Did you know that 58% of Ontario grade school teachers teach music with no musical background?
Well there a mummy on musical mission who wants to change that statistic by implementing a program tha teaches young students and teachers music fundamentals including sight reading, ear training, singing and playing together.
Jane Chapman is a mummy of two who wants to bring the 'Uke Can Do It Program' to more schools in her area and she needs your votes to secure funding with the Pepsi Initiative.
“I’m all for trying to restructure our popular vernacular or the lexicon ... so it doesn’t put minorities in harm’s way, but I also think that censoring a song like [Money For Nothing], with a lyric like that, will only serve to fetishize those words in the first place.” ~Luke Doucet (article from the Globe And Mail)
So when I came across this Tweet last night from Ian Drew (Senior Music Editor for Us Weekly)...
@Ian_UsMusic: Plan B about to go on to heat up this snowstorm
I was A. slightly seething with jealousy and B. totally craving some of that music from across the pond (I love my Brit music) and C. totally thrilled that Plan B was finally finding their way to North America.
Boyce Avenue is an American acoustic rock band that kicked off their musical journey on the internet. Since they posted their first music video they have become "You Tube sensations" with over 10 million collective hits on their music videos.
This is the track 'Louder Than Ever' from the upcoming Cold War Kids album 'Mine Is Yours' which will be available January 25th on Downtown Records.
The song's vibe bring you back to the days of hanging out at overly crowded dive bars, beer in hand...totally lost in the music rock out to the band up on stage...assuming you did that kind of thing.
Here are the tracks that I downloaded...and yes in case you are wondering, I refuse to do a running total of how much I've spent on songs...iTunes Canada sponsor my damn blog already!
But I digress.
2010 you were a great year musically speaking...can't wait for 2011.
And now a walk down 2010's musical memory lane...enjoy the music.
Once again this year I reached out to publicists, DJs, writers, journalists and radio types to find out what albums and tracks stood out for them as we close the musical books on 2010.
Once again this year