BC Association of Community Music Schools
Does studying music boost students’ overall test scores? Recent research casts doubt on that belief, concluding that the link between music education and good grades appears to reflect the impressive nature of Continue Reading →
You don’t find school reformers talking much about how we need to train more teachers in the arts, given the current obsession with science, math, technology and engineering (STEM), but Continue Reading →
Good news for pushy parents. If you want your child to excel musically, you now have better justification for starting their lessons early. New evidence comes from brain scans of 36 Continue Reading →
After more than two years of study and consultation, the Canada Revenue Agency has just released an important paper on “Arts Activities and Charitable Registration Guidance”. While the paper may, Continue Reading →
There is much strife these days in the classical orchestral world between professional orchestra management and the musicians, especially in the country of our neighbours to the south, the United States. Continue Reading →
What is the role of the local Community Music School with presenting concerts? Do we do this because we want to educate audiences in our communities about various forms of music? Do we Continue Reading →
Culture Days is a collaborative, Canada-wide volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. The first Continue Reading →
The language that unites every being on the planet is being cut out of many schools in an effort to save cashby Bramwel Tovey Every year, the Coalition for Music Continue Reading →
Music education produces myriad benefits, strengthening kids’ abilities inreading, math, and verbal intelligence. New British research suggests it may also teach something less tangible, but arguably just as important: The ability to empathize. In Continue Reading →