AXE MUSIC, GODIN GUITARS and AL BARRETT,
are “BANDING”
together to help bring music to the THE
THIRD ACADEMY SCHOOL!!!
The Third Academy School provides Special
Education for children who have learning
disabilities, or face other educational
challenges… and AXE Music, GODIN GUITARS,
and local Musician / Educator MR. AL
BARRETT, are “banding” together to bring the
healing powers of music to these great kids,
with the
donation of 12 beautifully
handcrafted Instruments for their Music
Program!!!
To commemorate this very AXEciting
announcement, The THIRD ACADEMY, AXE MUSIC,
GODIN GUITARS, and MR. AL BARRETT,
collaborated on a GUITAR DONATION
CELEBRATION. A special concert was held on
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the Third
Academies South Campus Auditorium in
Calgary! This event served as a musical
celebration announcing the establishment of
the new guitar classes, and the donation of
12 wonderful guitars to the Third Academy
Music Program. It will also served to
showcase the music program as a whole, along
with the initiatives this great school is
undertaking!
THE THIRD ACADEMY
Founded by Dr. S. Lal Mattu, an experienced
educator and administrator who has worked in
public education for over forty years, The
THIRD ACADEMY answered Dr. Mattu´s dream; a
dream that was borne out of having witnessed
countless children "fall through the cracks"
in the conventional school system; a dream
that saw a different kind of school, a
school that helped these students succeed,
not fail… and on September 1st, 1997, Dr.
Mattu´s dream was realized, when the doors
of the first campus opened in Calgary.
Today, the Third Academy is a
fully-accredited and designated special
education private school, by Alberta
Education.
Most recently, the THIRD ACADEMY purchased
and renovated the former Red Deer Lake
School on Highway 22 X. This new campus
provides the students and staff with a rich
teaching environment, including a gym,
library, science labs, and finally… a MUSIC
ROOM.
Studies have shown that many learning
disabilities disappear in the music room,
providing some of these students with the
best opportunity to succeed they have ever
experienced! By changing the way a student
'thinks' and 'feels' about themselves, The
Third Academy is able to change the way they
'act', and MUSIC has a power second to none,
in helping these kids feel great about
themselves!!!
http://www.thirdacademy.com/
AXE MUSIC
AXE MUSIC is a local success story,
“sell”ebrating their 30 anniversary this
year as the 3rd largest retailer of its kind
in Canada; no small feat when you realize
they only operate in Alberta, with just two
Brick and Mortar locations in Edmonton and
Calgary, along with their CLICK and MORTAR
Web Store,
www.axemusic.com
GODIN GUITARS
GODIN GUITARS, a bonafide Canadian Success
Story, is now one of the largest
manufacturers of fretted instruments in the
world!!! From the very careful selection of
the wood, to the final adjustments of every
finished instrument, every Godin guitar is
designed and built by people who love
guitars, and it shows!
http://www.godinguitars.com/
MR. AL BARRETT
MR. AL BARRETT is a celebrated Musician in
Calgary, and Guitar Educator Extraordinaire…
Al is volunteering his time each week to
teach guitar in the school’s music program
insuring this program has strong legs, first
learning to walk and then run!
http://www.albarrett.com/content/view/17/26/
"BANDING" TOGETHER...
So collectively, between AXE Music, Godin
Guitars and Al Barrett, The Third Academy
will be able to capture the interest of
their students in a new way; a new and very
AXEciting way… insuring that the music
program forms a very integral and
interesting part of their curriculum.
The concert was open to the public and
featured music industry veterans like Mr. Greg
Godovitz of FLUDD and GODDO fame… Greg, who
donated his time to act as Musical
Director for the evening, now resides in
Calgary. With 14 albums to his title and
countless other musical accomplishments
under his belt Greg believes in the power of
music to educate and cure some of the
malaise these kids have been subject to in
the traditional academic environment.
http://www.facebook.com/greggodovitz?v=info
Joining Greg on stage was Mr. Al Barrett,
the 40 WATTS BAND (a brilliant group of
musicians from Calgary), and the BORDERLINE
band, another talented group from Calgary
featuring the Third Academy’s own MUSIC
TEACHER, Mr. Patrick Nichols, along with
other Third Academy staffers, Mr. David
Lambe and Zeljko Puric.
Thank you to all the wonderful musicians and
volunteers that made the evening a great
success!
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