Media

Below are a list of links to various newspaper articles, radio interviews, videos, etc. on The Leading Note Foundation. Please click on the appropriate title to access it.

Video/Audio

• KidSingers Chamber Choir - My Magic World  - video recorded live at the Dec 2009 Christmas Concert by Mike Billows
• Senior KidSingers - Close My Eyes  - video recorded live at the Dec 2009 Christmas Concert by Mike Billows
• OrKidstra - "Sword Dance"  - video recorded live at the Dec 2009 Christmas Concert by Mike Billows 
• KidSingers & OrKidstra - "Who Let the Elves Out"  - video recorded live at the Dec 2009 Christmas Concert by Mike Billows 
• KidSingers & OrKidstra - Sheenie Interview  - video recorded live at the Dec 2009 Christmas Concert by Mike Billows
• KidSingers & OrKidstra - "Who Let the Elves Out" - audio recorded live at the Dec 2009 Christmas Concert by CBC producer Jill LaForty
• Documentary on the OrKidstra Youth Music Program  (June 2008) - interview on Supreme Master Television by Vic Norian
• Year-end concert program  (April 2008) - filmed and edited by Andrew Ng
• Documentary  on the first few months of the OrKidstra program - filmed and edited by Andrew Ng, Anna Gora & Chonglu Huang.
• Mini-documentary  (under 3 minutes) on the first few months of the OrKidstra program - filmed and edited by Greg Idasz

In Print

• "How Poverty Influences a Child's Brain Development"  - Globe and Mail article by Ivan Semeniuk(January 2013)
•  "Pianist Thrilled To Share Passion With Children" - Ottawa Citizen letter by Claire Marshall(May2012)
• "Music Has The Power To Change Lives" - Ottawa Citizen article by Elizabeth Payne (March 2012)
•  "Paul Dewar (MP Ottawa Centre) Calendar 2010, celebrating arts & culture in Ottawa"  - see July 2010!
• "On The Road"  - from Symphony, the magazine of the League of American Orchestras (May/June 2010)
•  "Fundraising Concert Hosted by British High Commissioner"  - Ottawa Citizen article by Caroline Phillips, May 2010
•  "The Road to El Sistema"  - special edition of The Music Scene magazine (Winter 2010, pages 8-12)
•  "Leading Note Celebrates 10 Years By Giving Back"  - Ottawa Citizen article by Steven Mazey (December 2009)
•  "How Music Changes Lives"  - Ottawa Citizen article by Elizabeth Payne (October 2009)
• "The Faces of OrKidstra" - Ottawa Citizen article by Steven Mazey (December 2008)
•  "Music From the Heart"  - Ottawa at Home article by Steven Fouchard (fall/winter 2008) 
• "North American Counterparts: El Sistema Inspires Projects in Ottawa & New York"  - article on the Glenn Gould Foundation web site, by Dr. Penny Johnson (October 2008)
• "Children Eager to Learn Music"  - Ottawa Citizen article by Elizabeth Payne (September 2008)
• "Budding Maestros Tune Up"  - Ottawa Citizen Article by Steven Mazey (October 2007)

Related Articles

• "The power of music: Its impact on the intellectual, social and personal development of children and young people"  - by Susan Hallam (Institute of Education, University of London, UK, August, 2010)
• Jonathan Govias' web site   contains a wealth of Sistema related material.
• Richard Hallam's web site   contains a wealth of Sistema related material.