From a Parent
April 21, 2016 6:15 pmThe Hammer Band was created from the belief that all kids from all walks of life should be given the Read More...
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From a Student
April 21, 2016 6:14 pmWhen I play the violin I feel like I am in my own peaceful world where nothing is bad and Read More...
From The Toronto Star
April 21, 2016 6:14 pmThe program engenders “commitment, perseverance, responsiblity” – The Toronto Star, May 5, 2011
Junior School Principal
April 21, 2016 6:13 pmThank you Mr. Hammer for making a difference in the lives of our students that will last a lifetime! They Read More...
From a Community-Work Professional
April 21, 2016 6:12 pm“As Child Protection Workers, we work with families, community agencies, schools and extended families. We see first-hand the importance for Read More...
Quick Facts
April 21, 2016 3:25 pmStudent Performance: The College Entrance Examination Board found that students involved in public school music programs scored 107 points higher Read More...
The arts boost learning and achievement for students.
April 21, 2016 3:24 pmFrom: www.AmericansForTheArts.org – The collection of research described in Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development Read More...
NAMM Foundation
April 21, 2016 3:24 pmFrom: NAMM Foundation The pace of research into music making has never been greater. New data about music’s relationship to brainpower, Read More...
Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind
April 21, 2016 3:19 pmMusic produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hearing-the-music-honing By The Editors of Scientific American magazine
Music Makes Us
April 21, 2016 3:19 pmCoalition for Music Education in Canada http://musicmakesus.ca/educate/articles-news/ Research shows that when a child listens to classical music the right hemisphere Read More...