Link between watching TV and asthma
Children who spend hours in front of the television are at greater risk of developing asthma than those who are more active, a study has found. Youngsters who watched more Continue Reading →
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BCACMS annual conference
Hi Folks, The BC Association of Community Music Schools Annual Conference is set for Friday June 19 and Saturday June 20. The conference this year is being hosted by the Continue Reading →
RCM Exams
Tomorrow (March 3) is the final deadline for signing up for the Spring session of Royal Conservatory of Music Exams held this May and June. I was just trying to Continue Reading →
British Columbia Budget Contains a Mixed Message for Culture
The province of British Columbia brought down its 2009 budget on February 17, and artists and cultural organizations in the province are now organizing to reverse proposed cuts to cultural Continue Reading →
Music Training Linked to Enhanced Verbal Skills
A study released by Northwestern University in 2007 suggests that Mom was right that you continue your studies in music, even though you didn’t want to become a professional musician.The Continue Reading →
Welcome to new members
We would like to welcome two new members to our Association. The Kamloops Symphony has just started a new music school this past September that features instructors from its own Continue Reading →
BC Lower Mainland Festivals and Competition List
Thanks to Christie Smith at Long & McQuade for putting together this list of competitions and festivals for 2008/2009. This information sheet in pdf format includes festival dates, application dates Continue Reading →
Research Briefs – Did you Know?
Here are some Music advocacy shorts to jump start your New Year.From the AMC website – Research Briefs: Did you Know? Middle school and high school students who participated in Continue Reading →
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to everyone. Alas our Christmas Vacations are now over and all of us are getting back to our regular schedules. Everyone in BC is still trying to Continue Reading →
website updates
We are making some website updates over the few days to our main site www.bcacms.bc.ca . Hopefully everything will be up and running again smoothly before the New Year.