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Music as a tool for cultural exchange in schools
August 24, 2022The National Arts Centre and the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra join forces to celebrate Indigenous culture Since 2019, classical percussionist and PEI Symphony Orchestra member Ryan Elliot Drew and Mi’kmaq musician, dancer, and storyteller Richard “Eagle Dancer” Pellissier-Lush…
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Arts Alive: Creating Lasting Connections
May 28, 2021Thanks to your generous support, children from across Canada continued to be inspired by the magic of the performing arts during an unpredictable school year. Through the newly-designed Arts Alive website, parents and educators can access a range of inspiring performing arts learning…
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Enriching Communities Through Music
November 7, 2019The Music Alive Program has been one of the NAC’s most far-reaching education initiatives. It connects teaching artists with children and youth in rural, Indigenous and underserved communities in Nunavut, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Atlantic Canada. About 300 events take place…
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Q & A: Natasha Harwood, Manager, NAC Music Alive Program
January 17, 2018Q. What is the Music Alive Program (MAP)? A. MAP sends artists to schools and communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, and now the Atlantic provinces. Every year, the NAC and its local partners run about 100 events such as music education workshops and performances for…
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Sharing Métis culture in Edmonton
November 30, 2017Meet Teaching Artist Daniel Gervais. Daniel works with students in Alberta to teach them about Métis music and culture. The NAC Music Alive Program provides dynamic, interactive visits from professional teaching artists paired with curriculum-based resource materials for teachers and…
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Spoken Word artist Zoey Roy discusses the NAC Music Alive Program
November 13, 2017While in Saskatoon we spoke with Zoey Roy about arts and activism.
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Music Alive Program in Calgary
November 9, 2017Meet Music Alive Teaching Artist Samantha Whelan Kotkas. The Music Alive Program inspires and encourages active participation in the arts by providing school visits from professional teaching musicians and programming that celebrates local culture and artists. Samantha and Walter MacDonald…
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Young Artist Summit for Indigenous Musicians
April 19, 2017Part of the National Arts Centre’s Music Alive Program, in partnership with the Canada Council and the East Coast Music Association April 27-30, Saint John, New Brunswick: The Summit will bring together 10 young indigenous artists from all four Atlantic Provinces to work with facilitators…
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Music Alive Program teaching artists come together to share, learn, and collaborate
November 9, 2016The NAC’s Music Alive Program, which brings local and visiting artists to mostly rural and remote schools and communities, was developed in partnership with local arts organizations and in consultation with school boards. It began in Alberta and Saskatchewan in 2008, then expanded to…
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Kugluktuk students share message of hope and support through music
August 22, 2016Gordon Kaniak, a high school student in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, wrote this powerful song, "Suicide's Not the Answer," which he performed and recorded with fellow students. Gordon's work on this song was supported by Music Alive Program teaching artists Greg Brown, Andrew Morrison, Rita Claire…
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From Sunrise to Sunset: MAP Saskatchewan
January 15, 2016Well, it’s 5:00 a.m. on this cold morning, November 27th, which means I’ve got to get up and get going if I want to make it to Manor School on time. I get ready quickly and start loading my gear: 5 cords, 4 instruments, 3 stands, 2 speakers, 1 microphone…and a partridge in a pear tree. Oh,…
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Music Alive Program: Nelson Tagoona in Cape Dorset
June 19, 2014Nelson Tagoona of Baker Lake, Nunavut is known for pioneering "throat-boxing." His blend of throat-singing and beat boxing electrified audiences at the NAC’s Northern Scene festival in April and May 2013, and his groove-driven music is infused with a positive message. Nelson is also a…
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Hip-hop in Kugluktuk
May 27, 2014Imagine being a teenager and learning how to make a hip-hop video. Now imagine being taught how to do that by a famous Canadian hip-hop artist, at your school. It happened in Kugluktuk, Nunavut in late January through the NAC’s Music Alive Program in Nunavut, which is dedicated to…
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In children’s hands: Music Alive Program meets the music of R. Murray...
April 4, 2014Every year Calgary trumpeter Samantha Whelan Kotkas performs for about 1,100 schoolchildren who live mainly in rural Alberta. As a teaching musician for the National Arts Centre’s Music Alive Program, she’s done sessions on making music, and about classical composers like Vivaldi, Mozart…
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Music, youth and the North
March 20, 2014The National Arts Centre strives to be a catalyst for performance, creation and learning in every part of the country. One of the ways we do that is through our Music Alive Program in Nunavut, which has now reached over 5,000 northern Canadians in Kugluktuk, Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet,…
