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CBC
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Music partnership brings new sound to Glace Bay youth centre
A new musical collaboration aims to give young people in Glace Bay, N.S., increased access to instruments and technology, with the goal of expanding the program to other communities across Cape Breton. The partnership, between the Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative and the Undercurrent Youth Centre in Glace Bay, aims to use funds raised through the Cape Breton Music Hall of Fame to bring new instruments and sound equipment to the facility in order to improve access to musical arts. Over the past several weeks, members of the co-operative have been at the youth centre upgrading the dated sound equipment. Staff are beginning the process of refitting the facility with proper new sound gear so they can program concerts for those who attend the centre. "Then Phase 2 will be to help augment the instruments that they have so that anyone interested in, you know, learning a little bit about guitars or drums or fiddles or whatever they happen to be interested in, they'll have access to that type of equipment," said Duane Nardocchio, the co-op's executive director. He said access to equipment is often a barrier for people looking to learn an instrument or other parts of the trade. Funding will also be provided to bring in instruments and offer lessons from members of the musical co-operative. Nardocchio said young people often have a harder time getting involved in music than they do in sports. "And I think it's just a different interest level and probably less people involved with the music side than there certainly would be with sports," he said. "But these are sort of things that we're trying to help sort of, you know, elevate a little bit and sort of give that opportunity on the music side." Undercurrent will be the first group to benefit from the program, but the musical co-operative hopes to bring similar opportunities to other areas of Cape Breton. "We're pretty excited about this and we really hope that it is adaptable and being able to be done again and again whether it's with other Undercurrent sites or other organizations," said Trevor DenHartogh, executive director of Undercurrent. "It'll be a real bonus for youth all over the [Cape Breton Regional Municipality]." He said the sound equipment at the youth centre was very old and was being "held together with duct tape." New speakers and a soundboard will open up opportunities for concerts at the centre, which was not possible with the old gear, he said.
ABC News
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Piano quiz: When was the first one invented? How many keys do they have? Test your knowledge
Centuries after it was invented, the piano is still one of the most popular instruments in Australia and the world. But do you know how many parts they have? Or what piano keys are made of? Whether you're a novice, an expert, or have never touched a piano before, take our quiz to find out more about this classic instrument. Stream The Piano free on ABC iview.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Starter music instruments & tariffs: basic instruments could go up in price
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Another industry may bear the brunt of international tariffs between the US and China: starter music instruments. Joe Chiappone has owned Northfield Music in Pittsford for 42 years specializing in guitars and guitar accessories. He estimates that about 75% of his inventory comes from overseas, which doesn't account for the Asia-made parts in American guitars. He says that he seen more products go up about 5% to 10% this year, including starter guitars, many of which are made in China. Chiappone is keeping his prices lower, despite some manufacturers increasing the cost in their back stock. 'We've tried to put that off as long as we can, so when a new product comes in, we're paying more, and we're going to put new stickers on them,' he said. 'But we've got a bunch of items that are still at the old price.' Northfield Music is at 50 State Street, tucked in a shopping center next to Schoen Place. For Payton Violins in the City of Rochester, rentals are about 10% of their business, but is headed by sales and repairs. A number of those rental instruments are starter violins from China, which the owner of Payton Violins, Samuel Payton says are cheap and easy to play. The Peterson Institute of International Economics estimates that Chinese instruments account for 83% of us imports in this market. With the tariffs as constituted, the price of newly made and bought instruments could go up 145%. Payton says that many of the Chinese models in his rental fleet are a couple of hundred bucks. Even at their rental price point, it takes them three years to earn back the cost of the instrument. They have plenty in stock, but if they have to order more, Payton Violins may have to eat that increase. 'It's not a huge part of the business financially, but it's a really important part of the business in developing young players,' he said. 'And if we can't develop young players, we can;t get advanced players who invest in finer instruments… So it's crucial for the longevity of a business to have a connection with young players and to build those relationships.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to RochesterFirst.
