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Avril 2012
Lisez la dernière entrée du Blog du Conseil par Eric Favaro – membre du Conseil – ICI
Un Message de notre Directrice Générale
La Musique Nous Rend – plus forts ensembles!
Lorsque les membres de l’orchestre se mettent en place pour débuter un concert, chacun(e) accordant son instrument …
CBC Music Supports Music Monday
CBC Music celebrates music education in Canada during run-up to Music Monday
Do you remember your favourite music teacher?
(North American Music Merchants) and NAMM Foundation advocacy events. I witnessed first-hand the important partnerships between industry, musicians and advocacy groups.
Dozens of Canadian musicians do.
Recently, CBC Music asked a …
Rhythm and Music Help Math Students
Kids who learned fractions through a music-based curriculum outperformed peers in traditional math classes.
Playing an instrument helps tune the brain
Study shows positive effects from a lifetime of music
Note to husbands who need excuses to play the guitar with their buddies and to parents justifying the cost of their children’s piano lessons: A new study from Northwestern University in Evanston says lifelong playing of musical instruments has a …
CEA Blog: Quality Music Education
Quality Music Education: Never Say Never
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Toronto arts survey results released
Creative Trust and PAONE (Professional Arts Organizations Network for Education) have recently released the results of a study on the arts education activities of music, theatre and dance organizations in Toronto and area. You can find the link here: http://www.creativetrust.ca/2011/12/performing-arts-education-overview-released-today/
Please direct questions about this study to Creative Trust or …
The Value of Teachers
Suppose your child is about to enter the fourth grade and has been assigned to an excellent teacher. Then the teacher decides to quit. What should you do?
The correct answer? Panic!
Well, not exactly. But a landmark new research paper underscores that the difference between a strong teacher and …
Key year for music schools in Vancouver
When the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s School of Music opened its doors in the downtown core this summer, many thought it would rattle the music education cage in the metropolitan area.
And yes, the VSO School of Music’s enrolment level has surpassed its expectations of having 300 students registered by June …
Parkdale El Sistema students getting ready for first concert, Dec. 20
Samhitha Balamoni, a Grade 3 student at Parkdale Public School raises her violin to her chin, beaming as she bows the tune to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
She is new to the instrument, but isn't shy about showing off what she has learned at Sistema Toronto, the city's first program …
20th Annual Tuba Festival goes down a storm in Toronto
Singers and Tuba players decended on Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto yesterday (7th December) for the 20th Holiday Annual Tuba Festival and Singalong.
Tuba festival is an annual institution, and similar events took place in Calgary, Vancouver and Waterloo. The celebration was designed to showcase the talents of our young …