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Music Alive Program
Music education program available in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces.
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Music Circle workshop series for special needs students
A unique opportunity for students with special needs to explore string, woodwind, brass or percussion instruments in a supportive and professional environment.
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Professional development
To enhance learning in the classroom, teachers can participate in virtual open-level, skill-building workshops in Dance, Music, and Theatre led by the NAC’s professional teaching artists.
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Video masterclasses
Learn from world-class musicians and dance artists with our series of masterclasses, featuring maestro Pinchas Zukerman and more!
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Rita Joe Song Project
We asked the teachers and students in five communities across Canada to create a song based on what “I Lost My Talk” means to them and their community.
Learning video series
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4 videos Songwriting Workshop Series 4 video series Explore the fundamentals of songwriting with Métis-francophone musician Andrina Turenne.
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4 videos Songwriting Workshop Series 4 video series
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3 videos Stretch with Siôned! 3 video series
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3 videos Mon petit théâtre d’art 3 video series
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12 videos Grand Acts of Theatre 12 video series The NAC has funded twelve of Canada’s most innovative theatre companies to create and perform large-scale, new works in response to these challenging times.
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3 videos Canada Moves 3 video series Create your own Canada Day dance!
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6 videos Conducting 101 6 video series NAC Orchestra Music Director Alexander Shelley teaches the basics of conducting technique. Topics include how to use the right and left hand, how to rehearse and prepare scores, and more.
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3 videos Conducting Beethoven 3 video series
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9 videos The Music Circle 9 video series
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6 videos Exploring the classics 6 video series
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10 videos Young Artist Program: Concerts & recitals 10 video series-16-42-crop__meta.jpg)
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6 videos Young Artist Program: Masterclasses 6 video series
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100 videos NACO Lunch Break 100 video series
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11 videos Fridays at the Fourth 11 video series Shows are recorded live at Canada's National Arts Centre as part of our Fridays at the Fourth concert series and feature emerging artists from across Canada.
Bring the performing arts into children’s lives
Your donations help the National Arts Centre reach more students, educators and communities across Canada. The National Youth and Education Trust is the NAC’s primary source of funding for initiatives that nurture and develop the creativity of children and youth, and support the educators and artists who challenge and encourage them.
The NAC Foundation would like to acknowledge the generous support from the Leacross Foundation, Friends of the NAC Orchestra, A Donor-Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Ottawa, The Janice and Earle O’Born Fund for Excellence in the Performing Arts, Grant and Alice Burton, and the donors and sponsors of the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust, the primary resource for youth and education funding at the National Arts Centre.