Composers & Kids

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"Composers & Kids is the kind of initiative that gets kids inside music."
                                                                                   -- Lawrence Jones, retired professor, Brandon University
Composers & Kids is a unique program offered by Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music that promotes exposure and connection to Canadian music and composers.  
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Through Composers & Kids, CNCM is partnering with private studios and music organizations to bring Canadian composers to piano students in their own community.  Students, teachers, families and composers come together to share Canadian music in a relaxed and inspiring setting.
  • Students will benefit by performing and sharing compositional ideas with our amazing Canadian writers.
  • Teachers create inspirational musical memories in a comfortable educational setting.
  • Families are brought together by real Canadian music stories and ideas.
Slideshow:  A recent Composers & Kids session
​with Debra Wanless at Whitewater Church in 
​Boissevain, Manitoba. (October 18, 2015)
  • How does it work?
  • Who is it for?
  • What should be performed?
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  • Composers & Kids is available to any studio or organization
  • Teachers may determine the appropriate format for their C&K event (master classes, cabaret composition workshop)
  • Students will benefit the most by playing a work by the visiting composer
  • Family and community will enjoy the performances and comments by the visiting composer
  • The hosting studio/organization organizes the C&K event within their community (reserving the venue, advertising, fund raising)
  • Cost will vary depending on travel, composer fees, accommodations, etc.)
  • Funds may be raised through sponsorships, grants, registration fees, etc.
  • Every music student will benefit from performing for the visiting composer
  • Level and skill should never be a deciding factor
  • Teachers are also welcome to perform at C&K events
  • Invite all students within your community
  • Students will benefit the most by performing a work by the visiting composer
  • Students may perform any work from the CNCM collections of Northern Lights or Making Tracks
  • Senior students may request to perform another work by a Canadian composer but must submit the title and composer prior to the event

Request a CNCM Composer's & Kids session in your community

  • Determine the best time for you to host a C&K event. Allow a minimum of twelve weeks – the more planning the better
  • Select several dates during the time of year you plan to host your C&K event
  • Select three different composers from the CNCM Northern Lights or Making Tracks books as your visiting composer
  • Plan a budget for advertising, venue costs, local accommodations and travel for the visiting composer
  • Contact CNCM

CNCM will:

  • Arrange with the visiting composer all necessary details regarding your C&K event
  • Will work with you on your C&K budget
  • Provide sponsorships and direction for fund raising within your community
  • Will provide certificates for each participating student
  • Assist with the format of your C&K event
  • Promote your C&K event in the CNCM newsletter and website