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For-profit vs. Non-profit Music Schools

Posted on August 6, 2010 by srobb

An interesting discussion surfaced at our AGM discussions this year about Non-profit vs. For-profit music schools. So what is a non-profit school? What is the difference between a for-profit and Continue Reading →

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The Creativity Crisis

Posted on July 12, 2010 by srobb

For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it. Back in 1958, Ted Schwarzrock was an 8-year-old third grader when Continue Reading →

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What’s Wrong With Music Biz?

Posted on July 12, 2010 by srobb

The basic recording contract upon which most of the popular music business has been based for the past 50 years is fundamentally broken.This is not the sentiment of one of Continue Reading →

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Lead like the Great Conductors

Posted on June 17, 2010 by srobb

An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors, Continue Reading →

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Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Posted on June 6, 2010 by srobb

As we head into high school and university graduation season here is some sage advice from Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers.  Its worth 15 min of your time…

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Elizabeth Gilbert on nuturing creativity

Posted on May 24, 2010 by srobb

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of Continue Reading →

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Playing the Music in your Head

Posted on May 16, 2010 by srobb

Tod Machover of MIT’s Media Lab invented the musical technology behind Guitar Hero, and here he talks about what’s coming next. Listen for some brand-new ways to interface with music Continue Reading →

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VSB cuts to music programs – The VSO responds…

Posted on April 25, 2010 by srobb

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 →

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Teaching corner – memorizing music

Posted on April 11, 2010 by srobb

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 →

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Arts education: “It’s not a waste of time” – ARTicles

Posted on March 15, 2010 by srobb

“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 →

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