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Results of the CMWMUSIC WRITING COMPETITION

CONTRIBUTION TOTEACHING AWARDS(Biographies – Part 1)

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Contents

The defi nitive information source for Ontario Registered Music Teachers NOTES Summer 2014

Calendar of Events 4

Privacy Policy 4

From the Editor 5

From the President 6

From the Branches 7

ORMTA ‘Cousins’ Introduced for the First Time 13

OH! CANADA! Convention 2014 14

Annual General Meeting 23

Two People: One Vision 24

CMW Music Writing Competition 26

Contribution to Teaching Awards 28

From the Registrar’s Desk 32

Sense 33

Provincial Executive and Zone Representatives 35

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from your NOTES Editor!

Summertime ... and the living is, well, if not exactly easy, then at least a lot less frantic than during the teaching year.

The rhythm of life changes to become a lot more Billie Holiday and a lot less ‘boogie woogie’.

It’s a chance to take a little time to explore new music, new teaching practices, refl ect and grow.

We can also step back from the whirlwind of teaching to renew and refresh.

So why not sit down in your favourite spot with ice clinking in your favourite beverage glass, put on some music and get caught up on the latest news from our members in this Summer issue of NOTES?

Congratulations to the Contribution to Teaching Award recipients. The biographies of the winners certainly refl ect a remarkable range of individual accomplishments as well as a total commitment to their profession/art.

Be sure to check out the winners of the Canada Music Week Music Writing Competition. Congratulations to all the student composers and their teachers on their fantastic work.

Wishing you all a fun, relaxing, and musical summer!

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From the PresidentDear ORMTA colleagues:

I hope you have had a productive and rewarding teaching year. Our convention is just around the corner with many exciting things to see and do. There is something for everyone. What are your favourite things to do at conventions? trade show? silent auction? professional development? competitions? master classes? luncheons? the gala banquet? guest speakers?

Connecting and re-connecting

with colleagues from around the

province is always a highlight for

me.

Please visit our website for a peek

at everything the convention

has to offer ... www.ormta.org/

convention Many thanks to

Ian Green and Frank Horvat for

keeping the website as current

and exciting as possible!

I want to thank our Provincial

Executive and Council for their

continual dedication and hard

work. It is always a pleasure to

have their input and support

as we go through the decision-

making processes in the

running of the organization.

Unfortunately, we will be saying

good-bye to Ann Empey

(Competitions), Doranne Minotti

(OCTAs), Naomi Morrison

(Canada Music Week, Music

Writing Competitions) and

Audrey Wells (Young Artist Tour)

who are fi nished their three-year

term this July. We will miss them

all.

We will also be saying good-

bye to Charline Farrell, who

will be fi nishing her term as

Past President and Professional

Development convenor. She

has been such a wonderful

mentor to me and I’ve learned

many things from her. We’ve

shared many a laugh during

our sometimes rather lengthy

phone conversations (well OK,

they are pretty much lengthy all

the time). I will miss her greatly

as will Provincial Council. Did

you know Charline has been on

Provincial Council since 2006?

That’s dedication! We have all

benefi tted from her wisdom,

fairness, kindness and sense of

humour.

This is my last Notes message

to you, as my term as President

is fi nished in July. It has been

both a pleasure and an honour

to serve in this capacity for the

past two years and I am very

grateful for the opportunities

I have had to represent this

wonderful organization. I leave

the position knowing you are

safe in the hands of incoming

President Frank Horvat. He

brings youthful energy and great

ideas to the position and I know

he and incoming Vice-President

Elizabeth Tithicott will do a

fantastic job together.

I hope to see many of you at the

convention!

Sue Jones

President

[email protected]

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From the Branches

BARRIE

A spring celebration of accomplishments was reviewed by our Branch as we took account of the past dates of this teaching year.

A well-run Canada Music Week, Student Scholarship Evaluations Day awards recitals, and our Branch Competition brought our year to new heights of organization. The dedication of one of our retiring colleagues, Sandy Dalton had a lot to do with this year’s success.

The Canada Music Week Recital was a lovely day of music on a not-so-lovely day of weather. Awards were presented to students receiving the highest marks on their RCM practical and theoretical exams.

Our Scholarship Evaluations Day had 67 students participate from 11 ORMTA teachers. A great variety of styles and levels were presented to adjudicator Leonard Gilbert and the awards recital was well attended. This year our Barrie Branch decided on having James Anagnoson ([email protected]) come to adjudicate our Branch Competition. Our Junior Instrumental Class had a wonderful number of students who participated with Christy Laarakker winning the class and Nissita Francis as the runner up.

In the Provincial Instrumental Class Pamela Cioroch won with Kristine Molinaro as the runner up (all students of Cheryl Graham). These fi ne young pianists will be representing our Barrie Branch at the North Central Zone Competition in Owen Sound. Following the Branch Competition we surprised long-time ORMTA member Sandy Dalton with a surprise retirement dinner at a local restaurant in Barrie, a small thanks to her many years of involvement with our branch. She will be missed.

We will round out our year-end with our Annual General Meeting and luncheon. We wish you all a wonderful summer of connecting with music.

– Sarah Lawton

CENTRAL TORONTO

Hello and welcome to Central Toronto Branch news. It has been a varied and eclectic line-up of workshops and performances over

the season starting with our Fall General Meeting, which was held in a luxurious condo so high we were literally in the clouds! We were fortunate to secure Peter Mose, who enthralled us with a listening workshop and discussion.

The acclaimed pianist and RCM teacher, Peter Longworth, gave us a dazzling master class on November 24 at the Canadian Music Centre (CMC).

On Dec 1st we held our Fall Scholarship Recital with adjudicator Midori Koga and were proud to award our students with generous scholarships. Also at the CMC, we held our Winter General Meeting on a VERY cold day in January. It was an informative event, made warmer and cozier by an exquisite performance by Jack Behrens and tenor Darryl Edwards (Head of Voice Studies at University of Toronto). They performed Mr. Behrens original songs composed for Mr. Edwards.

In early February, we were treated to a Vocal Master class with jazz singer extraordinaire, Lara Solnicki. Another CTB jazz expert and last year’s OCTA winner, Maxine Willan, was accompanist. We are certainly looking forward to having Lara and Maxine perform for us at our AGM in early June.

As if one Vocal Master class wasn’t enough, the very talented soprano

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and pedagogue Lorna MacDonald (Lois Marshal Chair in Voice Studies at University of Toronto) kindly agreed to hear fi ve of our lucky classical singers at the Music Gallery. The learning certainly wasn’t limited to the singers. Her teaching applied to all musicians, bar none.

February was a busy month as we also had a Children’s Valentines Day fun recital. Costumes were encouraged and we saw some lovely red and heart themes! It was a heartwarming event that we plan to hold annually.

Our annual Artists in Concert gives an opportunity for teachers to perform in aid of our Scholarship Fund. We had varied performances including voice, piano, and spoken word. There were door prizes a-plenty, a silent auction, and a sale of used music to enliven the day.

The Spring Auditions and Scholarship recital was an exciting event made more so by having Howard Dyck (distinguished Canadian conductor and broadcaster) as our adjudicator. All the students were amazing and we had Phillip Christoffersen, student of Liz Craig, and William Vuong, student of Joeseph Ferretti, go on to this year’s Zone competition in May. William made fi rst runner up in the C category at the Zone competition.

To round out the year, we hold an annual “Adults Only” recital where any student over 18 can show

off what they’ve been up to over the season. There is a wealth of incredible talent hiding in our more seasoned students!

– Eric Shaw

ETOBICOKE MISSISSAUGA

The Etobicoke-Mississauga Branch promises to offer another exciting year!

This summer we will be welcoming another workshop with the ever popular Joe Ringhofer, again. He will be discussing History I on August 25 through 27, 2014 in Mississauga. It is not to be missed!

Our Fall 2014 school year kicks off with a “Sounds and Colours” workshop with ORMTA member, Zuzana Benassoud on September 29, 2014. We will also continue to offer a Halloween Recital for young and beginner students (October 19. 2014). It is always a treat for the students who get to dress up in their Halloween costumes and play spooky music, then fi ll their bags with goodies. We will then be hosting yet another workshop on October 27 (please see our web page for more details). We will conclude a busy fall by supporting Contemporary Showcase (November 22-23, 2014) and holding our annual Winter Assessments in December 2014.

Please join us if you are able!

– Abigail Freeman

HANOVER/WALKERTON On March 21st the Hanover/Walkerton branch meeting in Harriston included our customary teacher resource sharing. President, Laura Gray treated members to a

Drum Fit demonstration, in which we creatively, individually and as ensemble, utilized lummi sticks and large exercise balls as drums.

On April 12, 2014, Hanover/Walkerton branch of ORMTA held their Branch Young Artist competition at Grace United Church, Hanover.

Instrumental winners Jessica Batte, Branch President, Laura Gray, Judy Liu”

Vocal entrants Laura and Mona Hill, recommended for Zone but unable to attend.

Our Branch plans to include this interactive workshop to engage families, as part of our Annual Awards Concert day. Beth Cruickshank presented for discussion the fascinating and inspiring guide book: “Learning Strategies for Musical Success” by Michael Griffi n. The branch information sharing tradition

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will continue next meeting in Bayfi eld on June 13th, at which time teachers will have 2 minutes to share their favourite teaching moment or teaching tool.

