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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 | Thursdays @ 8pm

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

RMU Blackcomb - Live Music Stream Fridays at 7pm PST

Supporting local musicians with weekly virtual music night (stream on Facebook & Instagram), with donations going directly to the artist.

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 Concerts

The Met in New York City is streaming concerts for free.

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.

"Kat and Dave" Tune in Daily, 5:30 p.m. PT

Grammy-winning musician and composer David Foster and his wife, Katharine McPhee

l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

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

Live From My Living Room - Daily, 7 p.m. ET

Watch Juno-nominated artist iskwē's Instagram live series

Martha Wainwright, POP Montreal & musical guests host weekly singalongs

“Let us gather together again (in our safe distances), on our porches, from our windows to summon our voices in hope in a rousing collective singalong."

Music BC upcoming events

Tune in and check out live music shows

CBC Music: Re-watch B.C. musicians performing virtual concerts to connect with audiences.

"Our role ... is to provide fun and entertainment and that can't stop"

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

Billboard: Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch During Coronavirus Crisis (Updating)

Check out the ever-expanding list of shows and musical events to stream from the comfort of your home.

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

Get in contact with live-streaming musicians to tip them for their efforts.

Learn to play guitar with the Arkells

Tune in for free "Flatten the Curve Music Class" on their Facebook page. Daily at 1pm EST

CBC Music Live Streams

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

LA Times - The lost art of deep listening:

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

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:

The Best YouTube Channels To Learn Music Theory

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

National Poetry Month: Poetry, mindfulness, and classical music

Mindful Music Moments Collaborates with The On Being Project for second annual National Poetry Month

Music Lessons and Tutorials

Check out these Top 15 Music Education YouTube Channels

The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Opera Stream

Replaying concerts from the past 14 years

PhilharmonieLive - The Paris Philharmonie has made all its old concerts available on its app

as well as playlists and a virtual tour of the Museum of Music next door.

Opera Sweden streaming nightly operas

streaming the entire five hours of its concert production of Wagner's "The Valkyrie."

Upcoming live-streamed concerts

Tune in to concerts from around the world via Songkick

Quarantine Soirées

Free nightly online concerts from one of the world’s top orchestras

Royal Opera House – free ballet and opera

Free online content for the culturally curious at home

“Dave’s True Stories”

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is sharing true short stories to entertain you during quarantine

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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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