Thomas Evdokimoff

BC Arts Cuts

2009-09-23T13:14:00.003-07:00

Since the BC goverment no longer has the space for their own studies on their website, I thought I would help them out a bit.From Socio – Economic Impacts of Arts and Cultural Organizations in BC 2006, prepared forBC Liberals:Conclusions:This study is based on data from 357 arts and cultural organization of BC which appliedfor grants to the BC Arts Council. 300 of these were successful

R.C.M. History 1

2009-09-10T14:07:00.002-07:00

I am pleased to announce a new site evdokimoff.net This site will provide course material for Royal Conservatory of Music exams for interested students.The first course on the site is the History 1 course. The first two units are available, and a new unit will be added each Monday.For the time being students can log in as guests for the course. I would encourage people to create an account and

British Columbia Arts Cuts

2009-09-08T22:45:00.003-07:00

The current British Columbia Government has decimated arts funding. By the end of their mandate, this government will have reduced funding by a staggering 92%, despite their own studies that show every $1 they invest in the arts, the returns are $1.38 directly in taxes. And think of the myriad ways art and culture touches your daily life. Art is not a frill. Culture matters.These cuts affect

Benjamin Zander On Classical Music

2008-10-05T21:20:00.003-07:00

Great commentary on the acessabilility of classical music.Enjoy!

Guitar Camp July 14-18

2008-05-05T22:32:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to announce our first Guitar Camp at Delta Community Music School, in Ladner British Columbia.The program consists of four days of 1.5 hour group instruction for young guitarists, age 9-14. My goal is to provide an encouraging musical environment where we can focus on building ensemble skills.For registration information and prerequisites, please see the pdf brochure

Wedding Musicians in Vancouver

2008-02-11T13:13:00.000-08:00

Spring and summer 2008 promises to be a busy wedding season in Vancouver British Columbia. Last year was a bit of a write-off for many because of the civic strike. Many outdoor locations were just not available, or properly maintained. All those couples that held off last year are chomping at the bit to get hitched.If you haven't booked your location yet, there may be slim pickings. Park

Congratulations On Your R.C.M. Theory Results

2008-01-22T18:15:00.000-08:00

Karen NHistory 4: 93%, first class honours with distinctionMargaret H.Rudiments 2: 94%, first class honours with distinctionExcellent work!!

Seasonal Songs for Young Guitarists

2007-11-21T22:23:00.000-08:00

I wrote some Christmas arrangements for my guitar students. The arrangements are suitable for 8-12 year olds in their first and second year of guitar lessons.Visit http://evdokimoff.com/?page=seasonal_songs for more information.Enjoy!

Welcome Back!

2007-09-06T09:49:00.000-07:00

September is here and we're in full swing as far as music teaching goes.A warm welcome to all new and returning students.If you are in the Vancouver area and looking for a music teacher, I still have a few spots open.Visit evdokimoff.com/music_lessons for details.If your interested in trying an online lesson (guitar, theory or history) drop me a line. Online trial lessons are free. I currently

Modding Ekiga's Presence Buttons

2007-08-22T17:07:00.000-07:00

The Ekiga soft phone (ekiga.org) is supplied as part of the Gnome desktop. The default sip provider is, not surprisingly, ekiga.net. The provider currently has limited presence support via a script that you can embed in a web page.Their script will serve up one of two status buttons depending if you are online or not: either a 'call-me button' or an 'offline one.' It does not appear to support a

Re-Sizing Ekiga's Presence Button

2007-08-22T12:51:00.000-07:00

I've been experimenting quite a bit lately with voice over internet, including Skype and a collection of SIP providers.One of those providers is Ekiga.net. Service so far is fine and they offer some limited presence support. They have a script which you can embed in a webpage showing your status, either online or offline. The buttons that appear when you use their script are pretty nice, but a

Online Private Music Lessons

2007-06-25T16:17:00.000-07:00

I am excited to be offering online private music lessons in guitar, music theory, and music history.All you need is a Skype, or SIP account and a webcam.While testing out this service, I am offering free 15 minute mini-lessons to first-time users wanting to try a lesson with me.Please visit http://evdokimoff.com/music_lessons/online.phpfor details.

