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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Website Construction
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Grants
- Recipient of a Canada Council Grant for composition
- Recipient of an Ontario Arts Council Grant to
write children’s
musical theatre 2009
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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.
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