“In the past year 70 music schools and more than 3,000 teachers in the U.S. have signed up for the Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program, which will deliver the same kind of syllabus and graded testing used by 500,000 Canadians annually. The federal government, under former Con student Stephen Harper, put up $7.5-million to get the Carnegie partnership started.”
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Study: There’s A Relationship Between Staying Thin And Consuming Culture
“This does not mean a person looking to lose 10 pounds should join a book club rather than a health club. But this data suggests you have a better chance of keeping off excess pounds if you indulge in leisure-time interests that have intellectual or emotional weight.”
Arts Advocates Call On Buffalo To Resume Funding For The Arts
“As there’s been restoration of city funding for other operations, we think it’s about time for the restoration of operational funding for arts and culture.”
Study: Self Deception Inhibits Sense Of Humor
“Participants who scored higher on a self-deception questionnaire laughed less, and reported less enjoyment, in response to a stand-up comedian than those who scored lower.”
Detroit Symphony Collaboration With Kid Rock Fills Hall, Raises Money And Blows Away Stereotypes
You can’t witness thousands of rabid Kid Rock fans rewarding the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with a roaring standing ovation and breaking into chants of “DSO! DSO!” without recognizing elitist stereotypes about classical music being put out to pasture.
UK’s Channel Four To Spend Nearly Half A Billion Pounds On New Content
“Channel 4 is to spend a record £455 million on UK commissions in 2012, with the broadcaster promising more one-off singles and serials in its drama output.”
Fire Breaks Out At Oslo’s Astrup Fearnley Museum
“Only months before its scheduled opening, a fire broke out at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art’s new building in Oslo, designed by Renzo Piano. Monday afternoon, a fire went up on the top floor, but firefighters had it under control by around 4pm.”
Syria’s Embattled Artists Hang On
Political artists, abstract artists – all artists who aren’t strictly supportive of Bashar al-Assad’s government are under tremendous pressure in Syria these days. Yet a group of them has managed to smuggle their work to a gallery in Beirut – where it sold.
Roll Over For Beethoven: Detroit Symphony’s Kid Rock Concert Breaks A Few Barriers
“You can’t witness thousands of rabid Kid Rock fans rewarding the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with a roaring standing ovation and breaking into chants of ‘DSO! DSO!’ without recognizing elitist stereotypes about classical music being put out to pasture.”
Former English National Ballet Star Charged With Fraud
“35-year-old former English National Ballet dancer Stephen Moonesamy has been arrested and charged with fraud after allegedly falsely convincing some 75 children from a dance company … that they would get to take part in the closing ceremony of the forthcoming Olympics in London.”