Music School

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  Gordon Lightfoot

  PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2012

  When Gordon Lightfoot sang at Massey Hall in 1952 at age 13, earning a Kiwanis Festival first prize as a result, little did he know that it...

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  How do I go about selling my songs?

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2012

  Over the last few years I've written a number of songs. I don't have the talent to be a performer, but I think that some of my tunes are pr...

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  The Evolution of FACTOR

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2012

  Being a musician of any kind is a pretty cool gig. After all, your profession involves being admired, applauded, meeting fans, traveling, a...

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  The Rooster

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2012

  "Dove, is this the first time you've ever seen me play the cello?" Don Kerr asks his eldest son, who's sprawled on the floor of his dad's h...

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  Slakah The Beatchild

  PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2012

  Neatly tucked away in a small, nondescript Scarborough strip mall, Slakah the Beatchild (aka Byram Joseph) is busy making music that is any...

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  How to Survive Festival Season

  PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2012

  Growing up as one of two sons, both over 6 feet tall, March meant only one thing: The NCAA basketball tournament, better known as March Mad...

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  Can I bring a U.S. purchase into Canada without paying duty?

  PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2012

  I'm going to be playing in the U.S. for a couple of weeks. Can I buy a guitar and bring it into Canada without paying duty? It would probab...

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  Should bands be printing CDs anymore?

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2012

  Last week, my label got an email saying that our distribution contract is being terminated immediately. When I called, the distributor said...