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Can people really be tone deaf?
At the recent Promise of Music Symposium at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, the question above was posed to Dr. Daniel Levitin, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (and best-selling author of the book "This is Your Brain on Music"). Dr. Levitin's response was in…
Online Music Theory Classes
Ashby Musical Enterprises is pleased to announce the beginning of 3 new online courses for those wishing to prepare for music theory examinations with RCM Examinations (Canada) and the National Music Certificate Program (USA). These classes are held once weekly and have a target exam date of May 8th…
Scholarship Funds Available for Future Organists
Each spring the Hamilton Centre RCCO makes available two scholarships of $400 to musicians of limited organ background, who are interested in studying the organ in formal lessons. The Robert Evenden Memorial Fund Scholarship and the College Development Fund (CDF) Scholarship are intended to assist p…
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Can people really be tone-deaf?
Posted November 14, 2009
At the recent Promise of Music Symposium at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, the question above was posed to Dr. Daniel Levitin, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (and best-selling author of the book "This is Your Brain on Music"). Dr. Levitin's response was in…
Ear Training Ideas
Posted September 12, 2008
In response to my initial plea for topic ideas, I received the following email (this is a portion):
Possibly a good thing on the menu would be Ear Training ideas for young ones, or easy tune suggestions for playing by ear (gear it to grade 2 - 5, then gr. 6-8). I'm always looking for suggestions f…
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