– Lisa Stewart and Beth Mimnagh

KINGSTON

As the teaching year comes to a close, the Kingston branch has several events to celebrate, as well as several to look forward to. Many of our teachers’ students won awards in both the Kingston Kiwanis Music Festival and the Brockville Lions Club Music Festival.

Two composition students of John Burge, Leo and Alexander Nediak, wrote a piano duet together that received the Gold Medal in the fi rst Carol Klose/Hal Leonard Piano Composition Competition. The competition received 200 entries from across North America and required the composers to also perform, record and post a performance of their composition on YouTube. More details about the competition and a link to the Nediak’s prize-winning performance of their work, ELEGIE, can be found at the following website: http://www.halleonard.com/viewpressreleasedetail.do?releaseid=6901&subsiteid=1.

Dr. Burge will also be one of the speakers at the Oh! Canada! Convention in July. The Toronto location makes it easier for more of our members than usual to attend, including our “special teacher” Audrey Marshall who received our OCTA nomination.

Our Evening Stars recital in May, for well-polished performances, involved 14 inspiring students and the

audience responded with generous donations for our scholarship fund.

In the future, our students will receive personal invitations from their teachers to perform in recitals. We hope this will motivate them to treat the recitals as special events that they feel honoured to be part of.

We are excited about our annual AGM and dinner in June, at which we will have the privilege to hear a presentation titled “Hope through Music” by Karen Kimmett, a well-known and infl uential local Suzuki violin teacher who regularly travels to South Africa to do charitable work teaching music.

– Meg Freer

KITCHENER WATERLOO

The KW ORMTA Branch Competition was held on Saturday, April 26th. This year, we initiated two new elementary levels of competition for Grades 4&5 and 6&7. We were pleased to have 19 competitors in total. Amber Morphy of Cambridge was our adjudicator and clinician as she worked individually with every student who performed.

All fi rst and 2nd prize winners were given a Certifi cate of Excellence and scholarship. The Junior winners, Yixiong Sun and Charles Jia were invited to attend the Zone competition in Brantford. Michael Wong and Kelly Wang were invited to attend Zone Competition in the Instrumental Provincial Class. Alexandra Dell Donne was the solewinner of the Vocal Provincial Class and was invited to go to Provincials. Lisa Pardys and Lorrie Tennant coordinated the event.

On Saturday, May 31, afternoon, K-W ORMTA held a Spring Recital & Awards Celebration organized by Donna Mak. A full house of student performers, teachers, and audience members celebrated classical and popular repertoire, solos and duets, fun arrangements, and 2-piano performances.

This was the fi rst year that the new K-W ORMTA Awards of Recognition were also presented at the recital. Twenty-Four students were honoured with a keepsake certifi cate presentedin a beautiful frame, along with their teacher’s recommendation letter, and a bonus gift card to one of the local music stores. To top it all off, everyone enjoyed the post-recitalreception with yummy treats.June 6th we will be holding our annual general meeting at Timeless Café in Waterloo - a good chance for all to take a deep breath before examinations.

– Lorrie Tennant

LONDON

This musical year has been a busy one for members of the London Branch. Our four meetings took place on Wednesday mornings at Aeolian Hall, providing an opportunity for our members to get involved in discussions and planning events which hopefully will make our organization meaningful for our students, our members and our community.

Our three student recitals were held at Aeolian Hall. What a wonderful concert hall! The Halloween recital was, as always, the best-attended one with most performers dressed in costume. The ORMTA scholarship was presented to the student who received the highest mark in her

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Grade 8 piano exam. Our March and May recitals gave students an opportunity to perform their music in preparation for festivals or their upcoming exam. The May recital was held on a Saturday morning followed by our Branch Young Artist competition in the afternoon.

This year we have tried several new recital initiatives to recognize the efforts and performances of our young musicians. Each student was given a branch-designed certifi cate in recognition of his/her performance. We were blessed to have the support of two local music stores, Long & McQuade and Walter’s, who each donated a store gift certifi cate. Orchestra London donated 2 tickets for one of this season’s concerts. At the conclusion of each recital, a performer’s name was drawn to receive one of these gift certifi cates. The look of delight on the student’s and parents’ faces was priceless. A reception following each recital provided a friendly conclusion to the event

In November our branch hosted the Western Zone Convention. Those in attendance appreciated the warm and insightful presentation of Gwen Beamish entitled “We Teachers Never Stop Learning.” She has such a heart for music. We were treated to a wonderful concert, “Exotic Sketches” by Marion Miller and Clark Bryan and challenged by the inspirational presentation “Beating the Odds” by Lesley Andrew, an accomplished singer, motivational speaker, and more.

This spring, we offered two interesting Saturday morning workshops for our members and the musical community to consider our teaching from new perspectives. Dr. Mario Faveri, whose clients have included Olympic athletes, addressed the issue of performance anxiety and shared with us some

helpful management strategies to help our students. Susan McElroy’s presentation, “Striking the Right Chord” addressed creative marketing ideas for music teachers.

On a sombre note, we were saddened by the sudden death of our friend and colleague, Ann Marie Green on Dec. 16, 2013. She loved teaching, working with her piano students, seeing their growth, being introduced to new music, sharing and discussing ideas with her colleagues, spending time with Joel, her family and friends. Ann Marie will be missed!

Before we know it, we will gather in Toronto for our provincial convention - OH! CANADA! The plans sound exciting. See you there.

– Marilyn Loosemore

NEWMARKET

Although April showers did not bring May fl owers to the Newmarket and surrounding areas this past spring, with it, instead, came a very busy music season for both our teachers and students. This included Spring Auditions, Festivals, April Examinations, GTA Zone competition, annual Awards Festival and the Teachers’ luncheon.

Our spring audition sessions, featuring piano, vocal, violin, cello

and harp, involved over one hundred and thirty students. This semi-annual audition process offers students additional evaluation in preparation for upcoming examinations, as well as allowing many to advance to the follow up branch recitals/awards festival in May.

Thank you to adjudicators Virginia Taylor (piano), Katharine Rapoport (strings), and Kimberly Briggs (vocals) for providing the branch with your critiques and insight. Thank you also to the many teachers who helped to organize and volunteer their time for this worthwhile performance evaluation.

The GTA Zone competition, held on May 24th, showcased some of the most talented advanced music students in the Greater Toronto Area. The Newmarket & Area branch would like to congratulate Gregory Vandikas. Gregory is the winner


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of the Level B Instrumental Class, and will move forward to represent the GTA branches at the ORMTA Provincial Competitions on July 26th and 27th during the ORMTA Provincial Convention.

On May 25th, beautiful music fi lled a small church in Sharon at our annual Awards Festival. One hundred students qualifi ed for this festival, with a full day of recitals featuring piano, vocal, violin, cello, and harp. Our audiences and adjudicators were treated to a diverse selection of solos, duets, and trios, which could be heard as you entered into the parking lot! Special thank you to adjudicators Marie Claire Gervasoni (piano), Marjorie Sparks (vocal), and John Trembath (strings) for making this day so special for our students. Each of you spoke so encouragingly, making all of them feel special.

Each participant was presented with a Certifi cate of Participation, as well as a music wrist band. Many trophies, awards and monetary scholarships were also distributed.

The following two special scholarships were also awarded:

• Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket (VPAN) offers a yearly scholarship in the name of Mary Lou Stanton, one of our veteran members. Mary Lou was instrumental in bringing the Arts to Newmarket. Four students have received the award this year. Congratulations to Gillian Whelan, Gregory Vandikas (piano), James Law (violin), Gregory Vandikas (cello) Amelia De Piero (voice). Thank you to VPAN for continuing to support our young musicians!

• Lois Michaels Scholarship. In memory of the late Lois Michaels, an adult student of Christine Gale Harrison who was passionate about music. This year’s recipient went to Dhanushi Mediwake. Thank you also to Howard Michaels for donating this scholarship.

• Other noteworthy mentions for some of our students this past spring include the following: Amelia DePiero, Alessandra Garzon, and Grace Ronan, vocal students of Heather Faris, and Gregory Vandikas (piano student of Sheila Vandikas) were selected to sing/play in the Ontario Music Festival Association provincial competition on June 6th in Peterborough. Good luck to each of you!

Congratulations also go out to two of our teachers.

Linda Condy is one of 14 recipients of an Independent Teacher Fellowship selected to attend the bi-annual National Association of Teachers of Singing in Boston this summer.

Congratulations also to our Newmarket & Area ORMTA Contribution to Teaching Award (OCTA) recipient, Heather Faris. We are fortunate to have her as a member of our Branch.

Our Branch continues to grow. A warm welcome to Susan Griesdale (piano), Hannah Jackson (cello), and also to Hannah’s sister, Elisabeth Nanowski (fl ute). We look forward to seeing you at our meetings, and having you participate in the events of our busy Branch.

