The following are archived webinars hosted by the Helen Carswell Chair which explore topics in community-engaged research in the arts, particularly as relevant to community music organizations.
What is Community Music?
- with Dr. Phil Mullen
Inclusive Music Pedagogy
- with Dr. Phil Mullen
Making Music with Children and Young People with Challenging Behaviour
- with Dr. Phil Mullen
Role Modelling, Representation and Community Bands
- with Helen Carswell researcher, Pratik Gandhi and panelists, Colin Clarke, Cait Nishimura and Bill Thomas
Cultural Connections through Music
- with Helen Carswell researcher, Patty Chan
Community Music Organizations: Playing through a Pandemic
April 19th, 2021: this webinar features a panel of representatives from community music organizations in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood and city of Toronto. Our discussion includes Wendy Jones of the Pan Fantasy Steelband, Lucas Marchand of RPSM- Jane & Finch, Andres Tucci Clarke of Sistema Toronto, and Bryna Berezowska of the Nai Choir. All four community music organizations adjusted their programming to be delivered online throughout the COVID pandemic. Panelists discuss both their challenges and solutions for virtual teaching, learning and engagement; they share their experiences as Toronto-based community music organizations and discuss strategies for continued social growth.
Helpful resources from this webinar:
- Midnight Music: “simplifying technology for music teachers”
- Kahoot!: “create a learning game or trivia quiz online on any topic, in any language”
- Whiteboard on Zoom: “share a whiteboard that you and other participants can annotate on (over Zoom)”
Building Pan African Repertoires to disrupt Anti-Black Racism in Music Education
March 10th, 2021: Our roundtable discussion on incorporating Black/pan-African music in teaching, program building, and performance features a panel of educators, performers and advocates for increased diversity and representation in music including Brandyn Lewis, Wendy Jones, Darren Hamilton, and Karen Cyrus.
Questions discussed in this webinar include: How do you incorporate Black music in your teaching, program building and/or performance? In what ways do you think we can collaborate on increasing Black representation as a local and global community of practice? What is the best way to integrate new repertoire with existing curriculum objectives? We are assuming that students might want to learn about their culture, is that always true?
Helpful resources from this webinar:
- The Chineke! Foundation: “to provide outstanding career opportunities to established and up-and-coming Black and ethnically diverse classical musicians in the UK and Europe”
- Buskaid: “helping young Black musicians in South African Townships”. Watch them perform here.
- The Sphinx Organization: “transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts”
- Kanata: Contemporary Indigenous Artists and Their Music “a learning resource that will support teachers in bringing Indigenous voices, perspectives and music into classrooms.”
- “#BlackMusicMatters: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in Music Education” by Darren Hamilton
