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B. Glenn Copeland - Education and Career

Education

  • Licentiate Diploma: Music Performance – McGill University, Montreal
  • Course equivalent of Associates Degree in Music Performance - McGill
  • Video Editing - Full Sail Institute, Orlando, Florida
  • Video & Film Making  - Edison Community College, Ft. Myers, Florida
  • Psychotherapy Courses - Adler Institute of Ontario
  • Hakomi Psychotherapeutic Techniques  - Toronto

Arts Career for Children Audiences

Television

  • CBC – ‘Mr. Dress-Up Show’ 25 years as Actor / Songwriter
  • PBS  – ‘Shining Time Station’   Actor / Songwriter
  • PBS – ‘Sesame Street’: Actor / Songwriter
  • YTV – ‘Treehouse TV’: Actor / Songwriter

Movie Scores

  • National Film Board  - Sea Dream, animated film by Ellen Besen
  • Morley Markson Prod. - Clowns, a film produced for Ontario Place
  • Montreal Main – film by Frank Vitale

Multi-Media Programs and Performances

  • Storytime with Phynix and Anansi’  (2005 – present) Highlighting the best in children’s literature using projected art images, original compositions & puppetry currently performed in Ontario & Michigan.

Music anthology collections (past and present) that include Glenn’s compositions

  • Children's Corner - distributed throughout Canada & U.S.
  • In Flight Songbook’ – Wardair Airline  
  • GLC's Children's Songbook Collection

Original Musical Theatre Compositions

  • 'The Mother's Tree' - 2008 an original adaptation of a Bantu tale
  • 'Into the Circle: From Bullying to Belonging' - 2010 original story and music


Arts Career for Adult Audiences

  • Stage, television & radio performances over 30 years
  • Wrote and recorded 7 albums. The latest entitled Primal Prayer is part of a multi-media presentation involving original music with choreographed projected images of fine art and photography.
  • 2005 Massey Hall performance of Glenn’s music / Canadian Pops Orchestra under the direction of David Warrack with soloist, Jackie Richardson

Arts & Health Related Educational Projects with Corporate, Educational & Community Organizations

  • Special Project Coordinator / Writer / Artist Facilitator -  ‘The Mother’s Tree’ (2007), Spruce Glen Primary School  - a musical play staged and performed by the entire school at the Algonquin Theatre.  Funding by Kaleidoscope Arts in Education, Huntsville Festival of the Arts and the Arts Council of Muskoka
  • Program Consultant 2007- 2008 for Kaleidoscope Arts in Education  (winner of 2007 Trillium Foundation Award for excellence in arts education.)
  • Arts education in Muskoka (2004 -2008) Artist Facilitator using storytelling, music, drama & computer related arts / Kaleidoscope.
  • Energy Kids Project (1994 -1998) Created and co-produced a video program in partnership with funding partners ParticipACTION, CBC, Toronto Board of Education and others that promoted healthy physical and creative movement for children. Distributed to primary schools throughout Canada.
  • ‘Kidplay’ (1997 –1998) an Interactive program for Toronto Board of Education

Arts based Business

  • Kidplayhouse Productions (2008- present) Founder/Director of Expressive Arts organization for children, teens and adults
  • Songcycles Productions – songwriting for adults and music production

First Nation Community Invitations

  • Invited to present or provide programs at these First Nations communities
          Alderville            Saugeen 
          Walpole Island         Mnjikaning
          Wikwemikong         Michipicoten

          Wahta
  • Attended Weaving Tapestries Conference at Wahta,  Mohawk Nation Community in June 2007

Non-Arts based Work Experience

  • Psychotherapist (1986-1997) Adlerian Modality - worked as a co-therapist in the psychotherapeutic medical practice of Dr. Evelyn Wolff, M.D. / Toronto - emphasis on psychotherapy & support for women, gay/bi/lesbian/transgender clients & sexual assault trauma victims.

Website Construction

Grants

  • Recipient of a Canada Council Grant for composition
  • Recipient of an Ontario Arts Council Grant to write children’s musical theatre 2009  
Community Service
  • Grants selection board member for Toronto Arts Council -  Music (1992–1996)
  • Arts Council of Muskoka founding member.  Five years service on Board of Directors.
  • Active member of an international lay Buddhist organization since 1973 – Soka Gakkai International promoting peace, culture and education through personal change and contribution.