100+ Volunteers help set Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie Fundraising Record SONG received Tim Hortons SMILE Cookie Campaign and Port Hope locations set new sales records. Sounds of the Next Generation (SONG) was the 2023 Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie recipient in Port Hope, May 1-7. The campaign generated a flurry of activity. Over 100 volunteers across the county signed up to …
Spring Fundraiser 2023 Results
SONG recently wrapped its 2023 Spring Fundraiser Campaign, which ran at the same time as our Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie Fundraiser. A generous community member agreed to match every unique donation SONG received — the first double — during this fundraiser (up to $10K). And local businesses matched the revenue from Smile Cookie sales on certain days. We playfully titled …
Spring Fundraising Campaign
One Heart: Spring Campaign G-R-O-W-I-N-G into Greatness! Dear Supporters , Let’s sing for SONG! This latest season has been filled with jaw-dropping growth and new adventures. YOU helped our biggest year yet happen! New instructors helped us explore and improve programming. We had record-setting enrollment of 130+ students (up 40%) and brought music-making into the community with concerts, carolling, coffee …
Thank you Sing Canada Harmony
We’d like to take a moment to thank our longtime supporters at Sing Canada Harmony for helping make our in-person Christmas concert a reality in December. Through their generosity we were able to hire an accompanist to support and enrich our young artists’ moving performances. Sing Canada Harmony is a Canadian charity dedicated to empowering all Canadians to become healthy, …
Advanced Music Reading Practice
Put your music reading skills into action as Dave leads you through three violin studies. Study #1 – all the notes you see are either open strings or use your first finger. Play along with Dave, then try it again on your own. Study #2 – all the notes you see are either open strings or use your second finger. …
Take a peek inside SONGtech
Curious about our new SONGtech program? Thanks to the Ontario Trillium Foundation we’ve been meeting with 20 youth in grades 7-10 each week since the end of March. SONGtech members are learning how to create music using a variety of apps and production techniques, and they are also being encouraged to really think about what music means in their lives. …
This song makes me feel…
Music can make you feel so many different things. Are you trying to get into a calm headspace to focus on work you need to do? Or maybe you are sad and need to listen to some music that expresses that feeling. Either way, a song can do the trick. Music has a major impact on our emotions, and can …
Drumroll please…
We’ve been itching to tell you about our BIG plans – and the day has finally come! We are proud to announce the newest SONG program, SONGtech, made possible through funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. SONGtech uses music and video production technology to connect youth with their peers, help them write, edit and produce their own music, and allow …
SONG one of six local recipients of the OTF Resilient Communities Fund
Today, MPP David Piccini announced on behalf of the Government of Ontario that six local organizations will receive over $555,000 in funding to rebuild and recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We at SONG are thrilled to be one of the recipients of the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund. “Sounds of the Next Generation (SONG) is a …
It’s showtime!
Today’s the day for SONG Family Holiday! Join us for the YouTube premiere at 2pm by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/ePAGSyZ0Btw. Please comment as you watch so we can all feel we’re watching “together.” Cheers, The SONG Team