The Suzuki Piano Program will host a Parent’s Night on “Effective Piano Practice with Your Child” on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at VAM’s Mary Olson Hall (formerly Orchestra Rehearsal Room) from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This event provides a great opportunity to meet parents who are experienced in practicing with their children. Please come… Read more »
Read the full article here: VAM: More than just music classes on VancouverMom.ca
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/.
VAM will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Remembrance Day. There will be no classes or lessons on this day. Activities will run as usual on Saturday November 8, Sunday November 9 and Monday November 10, unless mentioned otherwise by your teacher. Thank you for your understanding.
Click here to view the entire article: Concert salutes life of Wallace Leung in the Vancouver Sun.
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 »
Aaron Kwok is a student in the Suzuki Violin program here at VAM. This past summer, he got the chance to attend the Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute and wanted to tell us about his experience. Read his story below! “This summer, I went to the 24th Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute International Summer Camp, which was held at… Read more »
For more on this article, read: Young musicians commemorate life of a Maestro.
See the rest of the slide show here: Faces of Vision: Vision Vancouver Westin Bayshore Gala slide show.
Here at VAM, we understand that the ear training portion of the exam can be the toughest part for most exam takers. We want our students to succeed, and that’s why we have developed special Ear Training workshops to help those exam takers who struggle with ear training and playback. Led by Voice instructor and… Read more »
