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Hamilton Musician
Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
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Hamilton Musician
Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
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Sarah Anne Wolkowski’s Smart Perspective On Sax Technique Makes For A Fun And Inspiring Read
Book review by Mike Anklewicz Are you a saxophone player? Do you want to get the most out of your…
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Rotary Burlington Music Festival Celebrates 20 Years Of Excellence
Since 1997 there has been a quality educational music festival taking place every fall in Burlington. Students travel from the…
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Study Shows Musicians Have Superior Memory Skills
[December 1, 2017] A study led by University of Padua psychologist Francesca Talamini shows that musicians tend to have stronger…
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Buchanan Park School Opera Club Celebrates Its 20th Year
By David S Fawcett
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Buchanan Park Opera Club. I interviewed the school’s music teacher and opera club founder, Dawn Martens, in her classroom
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Double Take: Canadian Composer Awarded Olympic Medal
John Weinzweig's step-grandson is Zach Paikin, living in Hamilton. Zach is shown below holding the only Olympic medal awarded to a Canadian musician.
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We Teach Music. But Why?
WE TEACH MUSIC SO THAT....
You will be human
You will recognize beauty
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Grammy-Nominated Pacific Mambo Orchestra Includes All-Star Jazz Band Saxophonist Tony Peebles
“Tony Peebles was a pretty incredible player,” states Russ Weil, founder and director of the Hamilton All Star Jazz Band, now celebrating its 30th year.
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Fun Times At The Zoo-percrawl! An Instrument Petting Zoo.
If you were at Supercrawl in September and heard what sounded like an out-of-control orchestra tuning up, odds are you were passing by the “Instrument Petting Zoo."
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From The Minute A Child Is Taught An Instrument, He Is No Longer Poor
Introducing An Instrument For Every Child The Hamilton Music Collective is pleased to announce that An Instrument for Every Child…
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2013 Rotary Burlington Music Festival’s Top Performers
2013 Grand Festival Concert Rewards The Highest Standards Of Performance Rotary Burlington Music Festival 2013 Burlington Rotary Music Festival Top…
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Compelled to Play Drums at 59
A reflection by James M. Lynch. I started playing drums at age 13, in the summer of 1968. Prior to that, I took piano lessons from age 7 to 9, and guitar lessons from age 11 to 13.
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