Eight years ago, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s artistic director, Bramwell Tovey, had a vision: to open a community music school adjacent to the Orpheum Theatre, where orchestra members could teach Continue Reading →
Canadian researchers report floating in an isolation tank increased the technical skill level of young jazz players. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Everybody knows the standard answer. But Continue Reading →
“The internet is showing us what it thinks we want to see, not necessarily what we need to see” As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and Continue Reading →
An interesting article appeared earlier this month on Charity Village about a real life story of some of the errors that can be made when using twitter and other social Continue Reading →
This post is a little off topic, but certainly many urban areas in BC are experiencing perhaps similar problems. The costs for musicians for good rehearsal or studio space in Continue Reading →
Ah! All of you piano teachers out there who give away “stickers” to your young students to positively enforce the development of good practice habits and good technique, well you Continue Reading →