I hope to see many of our teachers, from the N&A Branch, as well as any other teacher that would like to join us, at our fi rst workshop on September 19th, 2014, entitled “The Student Music Organizer and Red Leaf Pianoworks”, a workshop for all disciplines including Strings, Woodwinds, Piano, and Voice. More details will follow on our website. www.newmarketormta.org

To all teachers of the Branch, do enjoy a restful summer! We can all use this time to plan for the fall, and perhaps come back in September rejuvenated, full of bright, new ideas for the next teaching year.

– Sheila McLean

OTTAWA REGION

Well, another year has sped by and many of us here in Ottawa have fond memories of so many wonderful events. Most recently we had a very successful weekend of competitions held at the University of Ottawa. We are very fortunate that Lauzon Music supplies us with a lovely 9-foot Steinway for our competitors to use and we want to thank them for it. A week later some of our winners were once again able to perform on this lovely piano at our Competitions Gala.


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It is with great sadness that I inform you that two of our loved members have passed away recently, Barbara Ross and Sylvia Tauvette. They were both wonderful ladies and dedicated ORMTA members. Our deepest sympathy goes to their family and friends at this diffi cult time.

We are looking forward to this years OH! CANADA! Convention being held at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto from July 26 to 27. As you know we will be waving good bye to our own Sue Jones and hello to incoming President, Frank Horvat. I hope you can all make it, Provincial Council has many wonderful events planned and some surprises too!

As we head into a warm and sunny summer, hopefully catching up on some relaxation … I wish you peace.

– Ann Empey

SARNIA

The Sarnia Branch had a very productive school year including several successful events in the fall and the spring.

On October 4, 2013, clinician Clayton Scott presented a professional development session entitled “Digging Deep into Aspects of Performance – and Teaching.” In attendance were music teachers from the Sarnia area as well as ORMTA members from other Branches in the Western Zone. The presentation was followed by the Young Artist Concert featuring Tabitha Johnson. Tabitha gave a confi dent and poised performance and the audience enjoyed her programme and encore piece. Many thanks to everyone who attended this event!

On October 27, 2013, the Sarnia Branch organized the fundraiser concert, “An Afternoon of Musical Delight”. The funds raised went toward the ORMTA scholarships awarded to students for their exceptional performances at RCM exams and the annual Lambton County Music Festival. This concert featured performances by students, professional musicians from the community, and some of the Sarnia Branch members. In the spring, the Sarnia Branch was busy organizing the Branch and Western Zone Competitions.

The Sarnia Branch Competition was held on April 26, 2014 and was adjudicated by Alde Calongcagong. Winners included Phoebe Croteau (Junior), Jaime Rowe (Student Instrumental), and Poppy Kipfer (Young Artist). On May 24, 2014, the Sarnia Branch welcomed adjudicator, Dr. Thomas Green, and competitors from Southwestern Ontario for the Western Zone Competitions. Winners included Phoebe Croteau, Sarnia (Junior), Tiger Yang, Windsor (Student Instrumental), and Poppy Kipfer, Sarnia (Young Artist).

The Sarnia Branch would like to extend a special thank-you to Sharon Sedgeworth and Cathy Kihle for hosting Branch meetings in their lovely homes. The members enjoyed delicious refreshments prepared by Sharon and Cathy. The Branch would also like to welcome its newest member, Jeryl-Anne Churchill. The Sarnia Branch Annual General Meeting will be held on June 6, 2014 at the Sarnia Golf and Curling Club. The meeting will be followed by a luncheon and an awards ceremony for students who received the highest marks on 2013 RCM exams.

– Sarah Pilat Kidd

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September 29, 2014Branch: Etobicoke-MississaugaClinician: Zuzana BenlassouedTopic: Sounds and ColorsContact: Lita Zagala [email protected] 905-848-4488

October 27, 2014Branch: Etobicoke-MississaugaClinician: Paul CoatesTopic: Experience New Teaching Tools That Will Make a Difference!Contact: Lita Zagala [email protected] 905-848-4488


Chris Keeys, in England, was very interested in his family tree. Of particular interest was the family line of Walter Wyndham Sheppard, his great grandfather, as an army musician in the Life Guards and the African Force.

Many family members before and since were military musicians in England, including the young John Edwards through marriage.

John at the tender age of 16 blew the bugle at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1814. The bugle is in a museum in England.

Through a series of inquiries on ancestry.com and confi rming emails in 2013, Chris Keeys traced Carolyn Pratt, Kitchener-Waterloo Branch ORMTA, who is the great granddaughter of Walter Wyndham Sheppard.

Carolyn and Chris Keeys corresponded several times, when he mentioned another musical cousin, with whom he had previously made contact. More delving, and it was discovered that Ottawa was the home of Virginia Dunsby, Ottawa Branch ORMTA. Virginia’s grandmother was Caroline Hannah Sheppard, sister to Walter Wyndham Sheppard. She married William Alfred Dunsby.

In the summer of 2013, Carolyn and Virginia arranged to meet in Ottawa for the fi rst time, sharing family stories and photos of our common ancestors. Carolyn’s British mother was able to fi ll in a lot of the questions that Virginia had.

Carolyn (piano and cello) & Virginia (fl ute) met up again by chance once again in November 2013, at the

National Arts Centre in Ottawa, while attending the NAC Orchestra concert.

We share common great, great, grandparents, Alfred Henry Sheppard (1836-1901) and Emma Jane Hillier (1835-1929) Amazing! Written by Carolyn Pratt, with assistance of Chris Keeys and Virginia Dunsby.

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A warm welcome from Provincial Council! It is our pleasure to be hosting our provincial Convention, OH! CANADA! where we will be celebrating the many musical gifts our country has to offer. We are delighted to have Dr. Midori Koga, Dr. John Burge and Mr. Kevin McMillan as our competitions adjudicators. Dr. Koga and Mr. McMillan will also be conducting masterclasses; Dr. Burge will be presenting a workshop titled “Piano Teaching Tricks I have Learned Over the Years” and Janet Fothergill will present a workshop titled “Celebrating Canadian Music with our Students”. As always, there will be a silent auction, a quilt to win (courtesy of Charline Farrell!), exhibitors and more.

The convention will be held in the Westin Prince Hotel located off the Don Valley parkway. The hotel is situated within a 15 acre woodland forest with a heated outdoor pool, walking paths, tennis courts, games room, workout gym, sauna and whirlpool. Those of you staying in the hotel on Friday evening are invited to join us for a Meet and Greet with light refreshments hosted by Provincial Council. What a wonderful way to touch base with friends – old and new.Closing ceremonies will take place at the Young Artist reception immediately following the Young Artist competition on Sunday evening.

We look forward to seeing you in July!Sue Jones (President) and Charline Farrell (Past-President)Co-Chairs, Convention 2014

Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27Westin Prince Toronto Hotel, 900 York Mills Road, Toronto

www.ormta.org/convention

Register online at: http://ormta.org/convention/schedule

SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

Thank you to our exhibitors and sponsors! You can visit our exhibitors in the North Prince Ballroom during the Convention, 8am-6pm.

The Royal Conservatory

Ultimate Music Theory

Metalworks Institute

Robert Lowrey Piano Experts

Yamaha Canada

Ontario Music Educators’ Association

My Music Staff

One Eye Publications

Music in Art and Art in Music

The Student Music Organizer

Arbonne International

Opus II

Red Leaf Pianoworks

Muskoka Birch Bark Cards

Canadian National Conservatory of Music

Debra Wanless Music

Toronto Piano Group



2014 ORMTA Convention Schedule

Friday, July 25 Pre-Convention activities

Time Event Room

9:00am-12:00pm Provincial Executive Meeting Don Mills

1:00-6:00pm Provincial Council Meeting Don Mills

7:30-10:00pm Meet & Greet Hotel Suite # TBA

Saturday, July 26

Time Event Room

7:00-8:00am Exhibit Hall Setup North Prince

8:00am-6:00pm Exhibitor’s Hall Open North Prince

8:00-9:00am Growing Greatness: Working Together

To Lead The Way

Speaker - Dr. Janet Lopinski

Convention attendees enjoy a free breakfast as

Dr. Lopinski shares updates on Royal Conservatory research

and initiatives in support of structured music study and inspired

independent studio teaching.

Presented by The Royal Conservatory.

9:00-9:15am Break North Prince or Foyer

9:15-10:15am “Piano Teaching Tricks I Have

Learned Over the Years” South Prince

Clinician - Dr. John Burge

10:15-10:30am Coffee Break North Prince or Foyer

10:30-11:30am Pedagogy Town Hall South Prince

Topic: Rates and Policies

11:45am-1:45pm Provincial Competition Rehearsals South Prince

(10 minutes each)

11:30am-12:00pm Break North Prince or Foyer

12:00-1:30pm Awards Luncheon

Guest Speaker - Julie Nesrallah Crown

1:30-2:00pm Break North Prince or Foyer

2:00-4:00pm Provincial Instrumental Competition South Prince

4:00-4:30pm Coffee Break North Prince or Foyer

4:30-5:30pm Provincial Vocal Competition South Prince

5:30-7:00pm Break

7:00pm Gala Banquet

Guest Speaker - Howard Dyck Crown



2014 ORMTA Convention ScheduleSunday, July 27

Time Event Room

8:00am-6:00pm Exhibitor’s Hall Open North Prince

8:00-9:00am Sponsored Breakfast Presentation Crown

5 Secrets to Performance Pedagogy

Excellence Using NLP Techniques

Speaker - Glory St. Germain

Convention attendees enjoy a free breakfast as

Ms. St. Germain shares the 5 Secrets to Performance

Pedagogy Excellence Using NLP Techniques.

