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Musical Terms Trivia Show Nov 27, 2021

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Zara's guide to musical terms is expanding and this time she brought along some friends. We have gathered some of the brightest and most creative minds The Lane School of Music has to offer for a musical terms trivia show! Pianists Vivianne and Mirei, and singer Norah are ready with lemon toast, nocturnal animals, and modelling clay to give fresh definitions to five musical terms and to battle it out in a game of opera or cheese.

Donna and Her Dinosaur Nov 20, 2021

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Donna Rhodenizer is a composer, songwriter, performer, multi-instrumentalist, and elementary music specialist. She is known for her imaginative and humorous compositions for children. (If you've ever done a Royal Conservatory of Music voice exam, you may have sung one of her songs!) With Donna, we discuss why learning to sing is so important and how much fun it is to compose music about dinosaurs and dragons!
Learn more about Donna's Music:
Website: https://donnaandandy.com
Red Castle Publishing: https://www.redcastlepublishing.com
The Full Voice: https://www.thefullvoice.com
Special offer "Celebrating 25 years of Donna & Andy Making Music": https://donnaandandy.com/celebrate-25-fun-years-composing-performing-and-recording/
CDs for kids: https://donnaandandy.com/donna-and-andy-cds-for-the-whole-family/
Donna's instrumental music: https://donnaandandy.com/donna-rhodenizer-2/
Learn more about RCM exams: https://www.laneschoolofmusic.com/single-post/exams-are-not-scary-episode-18

Music Therapy with Mia Clow Nov 13, 2021

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We use music in our day-to-day lives to relax, motivate, learn and have fun. But music can also be used to help heal and strengthen our bodies and minds through music therapy. Music therapy uses music to help reach non-musical goals such as movement and communication (and much more) with the help of a music therapist like Mia Clow. This week Mia teaches us how music can help to reach these non-musical goals, what happens in a music therapy session and how music therapy can help kids like you!
Connect with Mia:
Email: mia.lighthousemt@gmail.com
Website: lighthousemt.com

Instagram: lighthousemusictherapy

Singing In Flanders Fields Nov 06, 2021

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In Honour of Remembrance Day, we sat down with Dr. Michelle Boyd, professor of musicology at Acadia University. Wait a second! Shouldn’t a doctor be working at a hospital, not a university? Well, Dr. Boyd is a very special kind of doctor. She holds a PhD in musicology making her an expert in music research! Her job is to research how music relates to our society and culture. This has led her to creating the “Singing in Flanders Field Project.” The project explores how musical settings of the poem, “In Flanders Fields,” changes our interpretation and experience of this iconic poem. Take a listen to hear more about Dr. Boyd’s research as well as 2 (out of at least 150) settings of “In Flanders Fields.”

“In Flanders Fields” by Christine Donkin, performed by The Acadia University Singers (publisher Graphite Publishing)

“In Flanders Fields” by J.D. Wells, performed by Paula Rockwell and Dr. Michelle Boyd

Learn more:

Digital Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZujHheZkag

Project Website: https://singinginflandersfields.acadiau.ca/welcome.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/singinginflandersfields

Instagram: @flandersfieldschoir

Zara’s Guide to Musical Terms Oct 30, 2021

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Sheet music and repertoire books are covered in special instructions, often written in unfamiliar languages. It’s difficult to memorize them all, so Zara is here to assist you. What’s an anacrusis? Obviously, it’s when you invite your friend Ana over to play before practicing. Have you ever seen the term da capo? It’s just a friendly reminder that Christmas is coming, and your dad could really use a new cap as a gift! Did you play the schnell section with a snail? These are just a few examples of what Zara has provided in her guide to musical terms.
Example of recitativo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVB5r-ui-C8
Sign up for a free trial lesson: https://www.laneschoolofmusic.com/online

Halloween Hauntings Oct 23, 2021

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Happy Halloween! Our treat…or maybe trick for you this year is a selectin of spooky classical music. (Sorry, we already ate all the chocolate). There is a deathly dance, a marching band of witches, a familiar but frightening organ fugue and a few monsters on a mountain to get you into that creepy, crawly Halloween mood. Did we scare you?
Hear the full performances:
Danse Macabre by Camille Saint- Saëns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0glOYQBlSA
Night on Bald Mountain by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: https://youtu.be/SLCuL-K39eQ
Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnuq9PXbywA
In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r__Dk4oWGJQ
Sign up for a free trial lesson: https://www.laneschoolofmusic.com/online

Pocket Concerts Oct 16, 2021

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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a concert you could carry around in your pocket? Something small, and compact that you could listen to anywhere? Science hasn’t quite come that far yet, but musicians Rory and Emily have come up with the next best thing! Rory McLeod, violist and Emily Rho, pianist are co-directors of Pocket Concerts. They have created a new concert model were music, storytelling and conversation come together. Pocket concerts are intimate shows, performed in alternative venues like cafes, salons and your front porch. Rory and Emily share how they organize their concert series and why Pocket Concerts are perfect for kids!
Learn more:
Website: https://www.pocketconcerts.ca
Facebook: Pocket Concerts
Instagram: @pocketconcerts
Twitter: @pocketconcerts

Musical Book Reviews Oct 09, 2021

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It's been over a year since the last Rebecca Reads! If you didn't catch them last summer, Rebecca and her kids read a musical book each week on The Lane School of Music Facebook page. Now, very special guests Charles and Thomas Lane, are here to help Rebecca and Zara review their favourite musical books. They have books about piano playing bears, cats who compose and even a man who eats instruments. You are sure to find something new to add to your summer reading list!
The Lane family's favourite musical books:
Mole Music
Written and illustrated by David McPhail
The Bear and the Piano
The Bear, the Piano, the Dog, and the Fiddle
Written and illustrated by David Litchfield
I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello
Written by Barbara Garriel
Illustrated by John O'Brien
Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed
Written by Leslea Newman
Illustrated by Amy June Bates
Because
Written by Mo Willems
Illustrated by Amber Ren
Sign up for a free trial lesson: https://www.laneschoolofmusic.com/online

The Piano Technician Oct 02, 2021

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Pianos can fall out of tune for a variety of reasons. Playing it too much, not playing it enough or changes in the weather are the most common. But what do you do when this happens? Buy a DIY kit on Amazon? No way! Call your friendly neighbourhood piano technician. Michael Janes is a piano technician who has tuned pianos from Dubai to Newfoundland and everywhere in between. This piano expert offers us insight on all the hows and whys of piano care, what happens when a mouse makes their home in your instrument and reminds us to be very careful when using umbrellas during sing-alongs.
Connect with Michael:
Facebook: Mike Janes
Email: mcjanespiano@gmail.com

Musical Story Telling Sep 25, 2021

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From “Invasion of the Ant Colony” to writing operas for the Canadian Opera Company, Ian Cusson has been telling stories through music since he was 8 years old. Ian is a Canadian composer of opera, art song and orchestral works who is heavily influenced by his Métis roots. He shares how he tells stories through sound, the benefits of brushing your teeth and joins Zara for the inaugural game of opera or cheese!
Hear the full performance of "Dodo, mon tout petit" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOcZBLMctTQ
Learn more about Ian:
Website: www.iancusson.com
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/ian-cusson
Instagram: @iancusson

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