We are proud to announce that starting this summer, the Academy will be the home of the Yamaha Music Education System for the Chilliwack region. This innovative and exciting program, it is hoped, will be an enjoyable, cost-effective and beneficial way for more young children to begin a life-long love of music. For families hesitant [...]
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News Worth Sharing… Again
April 19, 2012 – 8:39 am
I’d like to share a fun activity we are piloting this month: April is Practice Month. The attached photo is of our “Big White Wall” – a space in our hallway intentionally left blank for projects like this. Students have been earning practice “points” all month based on a predetermined number of minutes their teachers [...]
A CD Review of “Angelic Light” by Cappella Romana
March 30, 2012 – 10:34 am
I was kindly asked to review the latest CD release by Cappella Romana as a guest blogger at Holy Nativity Church Blog. Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks is to review a subject whose qualities are so near perfection that words lose their meaning. How can I write “beautiful” when what I mean to [...]
The Least You Need to Know About Singing
March 21, 2012 – 11:20 am
You never know as a Principal what your day will be like. This morning, my day consisted of learning how to remove the keyboard from some pianos and vacuuming the decades-old dust from the piano’s wooden case. At one point the hose sucked up something so big and loud it really made me wonder what [...]
Over $28,000 available in awards for local music students
March 14, 2012 – 2:25 pm
As a non-profit, the Chilliwack Academy of Music is not rolling in cash. But when it comes to helping local music students afford their private lessons, the Academy has quite a lot of financial awards to give away – to the tune of over $28,000, 37% more than last year. These awards are made possible [...]