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Music Sessions

Musicians everywhere have been hit hard by COVID-19 cancellations. But their passion and creativity drove them to be some of the first artists sharing their talent online.

Check out the best live stream performances happening locally as well as around the globe. Show your love, solidarity and support for your favorite artists.

Bike Shop Sessions

Presented by Coastal Culture and Arts Whistler | Re-watch the sessions!

Squamish musician Leo Wood heads into the wild for her music videos.

JUNO Award Winners

See the complete list of winners.

Shambhala Music Festival

The 23rd edition will be back July 23-26, 2021.

Glastonbury Festival Online

Discover playlists from all stages and more.

ArtsClub Digital Edition - Live from Home

This video series brings art to your living rooms. Twice every week, we're sharing a performance from a local artist who has been affected by Arts Club closures due to COVID-19.

Vancouver Opera Offstage

Join Les Dala every Wednesday with this audio podcast as he chats with opera experts, artists, Vancouver Opera staff and others to explore the world of opera on and off the stage.

Live Happy Hour with Artslandia

Free live stream concerts.

Neil Peart Narrated Short Film, “Growth Rings”

The short film, also co-written by the late Rush drummer, examines the way in which music marks moments in our lives.

Polaris Music Prize

Short list announced!

Live at 5 - Whistler Friday Après

Whistler Live and Arts Whistler have teamed up for weekly locals live streaming apres for charity

Learn Guitar with local musician Will Ross

Check his Facebook page for covers and more info about lessons, email willrossmusic@outlook.com to sign up

Game Changers: 60 years of Indigenous Music

Celebrate the artists who have broken boundaries, claimed space and given their communities a voice.

Song of the summer

Discover this year's 16 Canadian contenders.

50 Best Songs of 2020 (so far)

Celebrate the artists who have broken boundaries, claimed space and given their communities a voice.

Watch these stunning virtual performances from Canadian music classes

No classroom? No orchestra pit? No stage? No problem for these music classes.

Roots Music Canada

Home on the web for everything to do with Canadian folk, roots, blues, and “world” music and related genres.

Resources for String Players

How to tune and restring your violin or viola and how to rosin your bow.

A new company has launched called Masks For Music, which is offering all global music industry professionals a way to help relieve pandemic financial insecurity, with a new affiliate solution.

Canadian Musician Showcase

Canadian Musician Magazine showcases unsigned Canadian acts to help further promote artists.

Learn to Play Guitar for Free

Intro Courses Take You From The Very Basics to Playing Songs In No Time.

Grateful Dead Concerts

11,215 Free Grateful Dead Concert Recordings in the Internet Archive.

The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Opera Stream

Replaying concerts from the past 14 years

Creative Capital Arts Events

Events that have transitioned into digital incarnations, in response to the Coronavirus crisis. (everything from poetry readings to dance classes, virtual gallery crawls, concerts, documentary viewings, artist talks and more).

The World Music Archive From BBC Radio 3

Sample the musical traditions of more than 40 countries. India, Corsica, China, Cuba, Iran, Brazil, Mozambique, Turkey -- they're all represented in this eclectic collection of indigenous music.

l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8 p.m. ET streaming a concert from its archive.

Music BC upcoming events

Tune in and check out the latest music shows

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - BeethovenFest: Virtual Finale.

Watch the grand finale of its Beethoven celebration

The Social Distancing Festival:

Check out this killer selection of music from around the world, or search by country.

CBC Music: An up-to-date list of Canadian live streams to watch during COVID-19

This week: Alanis Morissette, Meghan Patrick, Stewart Legere and more are keeping fans entertained

Classical music: An updating list of all the major concerts and events being streamed online

Classical music organizations live-streaming, or that have made their concert archives available online

DIY musician: Resources for musicians during the COVID-19 pandemic

What can you do as a gigging musician in the face of Coronavirus?

COVID-19 Information & Resources for Canada's Music Industry

Resources for Artists, performers, musicians and the entrepreneurs and companies that work to promote, support, and elevate Canadian music

Ottawa Live Music Streams

CultureOnline.ca! New listings added every day

Check out the upcoming events:

Quaranstream, a crowdsourced list of live-streamed music shows

To help everyone get through these tough times with the power of music:

LA Times - The lost art of deep listening:

Choose an album. Lose the phone. Close your eyes.

The Best YouTube Channels To Learn Music Theory

Tonnes of great music theory courses that you can start from the comfort of your home.

Music Lessons and Tutorials

Check out these Top 15 Music Education YouTube Channels

PhilharmonieLive

Daily concerts available

Upcoming live-streamed concerts

Tune in to concerts from around the world via Songkick

Head back to Arts Online!

New content added all the time!

While we’re all practicing physical isolation, there’s never been a better time to throw yourself into creative adventures and/or creative distractions. So we’re sharing all kinds of creative links, projects, performances and home-based arts activities to help keep your creativity in top shape.

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