In School Program
High Quality Music Instruction in Schools Across Northumberland
Supported by the Ontario Arts Council
Our mission is simple but urgent: every rural Canadian child deserves a voice through music.
Isolation and resource strain that are limiting music education mean rural students are missing out on essential Canadian culture experiences. And because music education predicts multiple long-term socioeconomic life achievements, rural students risk being left behind.
SONG is closing this gap, developing the next generation of musicians, educators, and engaged citizens who will shape the cultural fabric of their communities. Using our mobile classroom unit supplied by Cobourg Rotary, SONG transforms regular classrooms into a music-making spaces.
SONG Teaching Artists fill critical gaps in music education by training educators, providing curriculum-aligned resources, and delivering high-impact workshops Northumberland students.
Our In School Program instills pride in local culture and fosters community belonging.
"My daughter loves it and is so excited when it happens (like today)!"
SONG Teaching Artists work with Educators in rural schools across Northumberland County: Burnham Public School, Roseneath Centennial Public School, and Terry Fox Public School.
Each collaboration is an 8-week series of workshops with students in Choral, Drumming or SONGtech (music production)
SONG transforms regular classrooms in to music-making spaces. Using our Mobile Classroom Unit supplied by Cobourg Rotary, we teach rural kids that music can happen anywhere.
Thanks to Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario, SONG has involved 147 rural students to high-quality music education during the 2024-2025 School Year.