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class="py-2 mb-0">MusiCounts <em>Stories</em></h2> </div> </div> <div class="block-spacer"><div class=" py-1 "></div> </div> <div class="block-text"> <div class="container container-small container-small-force text-left py-2"> <p data-block-key="xrqn4">Read up on the latest issues in music education, hear inspirational stories of the transformative effects music can have on young people, and get to know the many community members who believe that investing in music education is essential.</p> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/nominations-for-the-2025-musicounts-teacher-of-the-year-award-are-open-now/?back=254"> <img alt="JUNOS RED CARPET - March 24th 2024 - PHOTO CREDIT- CARAS-Stephanie Montani (bystephm)-66.jpg" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/JUNOS_RED_CARPET_-_March_24th_2024.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.jpg" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>October 18, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/nominations-for-the-2025-musicounts-teacher-of-the-year-award-are-open-now/?back=254">Nominations for the 2025 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award are Open Now!</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/musicounts-says-thank-you/?back=254"> <img alt="Thank-You-Month-Blog-Post-Compilation-Header_2024.png" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Thank-You-Month-Blog-Post-Compilat.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.png" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>July 31, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/musicounts-says-thank-you/?back=254">MusiCounts says Thank You</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/musicounts-celebrates-indigenous-heritage-all-year-round/?back=254"> <img alt="nihm_2024_full-fig10_1710429679964_eng.jpg" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/nihm_2024_full-fig10_1710429679964.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.jpg" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>June 6, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/musicounts-celebrates-indigenous-heritage-all-year-round/?back=254">MusiCounts Celebrates Indigenous Heritage All Year Round</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/5-music-programs-making-waves-in-their-community/?back=254"> <img alt="347157774_623556476045382_353918936463821141_n.jpg" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/347157774_623556476045382_35391893.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.jpg" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>May 10, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/5-music-programs-making-waves-in-their-community/?back=254">5 Music Programs Making Waves in their Community</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/enjoy-every-single-moment-of-it-because-its-earned-and-its-well-deserved-jewel-casselman-one-year-later/?back=254"> <img alt="Screenshot 2024-03-19 at 10.26.54.png" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Screenshot_2024-03-19_at_10.26.54.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.png" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>March 19, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/enjoy-every-single-moment-of-it-because-its-earned-and-its-well-deserved-jewel-casselman-one-year-later/?back=254">“Enjoy every single moment of it because it's earned and it's well deserved”: Jewel Casselman, One Year Later</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/understanding-music-therapy-interview/?back=254"> <img alt="MTAO.png" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/MTAO.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.png" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>March 15, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/understanding-music-therapy-interview/?back=254">Understanding Music Therapy</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/gatekeeping-does-not-belong-in-music-education-stephen-richardson/?back=254"> <img alt="STEPHEN-RICHARSON-MTOY-2024.jpg" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/STEPHEN-RICHARSON-MTOY-2024.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.jpg" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>March 12, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/gatekeeping-does-not-belong-in-music-education-stephen-richardson/?back=254">“Gatekeeping does not belong in Music Education”: Stephen Richardson</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/i-dont-teach-music-i-teach-musicians-sarah-comerford/?back=254"> <img alt="MTOY_SARAH_1.jpg" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/MTOY_SARAH_1.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.jpg" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>March 5, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/i-dont-teach-music-i-teach-musicians-sarah-comerford/?back=254">“I don’t teach music, I teach musicians”: Sarah Comerford</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/i-was-inspired-by-my-music-teacher-elisabeth-bouchard-bernier/?back=254"> <img alt="ELISABETH-BOUCHARD-BERNIER-2024-MTOY.jpg" height="300" src="https://musicounts.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ELISABETH-BOUCHARD-BERNIER-2024-MT.2e16d0ba.fill-600x300.jpg" width="600"> </a> <div class="row py-2"> <div class="col"> <h6>February 27, 2024</h6> <h4><a href="/en/posts/i-was-inspired-by-my-music-teacher-elisabeth-bouchard-bernier/?back=254">“I was inspired by my music teacher”: Élisabeth Bouchard-Bernier</a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="post-card"> <a href="/en/posts/music-is-for-everyone-robert-bailey/?back=254"> <img 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