In honour of Prince's music, I decided to have my jazz ensembles at the Royal Conservatory play "Kiss."  It's not an exact transcription but close enough, and something that hopefully sounds ok played on a trumpet or saxophone.

Living in Toronto makes it easy to have a really positive view of multiculturalism, as it really defines this city and the people who live here.  The music scene in particular benefits from the interactions of musicians from different backgrounds…

One thing I often observe in my teaching at two colleges and privately:  students don't know how to practice (ok, it's part of the bigger problem: they don't make time to practice or maximize the time they have).

This article…

Because I teach a music business class at Humber College, and also because I make much more of my income from actually playing the guitar, composing, recording, and touring, I'm always grateful for good articles/blogs on the state of the…

I teach a lot of different kinds of students, from college students hoping to pursue a career in music, to amateur adult musicians who have careers but love to play as a hobby, to my own children who take lessons…

I've been teaching a Music Business /Music Marketing class at Humber College the past two years, and I'm constantly finding new articles that both update what I want to pass on to my students, and also remind me how hard…