Trusting the Ensemble
Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership — then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. He also shares clips from Continue Reading →
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Inside Kabul’s First Music School
From Norman Lebrecht’ blog “Slipped Disk”, Rebuilding a nation’s culture one child at a time: Cathy Graham, head of music at the British Council, was telling me the other day Continue Reading →
Virtual Pop Star, the new Japanese holographic pop sensation.
She’s pretty, stylish and oozes star quality. But Japan’s latest pop sensation is not quite what she seems – in fact, she doesn’t actually exist. It turns out that Aimi Continue Reading →
International Songwriting Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Candace AveryInternational Songwriting Competition (ISC)615.251.4441cavery@songwritingcompetition.comwww.songwritingcompetition.com INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) EXTENDS DEADLINE TO NOVEMBER 1, 2011 Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Ozzy Osbourne, Lucinda Williams, My Morning Jacket, Continue Reading →
Culture Days at CMC
The Canadian Music Centre BC is participating in the Canada wide Culture Days. We are hosting a number of events at the BC Creative Hub (our performance space) @ 837 Continue Reading →
Choruses Lead the Way!
This is a fabulous clip from CBS Sunday Morning about the impact that singing in a chorus has on not just singers, but everyone in their community.
How Can Inter-Organizational Collaboratives Build Trust?
Here is an article from Charity Village Research about how organizations can work to build inte-rorganizational collaboaratives. By Joan Roberts, Septebmer 19, 2011 You hear it all the time. For Continue Reading →
Top 10 Things to Look for in New Board Members
From Gail Perry’s Blog Here is Gail Perry’s list of top qualities to look for in Board members for non-profit organizations (warning – it may not be a politically correct Continue Reading →
Musicians Hear Better into Old Age
Canadian researchers find playing a musical instrument delays the onset of age-related hearing decline .Musicians retain the ability to distinguish speech in noisy conditions far longer than non-musicians. That’s the Continue Reading →
What if the Secret to Success is Failure?
An interesting article on education appeared this past week in the New York Times. Here is a brief excerpt and a link to the article on their website. Dominic Randolph Continue Reading →