Orchestra Offers Free Music Lessons For A Year
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra has joined up with a French platform Meludia to offer free access to 625 interactive music learning exercises to anyone in Canada for a whle year, starting tomorrow.(Slipped Disc)
Arts tour brings together Indigenous, indie performers
Subtitled a “Nation(s)wide Tour of Music and Arts,” the 13-date excursion is designed to combine top Canadian indie musicians with Indigenous artists and writers for concerts and workshops for youth and adults from all walks of life. The tour also includes a mentorship component aimed at providing support and inspiration for First Nations students.(The Chronicle Herald)
Re:Sound Releases 2016 Annual Report
In its just-released annual report, Toronto-based neighbouring rights distribution organization Re:Sound was hit with a $5.5M (CDN) shortfall in 2016.
The not-for-profit music licensing company collected $39.5M (CDN) in 2016 compared to $45.1M in 2015, according to report figures, largely as a result of U.S. counterpart SoundExchange’s switch to a new distribution system, which saw SoundExchange suspend payments for six months of the year.(FYI Music News)
Back to the ’70s with former VJ Champniss
Before he was helping shape a country’s musical culture on MuchMusic, Kim Clarke Champniss was a typical London teenager trying to find a direction in life.
That direction, it turns out, was towards northern Canada. Way north. Desperate for work and eager to leave England in the early ’70s, he took his dad’s advice and answered a call for work with the Hudson’s Bay Company in “the old country.”(Niagara Falls Review)
And Finally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAVkxT5KN3w
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Good morning!
Nice edit feature.
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Hello hello!
Wow pretty great video of the concert, “Comes a time” was the first song and really set the tone. I’ve only watched the first couple but will watch it all soon.
Once again, the first hour of *q* is recommended: A very good interview with John Hodgman (the comic, ‘P.C.’) to start with; an in-studio song by Partner (very good, soft and rocking too; revolves around “gross”, you’ll hear…), and a great road story by 4 members of Barenaked Ladies.
Fortunate Ones announced a pre-sale for a new album. Doesn’t look like it has an actual release date yet, just summer 2018.
Good day all!
Thanks for the q tip. hehe. See what I did there?
dar: a ‘bonn mott’? a pune, or play-on-words? (Terry Pratchett influence in there, the last part)
It was purely by accident but I liked it.
The best are often spontaneous. Once, just once, I quipped something — I don’t remember what — and it was a double wordplay, or triple entendre. I ‘discovered’ it along with whoever I was talking with.
I love when that happens. It does amuse me more that way.
Hello again
Howdy Garf
What did I miss?
Not much by the looks of things.
I just did the Spotify wrap thing and I think I need to listen to it more
I know what you could listen to once a week at least. :p
I follow them so I can listen to them while playing in the PS4
That would work.
that edit thing is useful, it saves me from having to go behind the curtain when I need to fix my typos
And everyone else has a chance to edit themselves as well. It is a nice feature.
Hi again! Back again after some meetings. I like being able to edit myself too, I usually don’t notice my typos until after my comment has posted.
@Janet, that was a regular refrain from the R3 site as well
I usually notice as I am hitting post comment and can’t stop it.
good day folks.
HI Morgana, thank you for my card 🙂
That was fast!
You are most welcome @garfielduk.
Enjoy the imaginary cookies;)
I wondered what fell out
I was wedging in so many other sentiments that they just wouldn’t fit in
That’s a super cute card!
It is!
either my walls are not as white as I think they are or I need to work on my colour temperature settings
I haven’t posted any this year
Sorry about the delay here. I was pretending I could wrap some presents, do laundry, pack my overnight bag and be here all at the same time. I keep forgetting how slow I am these days; slow moving and slow to learn how slow I am!
@garfielduk did morgana jr add some artwork to the inside for you?
yes, she added some word art on the inside, or were you asking about the furry one and her paw print? 🙂
both. we have all been busy elves.
I felt that each signatures reflected it’s creators personality perfectly, even down to Suki getting her “staff” to do it for her.
She does have quite a few “staff” that Gramma dog of ours.
She gets what ever she wants at the age of 14.
I have been thinking that we should have some Wild Raccoon Holiday Cards for next year. So far I have a few ideas
WR building a snow raccoon
WR dressed as Santa
WR making snow angels
WR wondering why he has a red nose
That reminds me, have you been to Oso Negro to have a coffee for me yet Morgana?
WR listening to music?
yes!
WR climbing a tree to decorate it
WR carolling (singing Ivan of course)
WR catching snowflakes on their tongue
OK, just got the three months of spotify for .99
that will help with the driving and waiting for dr’s
must go finish the packing.
That is how I started with the paid Spotify. Then I kept it because of Polaris and playlist making.
Safe travels!
I will email Wendy with the card ideas and see what she thinks. I don’t think we need them until around August so they can be printed.
It might be an idea to send some to Indie music labels/artists.
TTFN Morgana
I like that plan Garf.
I love the idea of the cards! What a fun idea!
I’m headed out for a bit, but will check back later to see if anyone is still here. If not chat with you tomorrow!
I have to admit that this is tempting
The CBC TV app, which Canadians can download for free as the broadcaster is taxpayer-funded, will enable 14 regional linear TV channels to stream live alongside new content being made available direct to consumers. Canadians will be able to watch full current episodes of CBC series like Schitt’s Creek and Murdoch Mysteries, and complete seasons, on demand, with new episodes added daily.
And cord-cutters or on-the-go consumers can pay $4.99 a month for an ad-free, premium version of the latest CBC TV app, which includes live-streaming of the CBC News Network.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadas-cbc-launches-live-tv-streaming-service-rival-netflix-1064457
I would consider paying the $4.99 a month for the CBC. It would be better if it included music though
the cbc music app is free though so you wouldn’t need to pay anyway (or have it included in the tv app) although the tv app probably would have on demand ‘sodes of cbc music backstage pass.