Discover how to set SMART Goals, Connect with Confi dence,

Use the Power of Effective Feedback, Metaphors and State

Management to achieve Amazing Results!.

Presented by Ultimate Music Theory.

8:00-9:00am Master Classes Rehearsals South Prince

9:00-9:15am Break North Prince or Foyer

9:15-10:15am Vocal Master Class

Clinician - Kevin McMillan Crown

9:15-10:15am Piano Master Class

Clinician - Dr. Midori Koga South Prince

10:15-10:30am Coffee Break North Prince or Foyer

10:30-11:30am “Celebrating Canadian Music South Prince

with our Students”

Clinician - Janet Fothergill

11:30am-12:00pm Break North Prince or Foyer

11:45am-1:45pm Young Artist Rehearsals (15 min. each) South Prince

12:00-12:30pm AGM Luncheon (members only) Crown

12:30-1:30pm AGM Meeting (members only) Crown

1:30-2:00pm Break North Prince or Foyer

2:00pm Young Artist Competition South Prince

3:30pm (approx.) Coffee Break North Prince or Foyer

4:00pm (approx.) Performance of Canadian Repertoire South Prince

(during YA Competition deliberations) Pianists - Christine Tithecott

and Trevor Chartrand

5:30-6:00pm (approx.) Young Artist Competition Awards Ceremony South Prince

5:30-6:00pm (approx.) Convention Closing Ceremony South Prince

6:00pm (approx.) Reception Foyer

Schedule Subject to change



JOHN BURGE

Dr. John Burge was born in Dryden, Ontario in 1961. He holds degrees in Composition and Theory from the University of Toronto (B.Mus. and M.Mus.) and the University of British Columbia (D.M.A.). He obtained his Associate Diploma of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Piano Performance while still in high school in Calgary, studying with Dorothy Hare, and later continued his piano studies with Andrew Markow in Toronto. Since 1987 he has been teaching at the School of Music, Queen’s University, where he holds the position of Full Professor.

John Burge’s composition output covers virtually all genres from opera and orchestral works to solo instrumental, chamber and choral works. Many of his choral compositions have been published by the fi rm, Boosey and Hawkes. His composition, Angels’ Voices, for SSA choir and orchestra was awarded the 2006 Outstanding New Choral Composition Prize by the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors. The recording of his work, Flanders Fields Refl ections, by Sinfonia Toronto on the Marquis Classics label, received the 2009 Juno Award for the Best Canadian Classical Composition.

Dr. Burge enjoys working with student musicians and, in addition to teaching at Queen’s University, he regularly adjudicates piano and composition classes at music festivals throughout Canada. He has recently become a member of the Red Leaf Pianoworks composers collective, a group that inspired him to release his fi rst volume of piano pieces for early to intermediate pianists entitled Parking an Octatonic Truck. A passionate advocate for Canadian music, he has served as a member of the Executive Council of the Canadian League of Composers for fourteen years, holding the position of President from 1998-2006.

JANET FOTHERGILL

Ms. Fothergill is a graduate of Piano Pedagogy and Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music and Piano Performance from Trinity College of Music (London, England). She also has continued extensive studies in piano pedagogy.

As a faculty member of the Royal Conservatory of Music for 40 years, Janet Fothergill teaches piano, pedagogy, theory, and musicianship. She has helped to select and edit the repertoire for the RCME ‘Celebration Series’ graded books and serves on its Board of Examiners and Council of Examiners.

In addition, Ms. Fothergill frequently adjudicates at music festivals across Canada and the United States and conducts clinical workshops on a wide range of subjects including Canadian contemporary music, theory and musicianship.

Janet has worked for some time with the Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects (ACNMP) because of her great interest in promoting the performance of Canadian contemporary music. To this end, she serves as one of the coordinators for the Toronto Centre Contemporary Showcase Festival each November. She has also been involved with the Student Composer Workshop project.

Miss Fothergill is a committee member who has created and coordinates the ‘Royal Diploma Program’ at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Since its inception in 2007, her responsibilities have included devising an integrated curriculum for piano, ear training and history and theory for the Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels.


KEVIN MCMILLAN

Kevin McMillan is a renowned performer and vocal pedagogue. His performingcareer has spanned 25 years with more than 750 concerts, 15 professionalrecordings, a Grammy award, a Gramophone award and numerous Juno awardnominations. Critics have praised his “elegant lyric baritone voice” and “singularly remarkable interpretive skills” in appearances with virtually every major North American orchestra, including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonicand the San Francisco Symphony.

He has also established a presence in Europe, with appearances in London, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, and Prague. He has worked with conductors Herbert Blomstedt, Pierre Boulez, Raphael Frühbeck de Burgos, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Neeme Jarvi, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Kurt Masur, Sir Roger Norrington, Hellmuth Rilling and the late Robert Shaw and Sergiu Commissiona.

After preliminary schooling at the Universities of Guelph and Western Ontarioin Canada, Mr. McMillan studied at the Britten-Pears School in England, andattained a Master’s Degree at the Juilliard School in New York. Despite an unfortunate farming accident 30 years ago that left him a partial paraplegic, he has had the opportunity to perform a number of operatic roles in concert/semi-staged performances. Mr. McMillan is a pre-eminent recitalist. He has been described as an “outstanding Schubertian” whose “voice of glowing freshness and beauty is at the service of an intelligent, lively and distinctive personality.”Professor McMillan joined the faculty of the James Madison University Schoolof Music in 2009.

MIDORI KOGA

Pianist Midori Koga joined the piano and piano pedagogy faculty at the University of Toronto as Associate Professor in the fall of 2004. Previously, she held the position of Associate Professor of Piano, and Director of Piano Pedagogy at Michigan State University. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of British Columbia, Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Michigan, and a performance diploma from the Mozarteum Hochschule für Musik in Salzburg, Austria.

Koga has been featured as soloist, chamber musician and accompanist in music festivals throughout the world, including the Banff Centre for Fine Arts, Mozarteum Sommerakademie Festspiel in Salzburg Austria , the Al Fresno New Music Festival, the Johannesen International Festival of the Arts in British Columbia , the World Saxophone Congress in Valencia Spain, the International Computer Music Festival. Koga is a prize winner in national competitions including the Concours de Musique du Canada and the National Graduate Artist Competition at St. Mary’s College-Notre Dame.

Active also as a lecturer, she has presented at the World Pedagogy Conference, the Music Teachers’ National Association National Conference and the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. She has been published numerous times in the American Music Teacher; the article Music Making and Wellness Project: The Positive Effects of Music-Making on the Health and Well-being of Seniors was recipient of the 2001 National Article of the Year Award presented by the MTNA.



HOWARD DYCK (Speaker)

Howard Dyck is the Founding Artistic Director of Consort Caritatis as well Artistic Director Emeritus of the Grand Philharmonic Choir (Kitchener-Waterloo) and Conductor Emeritus of the Bach Elgar Choir (Hamilton). He is well-known across Canada as the former program host of Choral Concert and Saturday Afternoon at the Opera on CBC Radio. In 2012 he was Visiting Professor of Music at Yunnan Arts University in Kunming, China, and in 2013 he was conductor-in-residence with the Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra. Howard Dyck’s international conducting career has taken him to twenty countries on three continents where he has conducted countless orchestras in a variety of musical settings. Many singers of international distinction who have performed under Howard Dyck’s baton include: Sondra Radvanovsky, Nathalie Paulin, Measha Brueggergosman and many others.Howard Dyck has received numerous honors for his contributions to musical culture, both nationally and internationally. He holds honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Waterloo and Wilfred Laurier University, and is an Honorary Professor of Music at the Yunnan Arts University (Kunming, China). Howard was inducted into the Waterloo Region Hall of Fame, is a Waterloo

Region Arts Awards Lifetime Achievement Award winner, is a Member of the Order of Canada, and a recipient of the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals.

DR. JANET LOPINSKI (Speaker)

Dr. Janet Lopinski, Director of Academic Programs at the Royal Conservatory, has performed as soloist and collaborative pianist, and has presented lectures, workshops and master classes across North America, Europe and Korea. She is a graduate of the Royal Conservatory (ARCT gold medalist), University of Toronto (Bachelor of Music) and University of Cincinnati (Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts). She has taught piano, piano pedagogy, music history and theory at the Royal Conservatory and is co-author of the music history handbook “Explorations”, published by the Frederick Harris Music Company. Dr. Lopinski is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Canadian Chopin Society.

JULIE NESRALLAH (Speaker)

Julie Nesrallah is an extremely versatile singer, actress and broadcaster who dazzles audiences

with her engaging personality, and her rich and deeply expressive voice. Miss Nesrallah is regularly engaged by leading opera companies, symphonies, festivals and chamber music ensembles across North America and abroad.

