{"id":4972,"date":"2020-07-07T14:50:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T18:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?page_id=4972"},"modified":"2020-07-07T14:50:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T18:50:43","slug":"music-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/music-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Music: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s diverse culture has long been the predominant influence for our nation\u2019s music. From the traditional music of the First Nations people to the Celtic music brought over by Irish immigrants, the Canadian music spectrum spans far and wide. Let\u2019s learn more about our music history, our most iconic musicians, and some interesting facts you might not know about Canadian music.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ef8903;\"><strong>HISTORY <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Canadian music dates back thousands of years<\/strong>, beginning with our original First Nations and Inuit settlers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/music-history\">Check out this timeline<\/a> that takes you through the evolution of Canadian music.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test your knowledge: <\/strong>Try your luck with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/music\/test-your-knowledge-with-this-canadian-music-themed-crossword-puzzle-1.5525150\">Canadian music-themed crossword<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Canada\u2019s National Music Centre | Studio Bell: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ws2i_aMOO3M\">Watch this video<\/a> to learn more and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiobell.ca\/\">explore the website<\/a> for everything our National Music Centre has to offer. If you are a music lover, make sure to plan your visit soon!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #ef8903;\">MUSICIANS<\/span> \u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How many iconic Canadian musicians can you name<\/strong>? Compare your list <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udiscovermusic.com\/stories\/the-top-20-canadian-musicians\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etcanada.com\/news\/323568\/the-top-10-canadian-music-albums-of-all-time-based-on-sales\/\">Read more<\/a> about the<strong> top ten Canadian music albums of all time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who has won the Canadian Juno Award for \u2018Artist of the Year\u2019 the most times<\/strong>? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.annemurray.com\/\">Read here<\/a> to learn more about this famous Canadian musician.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ef8903;\"><strong>INTERESTING FACTS <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What\u2019s it like to be a Musical Director? <\/strong>Go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r6VNHP3hYO0\">behind-the-scenes<\/a> with Drake\u2019s Musical Director.<\/li>\n<li>Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IYHCiTJ2sQY\">diverse sounds<\/a> of<strong> First Nations in Canada.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thinking of a career in the music industry? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/top-10-careers-in-the-music-business-and-how-much-money-you-can-make\/\">Learn more<\/a> and determine if the music industry is the right fit for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discover Canadian fiddling, <\/strong>which acts as <a href=\"https:\/\/thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/fiddling-emc\">common dance music<\/a> in the rural parts of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s diverse culture has long been the predominant influence for our nation\u2019s music. From the traditional music of the First Nations people to the Celtic music brought over by Irish immigrants, the Canadian music spectrum spans far and wide. Let\u2019s learn more about our music history, our most iconic musicians, and some interesting facts you <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/music-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5035,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4972","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4972"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4984,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4972\/revisions\/4984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}