Our Play A Gig program connects student musicians, whether individual or in ensembles, with performance opportunities in the community and online. Participants in the Play A Gig program can receive volunteer hours for their participation.
What’s the challenge? To put yourself out there, to collaborate with your fellow student musicians, to become a student-led ensemble with nary a teacher in sight. To share your love of music and to remind your audience about the power of music to connect us all. To gain a new skill and get some personal performance experience – great for jobs, post-secondary and scholarship applications. To become a more well-rounded person and engage with the greater community outside of school. And – it’s fun!
Bandology is open to soloists and small ensembles and acts can be made up of any combination of instruments and styles, such as vocals, strings, jazz, pop, rock, etc. As a non-profit, Bandology strives to connect keen young musicians with opportunities to play. Unfortunately, we do not receive funding for paid performances and all opportunities with us are volunteer.
The rush of performing never gets old – the energy from the audience, being on stage, the nerves and excitement – immersing yourself in something you love and sharing it with others! Bandology shares this love for performance, which is why we started the Play A Gig program in order to find and share these great opportunities with student musicians looking to perform. With the Play A Gig program, you’ll be able to share your love of music and remind your audience of the power music has to bring people together.
Bandology offers volunteer hours for performing at and attending Play A Gig events, which makes this a great opportunity to earn hours while doing something you are passionate about! Experiences with Play A Gig allow for students to become more well-rounded people, with opportunities to engage with their community outside of school, practice their musical skills and gain some personal performance experience. All of these aspects will help your development and give you an edge when pursuing part-time jobs, scholarships and post-secondary applications.
“A few of us who have been performing music for years reflected on how special it was to create space and opportunity for new musicians to perform for a supportive crowd.” Brandon Agnew, Courtyard Arts Market Event Organizer
“We loved being able to meet new very talented friends and gain more performing experience.” Play A Gig performer
Are you looking for musicians to play at an event, either in person or virtually? Want to host a gig at your organization to help drive traffic or attract new customers? Send an email to gigs@bandology.ca and we’ll arrange musicians to play for you.
