Last Weekend of Summer
Yes it is now September, where did the summer disappear to? Most of us will be back teaching next week with new school year starting on Tuesday. Many of our Continue Reading →
Author: srobb
Artistic Director, Delta Community Music School
New Arts Tax Credit Introduced
The Canadian government recently introduced the Canadian Children’s Arts Tax Credit (CATC), a new, non-refundable tax credit based on expenses paid for the cost of registration of children in an Continue Reading →
B.C. gaming grant review forum draws critics
An estimated 70 people attended a forum in Campbell River, B.C., Thursday evening to weigh in on provincial gaming grants. The meeting was the first in a series of B.C. Continue Reading →
Community Gaming Grant Review
On July 11, Skip Triplett was appointed to lead a review into the allocation of funding through Community Gaming Grants. The Review is visiting 14 communities during August and September Continue Reading →
Defending Arts and Culture in BC
As you are probably aware, the Review of Community Gaming Grants in BC has been announced and is underway. Please read here: http://www.allianceforarts.com/blog/gaming-review-submissions We urge our members and supporters to Continue Reading →
New learning tool on the horizon, teaching hand position through electronic stimulus
This one sounds like something out of science fiction, but it is not. WANT to learn a musical instrument, but can’t find the time to practise? A device now under Continue Reading →
Does Addictive Internet use alter the Brain?
Kids spend an increasing fraction of their formative years online, and it is a habit they dutifully carry into adulthood. Under the right circumstances, however, a love affair with the Continue Reading →
Summer is here
As we head into the summer this little blog will be slowing down and kind of going on vacation for awhile until fall. There will be less postings than usual Continue Reading →
Do Musicians have Better Brains?
A new study here summary here) argues that musicians have more highly developed brains than the rest of us. The research relates the concept of high mind development to the Continue Reading →
The Weekly Round up
Some interesting and offbeat items from the online world over the past week or so. Nice work if you can get it! Stagehands at Carnegie Hall take home a pretty Continue Reading →