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Spring Theory Results
I’m always excited to find out student exam results. Here are the latest marks from Spring 2013. I.L. – Basic Written Harmony – 91% M.K. – Basic Keyboard Harmony – 78% K.P. – Intermediate Keyboard Harmony – 90% C.A. – History 1 – 89% H.P. – Intermediate Rudiments – 96% By way of comparison the…
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Through the Door
The National Arts Centre is one of my favourite places in Ottawa. It is a beautiful home for the performing arts: classical music, English theatre, French theatre, dance, variety, and community programming. Housing four performance venues – Southam Hall, Theatre, Studio, and the Fourth Stage – there are many international and Canadian musicians coming through…

