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(Français) Soyez une étoile musicale. Faites briller les programmes de musique

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Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator

 

Does music have great value in your life?  Are you aware of the benefits of learning music for young developing minds?  Are you interested in the transformative experiences that music can provide for young people, for schools, for communities and for our culture?  Then, join us!

The Coalition seeks …

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – Website Design

 

The Coalition for Music Education is seeking web designers interested in re-engineering the Coalition’s websites to better reflect its mission and mandate.  This will include an overall new design incorporating the latest web technology.

Through the RFP process, the Coalition seeks proposals for specified web services. Proposals will outline …

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Job Opportunity: Freelance Video Editor

The Coalition for Music Education is looking for a freelance video editor to join our team immediately. We’re looking for a video editor who is skilled at transitions, pans and documentary style editing. Some minor motion graphics ability would be a bonus. The Video Editor should be able to work …

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The Coalition is pleased to announce Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  (PDF Version)

 

August 20, 2012 -  The Coalition for Music Education in Canada, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Toronto, has been selected to receive a $235,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The grant will allow the Coalition to implement Wise Voices for Music™ …

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Welcome the newest member of the Coalition team!

We are pleased to welcome Spencer Phillips to our team, as the new Communications and Outreach Coordinator (see his bio below). Spencer will coordinate the Coalition’s general and program-related communications, and our social media. He will also coordinate our outreach and marketing initiatives, including our newly launched Youth Action Network. …

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Youth Action Network: Sarah Robertson

“There is something special that happens inside a person once they learn how music works.  They can express themselves creatively and can share that connection with others through music.  I believe that music education is an important component in the development of a person and that all students would benefit …

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Wise Voices Roundtable

Wise Voices for Music

By Eric Favaro, Vice-Chair

The first Wise Voices for Music Round Table was hosted in Sydney Cape Breton on the day following the Music Monday Showcase Concert.   Wise Voices celebrates the Coalition’s twentieth anniversary, and aims to provide a forum for youth and elders in communities …

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Is hockey more important than the arts?

With the Stanley Cup playoffs in full heat, Justin Bieber dominating the music charts all over the world and Canadian paintings being auctioned for more than most people’s houses, here’s a question we’re tossing about the Huffpost newsroom: Which is more essential to our Canadian identity? Is it the …

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(Français) Bulletin de Nouvelles en Français

Avril 2012

Lisez la dernière entrée du Blog du Conseil par Eric Favaro – membre du Conseil – ICI

Un Message de notre Directrice Générale

La Musique Nous Rend – plus forts ensembles!

Lorsque les membres de l’orchestre se mettent en place pour débuter un concert, chacun(e) accordant son instrument …

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