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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Get your kid in a band

November 16, 2022November 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music, Music Lessons

Here’s more proof that learning to play a musical instrument will serve you well in other areas of your life.

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Random music news for Friday, October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, Bruce Cockburn, Ghosts, Joey Armstrong, John Candy, Mark Hoppus, Music Festivals, Music Lessons, Ozzy Osbourne, Ryan Reynolds, SWMRS, Tragically Hip, Vinyl

No, no, no. Just…no. Just skip right to music news for October 14, 2022. Ye, Ye, Ye. What’s wrong with

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Another plea for music lessons

October 3, 2022September 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cognition, Music Lessons, Old Age

One of the best investments anyone can make in their children is to make sure they get some music lessons.

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Music News 

Looking to learn how to play an instrument? This looks interesting.

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Lessons, Rocksmith

Music lessons are one of the best things for your brain. Yes, it takes time to get good, but if

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Do young musicians really have an advantage in life?

January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Babies, brain development, Children, Children's Music, Classical Music, Music Education, Music Lessons, toddlers

We’ve all heard that playing classical music for babies and young children helps their brain develop faster.  But a new

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, October 9, 2020

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Eddie Van Halen, Foo Fighters, John Lennon, Music Lessons, Music Piracy, Music Snobs

If he were still with us, John Lennon would have turned 80 today. If you’re a fan, you might want

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, September 11, 2020

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, ABBA, Ace Frehley, AI, Brett Michaels, Burger King, Eminem, KISS, Libertines, Little Richard, Music Lessons, Poison, Rush, Streaming, Touring, U2, Vinyl, WAP

Cool. A floating Apple Store. Elsewhere in music news for September 11, 2020… Why do artists get paid so little

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, July 30, 2020

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Airpods, Alanis Morissette, Apple, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Indie Charts, Kanye West, Killers, Madonna, Music Lessons, Songwriting, Spotify

If you follow American politics, you’d better read this. Once you’re done, try to calm down by browsing through music

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200 more kids to get free lessons, thanks to The Hammer Band

July 4, 2020July 3, 2020 Amber Healy 2 Comments Moshe Hammer, music in schools, Music Lessons, School, The Hammer Band

We might not know when schools will start up again, or what they might look like when they do, but

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Arkells are offering online music lessons during this time of self-isolation

March 19, 2020March 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Coronavirus, Music Lessons

Trust the Arkells to be as positive as possible in every conceivable situation. Since so people are stuck at home,

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Random music news for Tuesday, January 28, 2020

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Grammys, Mick Jagger, Music Lessons, Smartphones, Ukulele

If you live in the Toronto area, is your bank suddenly on lockdown with a security guard at the front

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