In 2013, Miss Nesrallah was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her cultural contribution to Canada as the host of CBC Radio 2’s national classical music program, Tempo. Miss Nesrallah has been the recipient of several distinguished prizes and awards, including the Canada Council for the Arts Emerging Artist Award & Mid-Career Grant.

On July 1, 2011, Miss Nesrallah sang God Save the Queen for His Royal Highness Prince William and Her Royal Highness Princess Kate during Canada Day festivities in Ottawa on Parliament Hill. She has also performed An Evening for Peace in Montreal for Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan.

Miss Nesrallah is the Executive Producer and star of Carmen on Tap, a rogue opera company she created that performs George Bizet’s opera Carmen as dinner theater. This summer, Carmen on Tap debuts at the Stratford Music Festival, Lula Lounge in Toronto, and with the Prince Edward County Music Festival in September.

GLORY ST. GERMAIN (Speaker)

Glory St. Germain ARCT RMT MYCC UMTC, founder, CEO and author of the Ultimate Music Theory Series. The Ultimate Music Theory Series provides Teachers and Students with the materials needed to build a successful theoretic and pedagogic foundation.

Glory brings over 35 years of remarkably successful teaching experience to the development of the UMT Series and Ultimate Music Theory Certifi cation Course for Teachers. Glory has presented




the 3 day Ultimate Music Theory Certifi cation Course in Burlington, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Deerfi eld Beach, Florida; Seattle, Washington and continues to present across North America. National Workshop presentations include MTNA Chicago, MTNA California, CFMTA Halifax, NCKP Chicago and numerous teacher workshops across Canada.

In addition to traveling across North America as a presenter, Glory is a Registered Music Teacher and continues to teach award winning students for piano, theory and pedagogy at her St. Germain Music Studio. Glory lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba with her husband Ray St. Germain, a professional entertainer and producer. They have 5 children (all professional entertainers in the music industry) and 6 grandchildren.

Glory is a sought-after clinician and a Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner (NLP). Glory upholds the NLP philosophy “If you always do what you’ve always done then you will always get what you’ve always got” and to be effective educators, we need NEPD – Never Ending Professional Development. A constant student, Glory continues to research, study, apply, improve and refi ne her craft

daily - always taking her experience and knowledge to the next level.

Through the Ultimate Music Theory Certifi cation Course, Glory shares the most effective teaching techniques and strategies to become the most successful educators on the planet.

Glory has rapidly expanded Ultimate Music Theory across North America and has grown with Executive Director Shelagh McKibbon-U’Ren to include multi-levels of education including teacher courses, theory workbook and exam series, and the highly-read UMT Blog, providing insight and advice on Music Theory, Sharing Ideas, Teaching Tips and working with students of all Learning Styles: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic and Special Needs.

Glory is involved in the music community as she has served as President of the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers Association, Canadian Coordinator for the MusicLink Foundation and Manitoba Coordinator for Music for Young Children (and contributed to the MYC program as a composer). Glory’s passion for teaching excellence sets a new standard of achievement in Music Education.

CHRISTINE TITHECOTT (Performer)

Christine Tithecott is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Iowa, studying with Dr. Uriel Tsachor, and Dr. Alan Huckleberry. Ms. Tithecott holds a MMus in Performance and a BMus (Honours) in Music Education from the University of Western Ontario, studying with Gwen Beamish and John Paul Bracey, as well as ARCT Diplomas in Solo Piano and Piano Pedagogy from the Royal Conservatory of Music.

An avid performer, Ms. Tithecott has presented recitals throughout Canada, USA and France. A member of the New Music Group Ensemble 319, she enjoys performing and premiering solo and chamber contemporary music. Ms. Tithecott is a member of ORMTA as well as the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). In demand as a clinician and adjudicator, Ms. Tithecott presents master classes for pianists and workshops on pedagogical topics throughout North America. She has presented and performed at MTNA and CFMTA national conferences, the IMTA 2012 and 2014 State Conferences, and is a clinician for the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association (ORMTA).

Distinctive and tranquil, The Westin Prince, Toronto is the prominent hotel in the region. Exceptional amenities, refreshing décor and a unique, park-like urban setting make it an ideal gathering place. Experience soothing elegance in a natural setting unique to the city of Toronto. Nestled deep within a 15 acre woodland forest, surrounded by manicured landscape, you will immediately fi nd a sense of calm and an uplifting ambiance as you enter the hotel.

This CAA/AAA Four-Diamond property is yours to discover.

To learn more about the event and to book, modify, or cancel a reservation, please visit https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/ORMTA2014 or call 1-888-627-8550 and refer to the “ORMTA 2014 Convention” to receive the group rate.

Group rate available until June 24, 2014, subject to availability.

THE WESTIN PRINCE, TORONTO


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FOR SINGLE TICKET REGISTRATION ONLY: COMPLETE FORM “BFOR COMPLETE REGISTRATION AND EXTRA TICKETS: COMPLETE FORMS “A” & “B”

COMPLETE REGISTRATIONComplete registration includes: all workshops, demonstrations, competitions, exhibits, reception, luncheons and banquet.The Annual Meeting and luncheon are reserved for members only.

COMPLETE YOUTH COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SENIOR ORMTA NON ORMTA

REGISTRATION STUDENT MEMBER MEMBER

Paid by July 4, 2014 $125 $175 $175 $200 $225

(by mail) or July 11 (online)

Please print or type:

NAME:

ADDRESS:

POSTAL CODE: TELEPHONE: FAX :

E-MAIL:

BRANCH:

TEACHER (if applicable):

Vegetarian meal request: (yes) or (no).

Make cheques payable to ORMTA.

MEAL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY JUNE 4, 2014 IN ORDER TO MEET HOTEL DEADLINES.ABSOLUTELY NO MEAL TICKETS AVAILABLE AFTER THIS DATE.Only workshop and competition tickets will be available at the door.

NO REFUNDS

Mail your cheque and registration form to:

Nancy Dale, Provincial Treasurer,

Box 1639; 58 Shakespeare Ave.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0

Registration may also be done online. Visit http://ormta.org/convention/schedule

Mail your cheque and registration form to:Nancy Dale, Provincial Treasurer, Box 1639; 58 Shakespeare Ave.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0

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FOR SINGLE TICKET REGISTRATION ONLY: COMPLETE FORM “BFOR COMPLETE REGISTRATION AND EXTRA TICKETS: COMPLETE FORMS “A” & “B”

SINGLE TICKET REGISTRATION - PLEASE CHECK OFF YOUR CHOICESWORKSHOPS/EVENT YOUTH COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SENIOR ORMTA NON ORMTA

STUDENT MEMBER MEMBER “Piano Teaching Tricks I have $15 $20 $20 $25 $30 Learned Over the Years” Clinician - Dr. John Burge

Pedagogy Town Hall

Piano Master Class for students $15 $20 $20 $25 $30 Grades 3 to 8 Clinician - Dr. Midori Koga

Vocal Master Class for students Grades 3 to 8 Clinician - Kevin McMillan

“Celebrating Canadian Music with our Students” Clinician - Janet Fothergill

COMPETITIONS Instrumental Competition and $5 $10 $10 $25 $30 Vocal Competition

Young Artist Competition $5 $10 $10 $15 $20

LUNCHEONS Awards Luncheon $30 $35 $35 $40 $45

Annual Meeting Luncheon N/A $35 $35

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MEAL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY JUNE 4, 2014 IN ORDER TO MEET HOTEL DEADLINES. ABSOLUTELY NO MEAL TICKETS AVAILABLE AFTER THIS DATE. Only workshop and competition tickets will be available at the door.

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Registration may also be done online. Visit http://ormta.org/convention/schedule



Annual General MeetingSunday July 27, 2014, 12:30 p.m.

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Introduction of Council Members

3. Reading of the Minutes from the last Annual Meeting (July 2013)

4. Matters for Voting

5. Election of Zone Representatives

6. President’s Report

7. Open Forum

8. Results of Voting as Presented by Scrutineers

9. Announcements

MATTERS FOR VOTING YES NO ABSTAIN

BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMPANY “BRIDGMAN & DURKSEN” INNIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE BE HIRED AS AUDITOR FOR THE YEAR 2013/2014.

PREAMBLE: THE EXISTING FIVE YEAR TERM IS DEEMED INSUFFICIENTTIME FOR MANY OF THE AFFILIATE MEMBERS TO COMPLETE ALLTHE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN AN ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT PART II, SECTION 9, 1.G AND 2 BE AMENDEDTO REMOVE ANY TERM LIMITS TO AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP.

PREAMBLE: FOR ZONES LIKE THE GREATER TORONTO AREA ZONEWHICH HAS MORE THAN ONE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE ON COUNCILAND MORE THAN ONE BRANCH, THE CURRENT BYLAW INHIBITSCOUNCIL FROM ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FROM MORE THAN ONEMEMBER FROM THE SAME BRANCH. WHILE IT IS IMPORTANT TOHAVE REPRESENTATION FROM MORE THAN ONE BRANCH WITHIN AZONE, COUNCIL SHOULD NOT BE INHIBITED IN HAVING OTHER QUALITYMEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO ORMTA PROVINCIALLY JUST BECAUSE NO OTHER BRANCH IN A ZONE WILL NOMINATE SOMEONE TO COME FORWARD.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT PART IV, SECTION 24-5 HAVE THE FOLLOWINGTEXT ADDED “...IN THE EVENT THERE ARE NO NOMINATIONS RECEIVEDFROM QUALIFYING BRANCHES, THEN ONE BRANCH COULD HAVEMORE THAN ONE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE.

