From First Notes to an Original Track: VMA Discovery Day
· Visionary Music Academy, Toronto
An afternoon of meeting families and exploring instruments became something participants could take home and hear again: an original piece of music created together.
On August 30, Visionary Music Academy welcomed families and prospective students into the studio for Discovery Day. Visitors met teachers, tried instruments and talked about their musical interests. Piano was a particular point of interest, giving families a starting place for conversations about lessons and learning.
The creative highlight was making an original track from scratch. Participants contributed through piano playing and clapping, bringing different sounds into a shared music-making experience. The session connected playing instruments with composing, recording and production—the process of turning musical contributions into a finished recording.
The experience went beyond making a recording. Families and prospective students contributed to a shared creative project, exploring how playing an instrument can connect with composing, recording and sharing original music. Collaboration and camaraderie were as much a part of the afternoon as the track itself.
Some visitors came to explore lessons. Others stayed to take part in making the track. Together, those encounters helped introduce the community VMA is building: a place to learn, exchange ideas and discover what can happen when people create together.
Hear what we made
Listen to the original track created during our August 30 Discovery Day using the player below.
Thank you to everyone who visited, contributed and helped bring the afternoon together.
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