On Thursday, May 28, from 3:30 to 5pm (EDT), join the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community and the Canadian New Music Network for a fourth virtual professional development session for participatory music practitioners. this session invites you to explore the possibilities of social enterprise in creating sustainable community music programs, and learn from our special guests: Lisa Michaels (Executive Director and Co-Founder, Bandology) and Erin Parkes (Executive Director and Founder, Lotus Centre for Special Music Education).

This free talk is part of the Professional Development Series: Grow your career in Participatory Music. Sessions are held online every two months.

Registration for the virtual session is free. The Zoom link will be emailed to you a few days in advance.

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On Thursday, March 19, from 3:30 to 5pm (EDT), join the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community and the Canadian New Music Network for a virtual professional development session for participatory music practitioners, featuring musician and sound artist Guillaume Jabbour. This hands-on workshop explores strategies in finding opportunities in new sectors — such as education, health and community settings — and fostering new relationships that can lead to creative projects.

Guillaume will talk about his work in sectors, and participants will have opportunities to develop strategies for their projects. Whether you are an artist in the first years of your career, or are well-established in certain circles, come with a new idea you are interested in proposing to develop new partners/relationships in a new sector.

Practical Workshop: Please come with a project in mind, ideally with existing description of the project that we will use to develop for different sectors.

This free talk is part of the Professional Development Series: Grow your career in Participatory Music. Other topics for the year will focus on engaging in outreach, partnership building, and how to evaluate impact.

Registration for the virtual session is free. The Zoom link will be emailed to you a few days in advance.

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On Thursday, November 20, from 3:30 to 5pm (EDT), join the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community and the Canadian New Music Network for a second virtual professional development session for participatory music practitioners, featuring Canadian musicians who have cultivated participatory music projects throughout the course of their multifaceted careers in performing, composing, teaching, and facilitating.

This free talk is part of the Professional Development Series: Grow your career in Participatory Music. Other topics for the year will focus on engaging in outreach, partnership building, and how to evaluate impact.

Registration for the virtual session is free. The Zoom link will be emailed to you a few days in advance.

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On Thursday, September 25, from 3:30 to 5pm (EDT), join the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community and the Canadian New Music Network for a virtual professional development session for participatory music practitioners, featuring two Canadian musicians who initiated participatory music projects that have thrived over years.

This free talk is part of the Professional Development Series: Grow your career in Participatory Music. Other topics for the year will focus on growing a portfolio career, engaging in outreach, partnership building, and how to evaluate impact.

Registration for the virtual session is free. The Zoom link will be emailed to you a few days in advance.

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