ONTARIO REGISTERED MUSIC TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATIONANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - SUNDAY JULY 27, 2014Westin Prince Hotel, 900 York Mills Road, Toronto, ON

Maria Callas, one of the world’s most renowned opera

singers of the 20th century once said that “An opera

begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long

after it has come down.” There’s much to be said about a

phrase so powerful. It’s not simply the performance itself

that makes a piece memorable, but the infl uences and

life experiences through its creation that causes the larger

impact.

Searching the Painted Sky is one such example of a

work which is more than the sum of its parts. Rather, it’s

a collection of memories, stories and dedication that

formed the opera into what it is now.

Composer Martha Hill Duncan (Kingston ORMTA) and

poet/lyricist Janet Windeler Ryan (Kitchener Waterloo

ORMTA) wrote the music and libretto for this original

work, which was premiered January 11th in New York

City by the Youth Opera of El Paso. The two met through

a common artistic interest, both as award winners

participating with different partners in the fi rst NATS

(National Association of Teachers of Singing) Calgary

Composition Competition in 2009. Janet was originally

working on a collection of children’s art songs with

Canadian award winning composer Mary Gardiner who

unfortunately passed away from cancer in January, 2010.

Playing through the songs of the prize winners, published

in a collection by Alberta Keys Music Publishing, Janet felt

that she recognized a “kindred artistic spirit” in Martha’s

work. The two exchanged poetry and musical ideas and

soon began to work on an art song collection of their

own. Searching the Painted Sky, Imaginative Art Songs

was published in 2011. It was at the 2011 National Opera

Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas that Martha

met Kimberley Wolfenbarger-Nakamoto, director of the

Youth Opera of El Paso. Ms. Wolfenbarger-Nakamoto

had become familiar with Martha’s vocal music and

asked if she’d write an opera for her youth opera group.

Janet immediately agreed to join in the challenge, and

composer and poet/librettist decided to use their recently

published art song collection as a starting point. Over the

next two years, the story and music took shape. Janet:

“Most of writing the opera was done through emails and

by phone. We’ve had maybe a thousand emails back and

forth between us, it’s so much fun to read through them

again and see the process in the making.”

Searching the Painted Sky was originally one of Janet’s

poems. The opera itself is the story of a laidback,

gambling father who loves his kids but isn’t always the

greatest at providing them necessities. Adapting the

work into an opera brought to life a world of eccentric

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Composer, Martha Hill Duncan and poet/lyricist, Janet Windeler Ryan.

characters, complex emotions and emotional ties

Martha: “As a composer, writing the opera was a fantastic

experience. I loved totally immersing myself in that world,

developing melodic, harmonic and rhythmic threads

throughout the characters and storyline.”

The performance itself wasn’t all that came from

Searching the Painted Sky; the opera left a number of

fantastic pieces for others to perform as well.

Martha: “We’ve published a collection of the solos from

the opera and there are also many pieces for duets

and choirs as fortunate offshoots of the original opera

project.”

In an unfortunate turn of events, one seat was left

unfi lled during the opening night of the opera: Janet’s.

On November 4th, two months before the date of the

opera’s debut, Janet was diagnosed with a brain tumor

and had to undergo surgery to have it removed. She

was still recovering when Searching the Painted Sky was

premiered in New York City. Janet: “I had no symptoms

and a full piano teaching load. It happened when I was

driving, I had just driven my husband to work and got

lost on the way home, and knew that there was a serious

problem.”

Despite the hardships, the performance went on as

scheduled and received a wonderful audience reception

and a standing ovation. Both Martha and Janet hope

that the Youth Opera of El Paso will continue to perform

it (perhaps in Canada) and hope that other youth opera

companies will perform it as well. There’s also talk of the

possibility of writing more operas for other parts of Texas,

perhaps allowing for a bilingual performance.

Overall the most important part of any performance is to

be heard.

Janet: “I hope this breaks down the walls of the ‘don’t

touch me’ atmosphere opera has had. It doesn’t have

to be that way. The inspirational music and story of

Searching the Painted Sky is entirely accessible for

everybody”.



Class P1 (8 years and under – instrumental)

1st Maya Padlewska – ‘Magic Forest’ Student of Rosalind Johnson – Toronto2nd Aidan Lam – ‘Soldiers’ Student of Natalia Ryjanovskaia – Toronto 3rd Ethan Sue – ‘Chasing Bears’ Student of Marion Miller – London

Class A1 (11 years and under)

1st Susannah Salamon – ‘A Moment in Time’ Student of Marion Miller – London2nd Storm Lussier – ‘The Snow is Gently Blowing’ Student of Laura DeVries – Brantford3rd Alexander Patry – ‘Jazz Tune’ Student of Shelagh McKibbon-U’Ren – Brockville

Honourable MentionSophia Battel – ‘The Odyssey’Student of Martha Hill Duncan – Kingston

Braeden Gallacher – ‘Inspiration’Student of Shelagh McKibbon-U’Ren – Brockville

Leonid Nediak – ‘Theme and Variations no. 1’Student of John Burgen – Kingston

Laura Reynolds – ‘The Haunted Forest’Student of Debbie Talbot – London

Class B1 (15 years and under – instrumental)

1st Haotian Yu – Sonata for Piano “Dionysus” Student of Chunson Park – Ottawa2nd Eric Sheppard – ‘Badinage’ Student of Donald Cook – London3rd Itamar Aharony – ‘April’s Noon’ Student of Paulette Price – Ottawa

Honourable MentionItamar Aharony – Duet for Trumpet and PianoStudent of Paulette Price – Ottawa

Phillip Christoffersen – ‘Macabre Prelude in G Minor’Student of Liz Craig – Toronto

Joseph K. Naszady – ‘Brand New Day’Student of Peter Hutchison – Brockville

Music Writing CompetitionRESULTS OF THE 2014 CMW

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Class B2 (15 years and under – vocal)

1st Anika-France Forget – ‘Ave Maria’ Student of Colin Mack – Ottawa2nd Zoe McArthur – ‘Another Dumb Love Song’ Student of Pat Ross – Belleville

Class C (19 years and under)

1st Peter Bedford – ‘Hosanna in the Highest’ Student of Philip Corke – Burlington2nd Nicholas Busch – ‘Marching Sideways’ Student of Alde Calongcagong – Windsor3rd Eliza Bruce – ‘Quest’ Student of Jessica Wadley – North Bay

Honourable MentionEmmett Glancie – ‘The Flood’Student of Diana Emery-Burlington

Dante Pettapiece – ‘Deconstruction’Student of John Burge - Kingston

Class D (open)

1st Anthony Vandikas – ‘Diffraction’ - The Delusional Escapist Student of Sheila Vandikas – New Market2nd Charles Scozzari – ‘Walking a Fine Line’ Student of Roland Packer – Hamilton3rd Stephanie Orlando – ‘A Dream Within a Dream’ Student of Elaine Lau – Toronto

Honourable MentionItamar Anthony – 3 parts orchestral workStudent of Paulette Price – Ottawa

Peter Koning – ScherzoStudent of Philip Corke – Burlington

Donald Russell – Theme and Variations for String QuartetStudent of Maya Badian – Ottawa

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DEBRA WANLESS

Debra Wanless is an active piano adjudicator, studio teacher, editor, examiner, music publisher, and composer. She has travelled across Canada and the United States as a pedagogy clinician.

Debra holds a Junior Fellowship and Licentiate in piano pedagogy with Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music; an Associate of Music in piano pedagogy with Western Ontario Conservatory of Music (Conservatory Canada); and post graduate studies in piano performance, theory and piano ensemble.

Debra is a pedagogy specialist whose students have earned the Cora B. Arhens Award for pedagogy excellence. She is principal and founding member of Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music and the three-day Piano Pedagogy workshop and

Keyboard Kamp for children, Summer Sizzle. Debra has served at the local and provincial levels of the ORMTA and is the founder of the North Wellington Camerata Canada Music Week Festival.

Her piano solos and ensembles have been selected for performance at festivals across Canada; for inclusion in the New Millennium Series, Canadian Contemporary Repertoire, Northern Lights Series, Making Tracks Series, the RCM Popular Piano Repertoire Syllabus; and reviewed in Clavier Magazine. Debra has edited, revised and written new material for the Mayfair/Montgomery Music,

Waterloo Music, collaborated with numerous Canadian composers and writers, and arranged a series of pop music collections for the PMI/Hal Leonard Music.

Her educational books, pedagogy materials and compositions are used and performed abroad and throughout North America.

She is the recipient of the ORMTA Special Teacher Award, the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada and a fi nalist for the 2011 Louis Applebaum Award for Music for Young People.


