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Start the New Year by supporting MusiCounts and music education

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Music Education, music in schools, music programs, MusiCounts

Organizations that help bring music into the lives of young students deserve all the help and support they can get,

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Music News 

Join MusiCounts for an UnSilent Night December 10

November 27, 2020November 26, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments BROS, Denise Donlon, Fred Penner, George Stroumboulopoulos, Jeffrey Remedios, Marianas Trench, Matt Webb, MusiCounts, Sacha, The Tenors, Tyler Shaw, Unsilent Night

Gather the family ‘round the old streaming device and settle in for a night of favourites for the annual MusiCounts

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Music News 

Dance on to help MusiCounts

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Babylung, Dance Party, Frank Walker, fundraiser, Loud Luxury, MusiCounts, Young Bombs

Need something fun to do on a Thursday night? Has it been ages since you’ve felt the urge to go

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Music News 

VividSeats weighs in on refunds, cancellations and helping musicians

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Amber Healy 2 Comments cancellations, Concert Tickets, Coronavirus, Covid, COVID-19, Eventbrite, MusiCounts, Refunds, StubHub, Ticketmaster, Tickets, Vivid Seats

Another ticket seller is speaking out about how it intends to address canceled and indefinitely postponed events during the coronavirus

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MusiCounts donates money, instruments to 90 schools across Canada

March 2, 2020March 1, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bookie, Dave Bookman, Indie 88, Music Education, MusiCounts

Every year, there are kids across Canada who want to take lessons and learn how to play instruments while their

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Recommended Music 

Barenaked Ladies man has a new Record Store Day project that benefits music education

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, CARAS, Kevin Hearn, MusiCounts, Record Store Day

MusiCounts, the music education arm of CARAS, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, does good work. They raise

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Music News 

Congrats, Mrs. Hastings! MusicCounts Names Teacher of the Year

February 16, 2019February 15, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Junos, Music Education, MusiCounts

Kim Hastings, a teacher in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is this year’s MusiCounts Teacher of the Year. “She has worked

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, November 24, 2018

November 24, 2018November 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aphex Twin, Bali, BBC, Cover Versions, Drake, Elton John, Laibach, Machine Head, Men at Work, Music Feuds, MusiCounts, Podcasting, The Beaches, The Sound of Music

It was 55 years ago today that Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald dead thereby cementing the “who killed JFK”

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Interview 

Lee Aaron: The Interview

February 17, 2016November 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lee Aaron, MusiCounts

[Another interview from frequent contributor, Andrew Epstein. – AC] An Interview with Lee Aaron By Andrew Epstein Photo by Barry

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Music News 

In the Toronto Area? Care About Music Education in Schools? Then You Need to Come to This Event

January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments CARAS, MusiCounts, Phoenix Concert Theatre

I don’t have to go into how learning how to play a musical instrument is beneficial to the brain, do

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Music News 

Who’s the Best Music Teacher in All of Canada? This Guy.

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments CARAS, Junos, Music Teacher of the Year, MusiCounts

MusiCounts, the music education charity associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and the Canadian Country Music

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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