SNOHOMISH — For the first time in more than a generation, violin instruction is being offered in Snohomish public schools, thanks to the efforts of Snohomish First Presbyterian Church.

Sister Denise Klaas has taught music for decades. The way she instructs students on their first day of their first violin lesson is a mix of strict and gentle. Quick to point out the proper way ...

Lee has been working diligently on singing with some of her friends, and is in her first year of taking violin lessons from Schactler.

"The story is that when I came home from my first violin lesson, I told my mother I was going to be a violinist when I grew up," Christensen said.

Jody Tucker discovered her passion for music at a young age. She had her first violin lesson in sixth grade. She followed her passion to Augsburg College at the age of 27, intending to be a violin ...