JOY ANDERSONChatham-Kent Branch

Joy Anderson is a daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, mentor, professional shopper, sports fan, taxi driver, babysitter, choir director, organist, pianist, accompanist and faithful member of Chatham-Kent ORMTA. She was born and raised in Dover Centre and her parents aptly named her Joy: a quality she freely shares with anyone she meets. Recognizing her musical talent at an early age, her mother encouraged her to take piano and vocal lessons at the Ursuline School of Music in Chatham. Her vocal coaching has served her well in life, as her voice can be heard above all others at Dover Centre ball park, on the football fi eld encouraging her grandson’s team, or in the gym cheering a granddaughter’s team to victory. As a teenager, she became organist and choir director at Dover Centre church, a position she still fi lls today.

For many years, she directed the Maycourt Children’s Choir in Chatham, and for the past 20 years, she has been employed by the Active Lifestyle Centre as director of their senior adult choir. In addition,

she donates countless hours to Theatre Kent and local high schools as accompanist for their musical productions.

Whatever opportunity is requested, Joy is truly a girl who can’t say “no” She willingly accepts all invitations to play at weddings, funerals, and whatever social function arises. As substitute organist, she has made a grand tour of most Kent County churches, and has recently become the organist and choir director at St. Joseph’s Church in Chatham.

Along with these spare time activities, Joy has always taught piano at home and in elementary schools in Kent. For a number of years, she taught in the local Montessori school. The highlight of her year with students is the Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival where she, herself, her children and her grandchildren have all participated. In addition to preparing her own students for the festival, she accompanies for numerous vocal, music theatre and instrumental classes. With the time and effort she devotes to the festival, her family has nicknamed her the “Festival Mother”. For the two weeks before the festival, many Sunday family dinners have been interrupted with parades of students entering the Anderson household to get extra rehearsal time and confi dence tips from Joy. For the two weeks it lasts, she is seen racing from venue to venue, weighed down with a load of scores. She barely takes time to eat or sleep, let alone relax.

Even with all these professional commitments, she always has time to devote to the Anderson clan: now totaling 18, with children and grandchildren.She has been a member of the

Chatham-Kent ORMTA since the 1970s. Whatever executive position or committee convenor is needed, Joy willingly complies. She has served twice as president and chaired the planning committee for the provincial convention in 1987. Our members are truly proud to recognize Joy today as our Special Teacher.

ANN BABINOttawa Region Branch

Ann was born and raised in northern New Brunswick where her early years were focused on family, school, music, sports and church. Piano studies and choir were supported and encouraged. She obtained a BA in literature and history from University of New Brunswick and a Masters in Library and Information Services from Dalhousie University. A promising career in management at NB Library Services was cut short when military husband Winston whisked her to CFB Lahr (then West) Germany.

Military adventures shuttled her between Lahr and NB before the fi nal stop in Ottawa. The family included

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two young sons for the second Lahr posting, where Ann’s part-time job at the base library included hosting local TV show Books in Review. It was at this time that Ann decided to further develop her earlier music training and resumed piano studies with Warren Mould. In Ottawa she continued piano with Diana Lawton and Sunju Koh and theory with the incomparable Bertha Bower and in 1998 received her ARCT (teacher) diploma.

As the family settled in the Orleans area Ann joined Gloucester Music Teachers Association for support and development as she began establishing herself as a teacher. At an early GMTA meeting she made a contact with MYC and in 1989 completed the training, adding group teaching to her private home studio.

The fi ve years just before and after 2000 were a blur of activity. Ann worked with Roxanne McGahey to establish the MYC studio on Youville Drive in Orleans, began a remarkable decade of piano studies with Barbara Solis, accepted the opportunity to serve as the Orleans representative for RCM Exams, joined ORMTA, enrolled in a year-long applied pedagogy programme taught by Dr. Gilles Comeau and Dr. Elaine Keillor, and took over the direction of Canadian Music Showcase from former ORMTA president Shirley Efford. In 2002 Dr. Comeau invited Ann to continue her studies at the University of Ottawa at the Piano Laboratory that was literally under construction. She thrived in this challenging environment of work and study; her MA Music thesis on the history and development of the piano exam system in Canada is one of the Piano Lab’s fi rst.

Ann has served continuously on the ORMTA Executive Committee since 2003, as Branch President from 2009-2011, on Provincial Council from 2008-

2011, presently as Archivist. In 2013 she accepted a position on the board of directors for the Ottawa children’s choir. She still maintains a busy home studio. Ann is both humbled and thrilled to be nominated by her colleagues for this award.

SANDRA BREWERHamilton-Halton Branch

Sandra Brewer began her music career in kindergarten when she touched the keys of the ‘off limit” piano in her classroom. As a result of her early interest, formal piano lessons commenced along with the recitals, festival competitions, and exams that are an integral part of musical development. Sandra graduated with a Diploma of Music from Ecole Vincent D’Indy in Montreal while concurrently completing a B. Sc. in math and chemistry at McGill University. Sandra was privileged to have Claude Champagne as one of her three fi nal examiners.

Sandra later studied at the RCM, earning a teacher’s Associate of The Royal Conservatory of Music, and was taught by the late Keith Hopkins in Burlington and Dr. Marina Geringas at the RCM. She also studied Early Child Music Education at the Conservatory under Donna Wood, Kotie Forrai, and Mary Stouffer.

Sandra has been a member of ORMTA Hamilton-Halton Branch since 1992 and a member of the College of Examiners of the Royal Conservatory of Music since 1994.

She has maintained a busy private music studio in Burlington for over 20 years. Her students range in age from just starting school to adults with busy careers, and Sandra specializes in the beginner levels.

While teaching is Sandra’s fi rst passion, involvement in and giving back to her community is her second love. She accompanied both junior and intermediate choirs at Port Nelson United Church for over 10 years and has adjudicated festivals both locally and as far away as Winnipeg. She has held various executive positions on the local ORMTA Branch and organized its Branch competition. She was a director (representing music) on the inaugural board of Performing Arts Burlington where she was responsible for defi ning the board’s mandate, and she initiated a Performing Arts Development Committee that brought all genres of performances to the stage, to standing ovations from the audience. She was also part of the team that raised over $100,000 to purchase the Shiguru Kawai for the Burlington Performing Arts Centre.

Sandra is co-founder of the highly successful Rotary Burlington Music Festival, serving as vice president at its inception in 1998. She now serves as the Cofounder Director on the board. Annually this Festival presents over 1,300 performances spanning two weeks each November. It culminates with a Grand Festival Concert at the Performing Arts Centre and over $19,000 is awarded in scholarships each year.

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DOREEN BRYERNorth Bay Branch

Doreen Bryer began her piano studies at the age of 9 ½ after coming home from school and fi nding a piano in the dining room; a piano that her father had bought for $10!

A few years later, while rowing a dinghy on Lake Simcoe at her grandmother’s cottage, Doreen noticed Glenn Gould at his cottage. He was hard to miss wearing his wool coat, scarf, hat and gloves on a hot sunny day!

She rowed back to the cottage, quickly grabbed a pencil and a piece of lined, coffee-stained paper, ran down the dirt road and fearfully climbed over Gould’s fence past a “No Trespassing” sign and a barking dog. She was greeted by a friendly Glenn Gould who kindly gave her his autograph and some encouraging words to continue her piano studies.

She did exactly that and received her ARCT in Piano Performance under the guidance of Mary Greco Irvine, her fi rst teacher.

Doreen has played the recorder in a recorder quartet, alto saxophone in a saxophone quartet, clarinet in the North Bay Band and in the fi rst year of the North Bay Symphony and was pianist for the “Harmonaires”, an all-female military choir and pianist for the musical “The Canaduck Clown Circus”.

From 1992 -1994 Doreen was President of the North Bay Branch of ORMTA. In 1992 the Branch held a Canada 125 recital which consisted of all Canadian music, with everyone involved wearing a Canada 125 T-shirt.

Seventeen years ago, Doreen bought a used Celtic harp from an eccentric guitarist with numerous guitars and assorted instruments. She knew nothing about harps at the time but she at least knew that the guitarist was sitting at the “wrong” end of the harp to play his “glissandos”!

After fi ve months of sitting at the proper end of the harp and with coercion from the local music store she began playing the harp at weddings and other local events.

In 2007, Doreen purchased a Lyon and Healy pedal harp and has performed twice with the North Bay Symphony, once as a soloist on the Celtic harp.

Recently Doreen’s student Gabriel Lavoie gave a successful house concert at Doreen’s home after receiving First Class Honours in his Grade 10 RCM piano exam. We’re looking forward to a return engagement of Gabriel before his ARCT Piano Performer’s exam.

Doreen enjoys a studio of adult students in both piano and beginner harp.

SANDY DALTONBarrie Barnch

Sandy grew up in Cambridge where she took piano lessons with Gladys Clark to complete her Grade 8, and later did Grade 9 with Eleanor Haines in Hamilton. During her teenage years Sandy played keyboard in a gospel band, performing on weekends at coffee houses and churches throughout Ontario.

Years later in St. Marys Sandy joined a community choir to perform Handel’s Messiah, her fi rst exposure to classical choral and vocal repertoire. A move to Barrie lead her to study voice with Jane Black and eventually to complete the Teacher’s ARCT. She studied theory under Gerry Zeigler, Sylvia Kent and Blair Bailey.

