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Our responce to cuts to music education

Posted on May 23, 2025 by srobb

An Open letter to the School boards of BC The importance of Grade Seven Band in the music curriculum of the province of BC. This letter has been written in Continue Reading →

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Community Teachers shift online

Posted on June 30, 2020 by srobb

Many Community Arts teachers have made the transition to teaching online during the past few months. Thanks to Steve Dotto for bringing a few of us together to share what Continue Reading →

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Calling Young Composers – Turning Point Ensemble

Posted on December 10, 2014 by srobb

Vancouver’s award winning chamber orchestra, Turning Point Ensemble, is offering an opportunity for up to four young composers to develop new work with the 16 member ensemble and its conductor/Artistic Continue Reading →

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How playing an instrument affects your BRAIN

Posted on November 20, 2014 by srobb

When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. Continue Reading →

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National Youth Band Auditions

Posted on November 10, 2014 by srobb

Apply now to be in the 2015 National Youth Band of Canada. Performances in May 2015. Online Application  http://www.canadianband.org/#!national-youth-band/cpda National Youth Band of Canada Audition Deadline The National Youth Band Continue Reading →

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The Benefits of Music Education

Posted on May 7, 2014 by srobb

Our Friends at the Royal Conservatory of Music have published a new brochure outlining the benefits of Music Education.  You can find a pdf version on their website here.

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The perennial discussion to cut school music in BC

Posted on April 16, 2014 by srobb

Updated April 17It seems that every few years in this province of BC we encounter a movement that wishes to cut the “frills” from education in order to balance the Continue Reading →

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The Truth About Piano Lessons

Posted on November 27, 2013 by srobb

A piano teacher looks at what it takes to succeed in music, why parents should care, and what they can do to help their kids. (This article applies to much Continue Reading →

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Fraser MacPherson Jazz Workshop – Dec. 7

Posted on October 29, 2013 by srobb

December 7, 1-3pm, a free workshop by legendary jazz drummer Louis Hayes at Cory Weeds’ Cellar Jazz Club (3611 W. Broadway). * All workshops are free of charge and open to the public. Students wishing to perform Continue Reading →

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Musicians may be most creative ‘when not actually playing instrument’

Posted on October 22, 2013 by srobb

New research into how and when the muse strikes finds that even fairly mundane activities can feed in to new insights For a musician, it’s an elusive question: where to Continue Reading →

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