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Congratulations!
Congratulations to my student Linda T. on winning an ORMTA-Ottawa Scholarship for her excellent mark in Keyboard Harmony 9!
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to my student Sarah Daly for winning a Gold Medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music for the highest mark in Ontario in Intermediate Piano Pedagogy! Sarah worked very hard over several years to complete all her Level 10 piano and theory requirements, as well as prepare for all her teacher exams. Well done!
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to my student Tracey Y. who recently won an ORMTA-Ottawa scholarship for her excellent mark in Basic Keyboard Harmony!
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RCM Teacher Certification
I am pleased to announce that I have received teacher certification from the Royal Conservatory of Music in these categories: Piano – Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Theory – Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced These designations are based on my education, experience, and my students’ results in the RCM examination system. As part of the RCM Teacher Certification program…
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Hey, what’s that sound?
One of the subjects I teach is harmony. It is a big step up from rudiments. In rudiments students learn the building blocks of music as well as how to draw the elements correctly. “…stems go this way…key signature first, then time signature.” Harmony is all about learning how the sounds in music behave. There…

