Nika and her Guitar
Laura Street, a music teacher at High Notes Avante, shares her journey of using music as a powerful tool for wellness and connection. Here, she talks about the transformative impact of music on mental health and the growth of a supportive community through High Notes Avante’s programs.
Zahra’s Journey with the Piano
Laura Street, a music teacher at High Notes Avante, shares her journey of using music as a powerful tool for wellness and connection. Here, she talks about the transformative impact of music on mental health and the growth of a supportive community through High Notes Avante’s programs.
Music transforms this family’s journey
Laura Street, a music teacher at High Notes Avante, shares her journey of using music as a powerful tool for wellness and connection. Here, she talks about the transformative impact of music on mental health and the growth of a supportive community through High Notes Avante’s programs.
The Melody of Recovery
Laura Street, a music teacher at High Notes Avante, shares her journey of using music as a powerful tool for wellness and connection. Here, she talks about the transformative impact of music on mental health and the growth of a supportive community through High Notes Avante’s programs.
Meet Laura
Laura Street, a music teacher at High Notes Avante, shares her journey of using music as a powerful tool for wellness and connection. Here, she talks about the transformative impact of music on mental health and the growth of a supportive community through High Notes Avante’s programs.
Dr. Shulamit Mor
HNA combines her two passions On paper, there is no one more perfect to become involved with High Notes Avante (HNA) than Dr. Shulamit Mor. Still it took her some time before becoming involved. “I used to get flyers in my mailbox (at York University, where she used to teach and is now retired ) […]
Valerie Burke
Ingrid, Valerie & Caroline For Valerie Burke, her support of High Notes Avante hits especially close to home. Valerie, a former Markham councilor, lost her beloved mother to mental illness 40 years ago. Her mother, Ruth Ruddock, was a classical concert pianist, and had performed at both Massey Hall and Carnegie Hall in her younger […]
Meet our new friend Evan Carter
There’s a true art to being a great emcee. The right host is someone who not only keeps the show moving along, but can make you laugh, make you think, and make you realize what a great time you’re having at the performance. For many years, we were fortunate to have comedy legend Luba Goy, […]
David W. Barber
Some of the most beautiful classical music you’ve ever heard may have had direct ties to mental illness, and you probably did not even realize it. For example, it’s common knowledge that Beethoven was deaf, but it’s wrongly assumed that he was also a cranky curmudgeon and something of a misanthrope. In fact, Beethoven’s letters […]
Michael Bridge & Yolanda Bruno
Yolanda Bruno has never known a life without music – literally. Her mother was performing in a recital when she went into labour, and music has been part of her world ever since. Michael Bridge also began performing from his earliest childhood years, and his parents recall him singing while assembling lego sets. By age […]