We have a variety of RCM and Suzuki books available for a range of instruments and levels, as well as Orff, Kodaly, Theory and more. Come to the VAM Gift Shop on the 2nd floor and buy your materials for the upcoming school year. For a full list of what we carry, check out our 2014-15… Read more »

Read more: Burnaby native takes the helm at Vancouver Academy of Music

Read More: New Academy of Music executive director has big plans

VAM Executive Director, Joseph Elworthy, appeared on Studio 4’s Fanny Kiefer Show on Tuesday, September 27th, to discuss VAM and The Beautiful Sounds Of The Cello. If the embedded video does not work, please visit: http://youtu.be/Lyz-ck4Grw8 For more information on Studio 4, please visit: http://www.studio4.ca/.

Here’s another interesting article that further validates the link between music and cognitive development: He recently reported the results of a study in which children aged 4 to 6 learned about music – the basics of rhythm, pitch and melody – in a computer-based cognitive training program that involved games and cartoon characters. After 20… Read more »

                            See the rest of the slide show here: Faces of Vision: Vision Vancouver Westin Bayshore Gala slide show.

Read the full article here: Social Studies in the Globe and Mail

VAM’s Soundfest is featured in Korean newspaper, VanCho Sun, as seen here: For the full article, please visit: VanCho Sun VAM Soundfest.

To kick off the school year, our Orchestra and Suzuki programs will be holding barbeques for their students. If you belong to either the Orchestra or the Suzuki Violin program, come and meet your fellow colleagues and enjoy some food after your first rehearsal! VAM Junior Symphony/Intermediate Symphony: Thursday, September 4th at 6:30 pm VAM… Read more »