I’m excited to announce that we have published the first four micro-documentaries within the research project Community Music in Canada. You can view them all on our YouTube channel Community Music in Canada. Here’s brief overview of the amazing people and projects in these four short documentaries.
Nour Kaadan and Tarek Ghriri, the founders of Music from Hope, offer creative music workshops for refugee youth in Toronto and Beirut. The musicians use sound, songwriting, body percussion, and nonviolent communication to encourage interaction between participants.
VAMS offers music lessons, recording sessions, and live performance opportunities for disabled musicians in the metro Vancouver area. No two people have the same musical journey, so the focus of VAMS is to support each unique musician to achieve their musical goals.
Louise Campbell is a musician and cultural mediator in Montreal. In this documentary, Louise leads a participatory workshop at Parc Frederic-Bac with clients from The C.A.R.E. Centre.
Allison Girvan is a choral conductor and community music practitioner in Nelson, BC, who approaches choirs and as a vehicle for community building, using global song to create connections and build relationships across differences.
All videos will be posted in the new Community sector section of the Participatory Creative Music Hub (Canadian New Music Network) by early June 2024. This is an excellent online resource for CM practitioners with resources, tools, and exercises.
Let me know if you watch any of the videos–I’d love your feedback! Another 4 videos will be ready by end of summer 2024!
Community Music in Canada is a research project supported in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
