{"id":16,"date":"2015-10-22T22:39:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T05:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:07:13","slug":"branching-out","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/branching-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Branching Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-16\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-16-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026-520x672.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026-260x336.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/branchingout2026.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>Branching Out 2026 - 2027 - Music as Solace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music has the power to heal and comfort in the most difficult of circumstances; we can help our students grow in their understanding of the need for compassion and ways in which we revitalize our energy. With Music as Solace, we can encourage our students to play concerts to provide comfort and restore people's, and their own, well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Students can take their music out by giving recitals in places like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior's Homes<\/li>\n<li>Public spaces such as libraries, city hall, parks, palliative care<\/li>\n<li>Busking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Branching Out donations of $100.00 each will be distributed by random draw to participating Branches after March 31, 2027.\u00a0 All submissions will be acknowledged in the CMT Year in Review.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications are to be submitted online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/\">www.cfmta.org<\/a> and must include a write-up of the event, a photo, and a completed photo release form. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information: Heather Fyffe <a href=\"mailto:admin@cfmta.org\">admin@cfmta.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-16-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16-0-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4>Quick Links<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online application - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/branching-out-online-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Posters -\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/docs\/posters\/branchingout2026_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poster 8.5 x 11\u00a0- Colour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Photo Consent Forms<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Releases on members only page<br \/>\n<\/strong>Listed under <em>- Resources - Photo releases\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\nAvailable for - Student \/ Adult \/ Group<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/members-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/fr\/ressources-pour-les-membres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Press Release for provinces to<br \/>\nuse for their provincial and local events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/docs\/resources\/Branching Out\/Press Release_CFMTA_Branching Out_pre event_Provincial_NB.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pre Event Press Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/docs\/resources\/Branching Out\/Press Release_CFMTA_Branching Out_post event_Provincial_NB.docx\">Post Event Press Release<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Branching Out 2026 &#8211; 2027 &#8211; Music as Solace Music has the power to heal and comfort in the most difficult of circumstances; we can help our students grow in their understanding of the need for compassion and ways in &hellip; <a class=\"kt-excerpt-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/branching-out\/\" aria-label=\"Branching Out\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9449,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/9449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}