While studying Grade 9 voice, Sandy was encouraged by Jane Black both to start teaching and to attend meetings of Barrie ORMTA. Here Sandy found encouragement and camaraderie. She assisted Jane with Branch competitions and later held positions of competitions chairperson, president and secretary. Sandy also represented the Branch on the board of the Barrie Kiwanis Music Festival Association during a diffi cult transitional period.



Sandy has made a major contribution to Barrie ORMTA through her excellent administrative and organizational abilities. Sandy was RCM representative in Barrie for thirteen years, which gave her contact with many teachers and parents in the community. Sandy held the position of pianist and choir director at First Baptist Church in St. Marys and Barrie and was later the organist at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Midhurst and St. John’s Anglican, Craighurst. For thirteen years Sandy was a member of the Muskoka-based choir, The Cellar Singers, under the direction of Albert Greer. These all laid the foundation for lifelong friendships and produced many wonderful memories.

Sandy has enjoyed teaching students of all ages in many different styles of singing and her students have won competitions at the Branch and Zone level .

Sandy has three grown children, who all began with piano lessons from Mom. Jon now lives in Hamilton and plays keyboard and guitar when he’s not repairing musical instruments and electronic equipment in his shop, Eclectric. Joel makes his home in Toronto where he is a bicycle courier by day and song writer and bassist in three bands on nights and weekends. Martha, now living and working in London, England, fell in love with the harp many years ago and has often played at weddings in the Barrie area.

Sandy has recently retired and moved with her husband to Wasaga Beach.

HEATHER FARISNewmarket and Area Branch

Heather Faris grew up making music with her family and church, inspired by her mother who taught piano, and her singer father. She sang in a trio with her siblings, in church choir, and formed a double trio with friends in elementary school. This early involvement with harmony led to a life-long love of choral singing. Heather sang in many choirs, and also participated in the adult choral masterclasses sponsored by the Ontario Choral Federation. She knew from a very early age that she wanted to be a piano teacher, following in her mother’s footsteps. She sang and played in a youth Christian folk group for eight years, through high school and university.

Heather studied piano with her mother Shirley Constable until completion of Grade 8, and continued her studies with Jane Black until entering university. She studied piano and voice at the University of Western Ontario with Jane Sales and Elizabeth Neufeld respectively, graduating with a B.A. with music as her major. Heather completed her

associate with Conservatory Canada in piano with Gerald Neufeld, and continued post graduate studies with Irene Ilic, earning her associate in voice. She then went on to further study with Catherine Robbin.

Heather’s credits include Durufl e’s Requiem, Bach’s Mass in B Minor, his Magnifi cat, Mozart’s Requiem, and Handel’s Messiah.

A mother of fi ve, and a grandmother of fourteen, Heather still fi nds time to perform, offering solo and duo classical concerts, as well as singing with local choirs, such as the New Tecumseth Singers, and the Tapestry chamber choir. Most recently she performed a benefi t concert for Sick Kids Hospital with a former student, now a teacher herself.

Heather sings and plays with her siblings in the folk – gospel eclectic group BonAccord, which has been highly praised for their haunting unique harmonies, and beautiful tone. She plays for her church every Sunday, enjoys accompanying singers and instrumentalists, and dabbles in composition.

Heather maintains a thriving music studio in Bradford, teaching voice, piano and theory. Many of her students have won scholarships and awards, including the gold medal from the Royal Conservatory, participating in ORMTA zone competitions, NATS auditions, the South Simcoe music Festival and the Newmarket Voice festival.

She looks on each student as a gift from God, and feels so enriched by her relationship with her students.



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Year two with the new website has yielded constructive dialogue. A Q&A style column seems logical as a few items require reinforcement.

Website use reminder: Login to the site with your email address (top right corner). If you can’t remember or have not chosen a password, click “Forgot password” (top right/to the right of Login) & you will be prompted to select a word of your choice. After logging in, you can click on “My Profi le” on the ORMTA homepage directly above the logout area (top right corner). This should take you to your information including invoice. It’s all quite user-friendly once you become familiar with the site. Please keep your contact data updated since branch lists are generated from this information.

email addresses: Thank you to those members who are taking the electronic plunge with brand new, fi rst-time email addresses. If a new email address has recently been acquired don’t hesitate to ask for assistance accessing your profi le.

NOTES hard copy: All members with email addresses are automatically listed as viewing the digital issue of NOTES online. The subscription fee for hard copy NOTES is $12.00 and is not included in the electronic invoice. If you change your mind at any time (prefer the hard copy delivered), please inform us and the annual subscription fee of $12 will be applied.

Membership fees: The current fee breakdown of all levels can be found on P35/hard copy NOTES-recent edi-tion or P37-40/digital online copy of NOTES/home page ormta.org.

Insurance: Some members, who have declined the Insur-ance option in the past, have understandably questioned its inclusion in the invoices. Insurance is still optional and the required proof is the completed waiver as always. Please read the opt-out process below: “All ORMTA members (except Retired & Auxiliary) will be invoiced for insurance annually and must respond each year. This is a result of the CFMTA ruling that all members must participate in the insurance program unless they sign a waiver each year and provide proof that they are already suffi ciently insured (on form: Independent cover-age verifi cation information). Once advised, I will adjust the site and issue a corrected invoice and waiver. You may

send me the insurance waiver electronically or through the mail.”

Branch levies: SOME 2014-15 invoices include the branch levy.18 branches accepted the courtesy offer from the Prov-ince to collect the branch levy on behalf of the branch: Ajax-Pickering, Central Toronto, Etobicoke-Mississau-ga, Hamilton-Halton, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, Markham-Stouffville, Newmarket & Area, Niagara Falls, North Toronto, North York-York Region, Ottawa Region, Oshawa District, Oxford County-Woodstock, Peterbor-ough, Thunder Bay, Timmins and Windsor-Essex County.The branch fees have been separated on the invoice for clarity. The Branch levy and the Branch portion fee will be returned to the branch. You may print your invoice from the site or your email and you are most welcome to continue paying through regular mail as stated on the invoice.

The CFMTA fee is mandatory for all categories except Retired and Semi-Retired, where this fee is optional. The CFMTA fee is not applied to the Auxiliary membership fee.

The Special Projects fee is also mandatory. It is a portion of the Provincial fee designated for a specifi c project or event. The 2013-14 Special project fees have been di-rected to the 2014 Convention in July 2014. The direction of the 2014-15 Special Project fee will be decided at the July meetings.

Lastly, the electronic payment reminders are automati-cally programmed into and generated from the site. If you have recently paid or carry a small balance please disregard the reminder. The site is not discerning and on occasion makes a poor decision!

Thanks to those who sent supportive and constructive messages. Your feedback has been very helpful. Please continue to provide us with suggestions for improvement.

Have a wonderful summer and hope to see many of you in July.

Nancy Dale, Provincial Treasurer [email protected]

Nancy Dale, Provincial Treasurer PO Box 1639 Niagara-on-the-Lake ON L0S 1J0 [email protected]


ORMTA PEDAGOGY AWARD, 2014!

Congratulations to Brenda Huberts, winner of the ORMTA Pedagogy Award, 2014

Brenda Huberts, who was born and raised in Woodstock Ontario, studied piano withSuzanne Hughes, and completed her Grade 10 in 1992.

After being married in 1996 to her wonderful and supportive husband, he convinced herto begin teaching beginner piano in their home. Brenda discovered she absolutelyloved teaching, and she appreciated the fl ex-ibility of being self-employed and workingfrom home as they began having a family. She continued to teach mostly beginners anda few intermediate students, and realized that she could see herself teaching pianoprivately as her career because of the enjoy-ment and the success she had in her work.

Once the children were in school full-time, 4 years ago, it was fi nally time for Brenda topursue her passion and earn her ARCT in Pedagogy. She has now completed all buther fi nal exam in the Advanced level, which will be fi nished and celebrated in January2015. Through this process Brenda was award-ed the silver medallion from the RoyalConservatory for her overall fi nal mark in El-ementary Pedagogy in 2009. More recentlywhile studying with Francine McIsaac, Brenda also completed and earned the highestmark in the Advanced Written Pedagogy exam within the Hamilton-Halton ORMTAdivision this past year.

Many thanks go out to the teachers that have trained and inspired me along my journey!You have helped make me the teacher I am today.


ORMTA Provincial Council 2013-2014Executive

PRESIDENT Sue Jones - 259 Crocus Ave., Ottawa, K1H 6E7; Phone: 613-523-5317 E Mail: [email protected] Grant Applications; Fundraising; CFMTA Delegate

FIRST Frank Horvat - 24 Louisa St., Toronto, M8V 2K6; Phone: 416-354-2633VICE PRESIDENT E Mail: [email protected] Finance; Special Projects; Communications; CFMTA Delegate

SECOND Elizabeth Tithecott – 34 Gladstone Ave., Chatham, N7L 2C1; Phone: 519-351-6387VICE PRESIDENT E Mail: [email protected] Affi liate Teacher Liaison

PAST PRESIDENT Charline Farrell - 4 Home Place; Chatham; N7L 5P4; Phone: 519-354-4380 E Mail: [email protected] Professional Development

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