COVID-19 Response Information
Update: March 17, 2020 Please check our individual member school’s websites for the latest information. As of today most of the Non-profit music schools have suspended classes, including VSO SoM, Continue Reading →
Category: thoughts and writings
10 things we should change in classical music concerts
Times are changing with the presentation of classical music with many groups breaking beyond the old molds, but the “tradition” of classical music concerts is still more than a century Continue Reading →
The perennial discussion to cut school music in BC
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 →
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. Here is a video from the Piano Guys.
The Truth About Piano Lessons
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 →
Your Brain on Improv
Happy New Year!! Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation — so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find Continue Reading →
The New Economic Reality for Classical Musicians
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 →
Advertising on Social Media
Since Facebook’s grand entry into the world of public trading, or rather lacklustre entry into public trading many are wondering about the value of social media sites in terms of their revenue Continue Reading →
Neil Gaiman addresses the University of Arts class 2012
Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Continue Reading →
The Role of the Community Music School in audience building
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 →