent or passion for music. On any given ...

For Anndrea Hermann, music has always been about more than performance. It is about connection, accessibility and creating ...

The mic will be hot once again for Pedro's Open Mic at Harrison High School on May 10. The event, co-sponsored by Harrison Central School District and The Journal News/lohud, is more like an invited ...

Music Jam at Bank of New Hampshire stage. Andrew North with his band at open mic night playing alongside Dick Shaw, one of the regulars at the open mic night. Music Jam at Bank of New Hampshire stage.