Lila Music Centre This Fall

Lila Music Centre is committed to bringing joy through music to the community at large through singing, gatherings, voice lessons, choir, singing at bedsides and much more and have been offering music classes in the Valley for over 14 years.

Cari Burdett, founder and artistic director of Lila Music Centre started singing at a young age with musical theatre and went on to study Opera and gain her Bachelors degree Music Director Cari Burdett from McGill University and her Masters of Voice and pedagogy Lila Music Centre from the prestigious This Fall Royal Academy of London, UK. During Cari will be offering new those years Cari gained a online classes in 6 week thorough understanding of the series. Private lessons can voice, performance practices, be in person or online. The languages, diction, stage craft weekly Community Choir will and a deep connection to modern hopefully meet in person - music. As a performing artist, watch website for details. Cari has soloed across BC, Montreal and the UK with many Voice Lessons - Beginners, orchestras, operas and classical Intermediate and Advanced song recitals. During the past Cari tailors voice lessons to 5 years Cari has focussed on each students age, ability, performing around BC with teaching style and personal some stellar musicians. Presently, goals for their own singing. Cari is working on completing Often Cari will begin with her 2nd studio album of all body awareness stretches, then original songs, to be released be lead in a series of vocal 2021. exercises focussing on unique aspects of the voice that each As a music teacher, Cari Burdett student is developing, often the weaves her musical experience, student works on songs with teachings and performance Cari accompanying on piano. practices together with her love and commitment to building Choir community through music and Cari will be offering a series invites anyone who wishes of 6 week on line courses for they were singing, wants to those wanting to try online sing, wants to improve their choir. These classes will be performance practice, wants for all levels and interests. The to try to develop their voice in songs will be a variety of styles new dimensions, or wants to be and languages. All welcome to coached with songs you already participate. The face to face choir know - to reach out and connect will hopefully begin again in a with her about vocal possibilities. new state - TBA with the details on website Covid dependent.

Vocal Improvisation - If you would like to explore singing freely, develop more playfulness with your voice, express your thoughts, feelings and musical ideas through song, this might be the course for you. Vocal Improvisation can mean so many things - essentially it is singing without knowing or planning what you will sing, with no musical score or pre plan. It is about a deeper listening and connection to all that surrounds us and is within us. There will be classes for beginners and those with more experience with Voice Improvisation.

Song Coaching - These classes can be private one offs or a series of classes where the focus is on working on the performance aspect of the songs you wish to perform. You will come to the lesson and have a shorter vocal warm up and work through songs. Cari will be offering this as a group lesson as well, so that the students have the opportunity to share their songs with others - in classical music it is called “Master Classes”.

Sound Release - Sound Release will be an intuitive exploration of the voice. Lessons will begin toning, movement, journalling and if possible singing outdoors. The classes will be focussed on sound release as a tool to reduce stress, trauma, depression, anxiety. We will use the format of ‘Way of Council’ for some of our singing by taking turns sharing with others in the group through sounds, songs, vocal expression and words.

In these classes you will learn foundations of healthy singing techniques. This is an ideal class for someone who sings in choirs, or someone who wants to take voice lessons, but isn’t ready to commit to private lessons yet. It is also ideal for any singer wanting to review foundational techniques of voice projection health, tone and breath support.

Bringing back this class by popular demand! Comfort through song for those passing. Our core intention is to sing at the bedside of those in their final days of living, creating a vibrational veil of peace for the dying and a sacred space of love for the grieving family. Our music is chosen for its simple melodic tune and its words of peace and comfort. We are non denominational. When able, depending on Covid and how protocols change and continue - we wish to be offering our songs at the home, hospice, care facility, hospital or by telephone/media. For anyone who wants to sing these heartfelt songs. No experience necessary.

Singing in Nature - Cari will take participants on a hike and stop to sing as we go along. Songs will be uplifting, joyful, fun and easy to learn. At times we will explore our voices with nature and perhaps journal. Ideal for those who love nature, love to hike and love to sing. Each Nature Singing Outing will be different so different levels of hiking and accessibility will be available.

Face to Face lessons and group choir will be reviewed on a weekly basis depending on the current situation with the pandemic and with each students personal health. Face to Face lessons will be flexible to be available on line. Students will be asked to sign a waiver to declare they are taking precautions which will help to keep everyone safe. A thorough list of Covid protocol is available on the website, as well as a sample waiver. Agreements include, not attending face to face if any symptoms of illness are present, respect for keeping a distance, washing and sanitizing hands prior to lessons, etc.

For registration please go to www.JoyThroughMusic.com or text Cari 250 710 4174 for more information.

Alanis Obomsawin is ordered to leave; she stays. Her film reveals the 78- day event that some call “the Oka Crisis”. This Abenaki filmmaker’s longstanding determination to film history documents the “resistance” in Kahnesatake.

