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CNN Heroes: New Orleans Kids Plant 'Roots Of Music'

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: New Orleans, Roots of Music, Tutoring, After-School Programs, Music Education, Music Nonprofit, CNN Heroes, Derrick Tabb, Marching Bands, Impact News

After Hurricane Katrina, many schools stopped offering music programs due to budget cuts. New Orleans native Derrick Tabb keeps students off the stree...

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A Magical Night of Music and Another Triumph for Toronto: The Grand Opening of The Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Anton Kuerti, Classical Music Reviews, Toronto Mendelsson Choir, Beethoven’s Fifth, Music Education, Peter Simon, Acoustics, Michael Koerner, Music, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Culture, R. Murray Schafer, Classical Music, Beethoven, Jean-Philippe Tremblay, Young-Classical-Musicians, Radio, Globe and Mail, Artists of the Royal Conservatory, Glenn Gould, Koerner Hall, Emerging-Classical-Musicians, Arts Education, Grammy-Nominees, Telus, Entertainment News
Marissa Bronfman

Friday night's grand opening of The Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall proved that Toronto has truly become one of the world's top cities for the performing arts.

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Huckabee Hearts Music

Adele Stan | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bass, Music National Service Initiative, Mike Huckabee, Music Education, John Podesta, Rep. Joe Crowley, Center for American Progress, Mnsi, Musiccorps, Politics News
Adele Stan

Huckabee, embracing a position that seems designed to rile his fellow social conservatives, has long been a proponent of music and arts education in the public schools.

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The Saga Of The Protest Song

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Simon & Garfunkel, Classic Rock, Songs, Music Education, War With Iran, George W. Bush, Suppressing Dissent, Kent State University, Bob Dylan, Iraq War, Iran, Politics, Grunge, Folk, Vietnam War, Protest, Katrina, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Peter Paul, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

I figured maybe "Fortunate Son"'s rebellious tone had gotten his attention. But it was something more... my nephew was asking questions about its political lyrics and theme.

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