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RCM Releases New Piano Syllabus
The Royal Conservatory of Music has released a new piano syllabus and edition of their Celebration Series books. My students and I have been previewing the new material all week as we look ahead to next season. There are exciting changes coming. The Repertoire contains more compositions by modern composers. An excellent selection of pieces…
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Share and share alike
A great thing about belonging to a professional music teacher’s association is the chance to exchange ideas with colleagues. This week I was honoured to be the presenter at an Information Sharing Session of the Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association. It’s an informal forum to share teaching ideas. Lately I’ve been studying…

