Matthew McFarlane interview
Here is an interesting clip from CBC Radio One, an interview with Matthew McFarlane of CBC Vancouver takes us to a student music festival, He speaks with several young piano Continue Reading →
Category: education
VSB cuts to music programs – The VSO responds…
Remarks made by Bramwell Tovey, Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to the Vancouver School Board (VSB)Trustees at a public meeting at Mount Pleasant Elementary, Vancouver April 20th 2010. Continue Reading →
Books and reading are important
This post may be quite a bit off topic, but in the spirit of providing a blog about excellence in education I have decided to post this article here. In Continue Reading →
Teaching corner – memorizing music
As we head towards festival and exam season here are a couple of links to recent blog posts of interest I have discovered online dealing with the problems of memorization Continue Reading →
Arts education: “It’s not a waste of time” – ARTicles
“Just Do It” – sounds like an over used corporate slogan, but then again the road to becoming an great artist or a great “anything at all” for that matter Continue Reading →
CBC News – Music – Free youth orchestra debuts in Moncton
A group of 45 Moncton children is participating in an after-school orchestral program fashioned after Venezuela’s internationally renowned El Sistema initiative.The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra’s pilot program aimed at teaching Continue Reading →
HELP: the Human Early Learning Partnership
It is sometimes difficult to get a clear picture of changing demographics of the communities we serve. One such tool that maybe useful for community music schools is the data Continue Reading →
Elementary school band in Japan
What can be possible. Here is a glimpse of what a top elementary school band can look like in Japan.
How Many Activities should your Child be In?
I am sure this story rings true with many of us in the teaching profession. There is a small segment of our students that always seem to be over programmed Continue Reading →
RCM Exam Accreditation Information
Did you know that students taking Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations can get high school credits for completing their exam requirements? In this way students can get high school credits Continue Reading →