In 1947, near Montreal, the Municipality of Oka seized land from the Mohawk Nation of Kahnesatake. In 1961, the municipality built a private, 9-hole golf course on the seized land. In July 1990, Oka’s Municipal Council approves a luxury housing development and the expansion to 18 holes of private golf on the Mohawk’s burial grounds in the Pines. Mohawk resistance causes the Mayor of Oka to seek a court injunction against the resulting blockade. Give up the roadblock or the Quebec

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Provincial Police will be called in. The Mohawk do not give up.

After tear gas, concussion grenades and bullets, Quebec Provincial Police cannot

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explain the death of Officer Marcel Lemay. The Canadian Army is called in. Some present-day reports say 2,500 troops were deployed to the Mohawk village, a population of approximately 1,500 inhabitants. A bystander comments that the actions of the police and Army reminds him of “a police state, rather than a democracy”. A significant number of Oka townspeople interviewed by Obomsawin support the Mohawk families. By the end of July 1990, 2,500 people have come from outside to support the resistance. Reporters state on film that the Army is deciding what is acceptable and unacceptable to report to the Canadian public. The media try to smuggle out their accounts through razor-wire. The Premier, Robert Bourassa, assures the public there is free circulation of supplied food provisions to the Mohawk behind the barricades. But Obomsawin films problems of delays, re-routings, and damage of food supplies. The troops pore roughly over food trucks looking for smuggled weapons that never materialize. One Mohawk says, “I think they’re trying to cholesterol us to death.”

This film became the first documentary ever to win the Best Canadian Feature award at the Toronto International Film Festival. One film clip, from the last night of the resistance, especially sticks in the mind. Canadian keepers of the peace hold a Mohawk to the ground. One of them has his knee on the neck of a man who is defending the burial ground of his ancestors from a golf course.

The Warmland Book and Film Collective – explore, celebrate, and learn from Indigenous authors and filmmakers – meeting the 2nd Wednesday/each month. Next meeting is September 9th and the next movie is Our People Will Be Healed, Alanis Obomsawin, National Film Board of Canada. This is Obomsawin’s 50th film and her favourite. You can watch it here: www.nfb.ca/film/our-peoplewill-be-healed/ Questions? warmlandcollective@gmail. com

www.nfb.ca/film/ kanehsatake_270_years_of_ resistance/

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The Cowichan Station Area Association, who run ‘The HUB’, are honoured recipients of funding through the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET)’s Small Capital Restart Funding Stream. The new program, launched in early June, supports innovative projects addressing COVID-related business restart and sustainability opportunities.

The Cowichan Station Area Association (CSAA) project, ‘HUB Resiliency Through Technology’, will provide advanced audio-visual technological solutions to the HUB community centre in Cowichan Station.

The HUB caters to a wide cross-section of users and this project will offer a range of community benefits and back-to-work initiatives. New equipment and software will enable “plug and play” live-streaming, video conferencing, Podcasting and recording capability for any individual, business, local group or organizational meetings. The project will also provide alternative business restart opportunities for local musicians, fitness, movement, music and art instructors, community and fundraising events, currently limited by health and safety regulations.

Some of the new equipment available to use is the Meeting Owl Pro for 360° video conferencing and ceiling mounted projectors and screens, as well as, audio equipment to broadcast or podcast live or to a recording.

“The HUB Resiliency Through Technology project will be completed in the coming weeks, we are so thrilled to be able to action this in a timely way, to really make a difference for new and existing users of the HUB community space” Says the HUB’s Secretary, Donna Shaw.

Look for a calendar of virtual events at the HUB at www.cowichanstation.org

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Alpine Quark Cake Recipe courtesy Chef Bill Jones, Deerholme Farm

This is a classic fall cake, that is comforting and delicious. Not for the lactose intolerant, this cake is made with butter and fresh cheese (quark) - lemons and apples cut the richness of this moist treat

1 Cup butter (at room temperature) 1 Cup sugar 1 lemon, zest and juice ¼ Cup milk 4 eggs 1 tsp real vanilla extract 1 Tbsp baking powder 4 cups all purpose flour 2 cups diced apples 1 1/2 Cup quark (or ricotta, cream cheese, fresh goats cheese, etc) powdered sugar for garnish (optional)

Preheat oven at 350 F Note: Use a silicon cake ring for good results or use a square or round cake pan lined with silicon paper – traditionally the cake pan was rubbed with butter and lightly coated in flour, all to make a nice crust.

In a stand mixer with paddle attachment (or bowl and wooden spoon), cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add the zest and juice of the lemon to the mixture and beat until fluffy again. Add the eggs one at a time while constanty beating the batter. Add the quark and beat until smooth. Add the milk and vanilla extract and mix to blend. Add the baking powder into the flour and slowly add in cup increments to the batter, waiting to see it blends nicely each time.

When just smooth, fold in the apples and remove the bowl from the machine. Use a spatula to stir the batter and make sure the flour is fully incorporated. Pour into a prepared cake pan and bake in the hot oven for 45 minutes (less if you are using convection) test the cake with a toothpick for doneness. It wil come out clean and free of batter and look golden brown when it is cooked. Transfer the cake to a wire rack and cool for about an hour. Remove from pan, turning upside down on a plate. When cool, dust with icing sugar.

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