Instruments for Change

There’s a great article in today’s Toronto Star about some exciting programming that has been happening around the GTA. Professional arts organizations, schools, artists, corporations, and communities have come together to provide a HUGE array of accessible arts experiences for our cities’ young people. Check it out: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/731366–instruments-of-change (It also includes shout outs to Katherine [...]

Pre-Performance Workshops: Opera Rumours and Princess Raps

I’ve been doing lots and lots of pre-performance workshops of late, some for the COC, some for LKTYP. The upcoming productions are all full of music. The Barber of Seville’s lively characters and Cinderella’s 80′s clad royals tell all of their stories through singing – it’s great that the school tour productions are entirely ‘through-sung’ [...]

Working with a Guest Artist in the Classroom: the artist’s perspective

Having just returned from a three-week school tour, visiting 26 classes at 9 different schools I’ve had a lot of opportunities to see how different classes in action. I’m putting together a list of interesting classroom management tools and tricks I’ve seen (some really cool stuff) but also want to highlight some great things that [...]

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