Spring 2007 R.C.M. Results

2007-06-21T15:38:00.000-07:00

Congratulations on you spring R.C.M exams!Brandon: Gr. 7 guitar, honoursKaren: Gr. 3 History, 1st class with distinctionKaren: Gr. 4 Harmony, 1st class with distinctionLeah: Gr. 2 Rudiments, honoursSarah: G.1 Rudiments, 1st class with distinctionEmma: Gr. 3 Harmony, honoursNick: Gr. 3 Harmony, honours

Congratulations! ( R.C.M. Results)

2006-06-22T12:39:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the following students on your May R.C.M.theory and history exams! Leah, Gr. 1 Rudiments, Honours Timothy, Gr. 2 Rudiments, Honours Emma, Gr. 2 Rudiments, First Class Honours Kira, Gr. 3 History, First Class Honours Nicholas, Gr. 3 History, Honours Kyla, Gr. 4 Counterpoint

History 3 Flash Cards

2006-04-17T21:29:00.000-07:00

You can now study dates of composers and pieces, as well as review terms with online flash cards at:evdokimoff.com/

Musical Terms, Online Flash Cards

2006-03-19T19:20:00.000-08:00

You can practice your terms for R.C.M. Preliminaries, Grade 1, and Grade 2 Rudiments of Music at evdokimoff.com/theory/rudiments.Enjoy!

Twelve Tone Matrix Generator

2006-02-22T23:49:00.000-08:00

I wrote a php page that generates a traditional 12x12 matrix from an inputed tone row. Try it out atevdokimoff.com/tt_tools/

Congratulations (R.C.M. Results)

2006-01-18T23:32:00.000-08:00

Congratulations on your R.C.M. December exam results! Emma W., Preliminary Rudiments; Honours with Distinction Karen N., Grade 2 Rudiments; Honours with Distinction

Spring & Summer Weddings 2006

2006-01-03T15:19:00.000-08:00

If your planning a spring or summer wedding and you haven't booked your musicians yet, do it soon!For those that are having a church wedding, the simplest, and most cost effective plan is to use the church organist.If your ceremony is not in a church, you will have to find musicians. Popular instrumental combinations include soloists like classical guitarists or harpists, duos like flute &

ClarinetFest 2007

2005-12-08T10:07:00.000-08:00

Vancouver has been selected to host the annual International Clarinet Association conference in July of 2007. This prestigious event brings together many of the world’s finest performers and features recitals, concerts, competitions and presentations of research papers. The event also features a large exhibit of clarinet related merchandise. The Vancouver conference will be hosted at the

R.C.M. Exams Dec 2005

2005-12-04T10:20:00.000-08:00

Good luck to all who are writing their music theory and history exams on Dec 09-10!

Ta Ki Ta in Concert

2005-11-29T23:42:00.000-08:00

DCMS presents a Faculty Concert featuring Ta Ki Ta with a mix of Indo-jazz music - Friday December 2 at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre 1172 - 56th St.For more information visit the DCMS website atdcms.ca

Congratulations! (R.C.M. results)

2005-06-14T13:15:00.000-07:00

Congratulations on your R.C.M. theory & history exams! Leah, Preliminary Rudiments: First Class Honours with Distinction Timothy W., Grade 1 Rudiments: First Class Honours Timothy L., Grade 2 Rudiments: First Class Honours Emily, History 3: First Class Honours with Distinction Kyla, History 4: First Class Honours

R.C.M. Exams

2005-05-08T14:55:00.000-07:00

Good luck to everyone writing their theory and history exams on May 13-14!

Meals & Musicians

2005-04-16T14:34:00.000-07:00

As a courtesy to your musicians, you may wish to provide them with a light meal. This is appropriate if they have traveled some distance to play at your function, or will be playing during your dinner.Ask the restaurant host to prepare a lighter version of your meal, or offer the musicians to order off the appetizer/bar menu. During speeches is an excellent time for the musicians to take a break