Andrew holds ARCT diplomas in both Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto and a Licentiate diploma in Piano Performance from Trinity College of Music, London, England. Andrew also has a Bachelor's degree in music composition from the University of Toronto. He is Royal Conservatory certified teacher and is a member of the Royal Conservatory College of Examiners and the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association. Andrew also completed the Audio Engineering and Production program at Metalworks Institute and has received two Canadian Screen Awards and four Directors Guild Awards for his work in sound editing.
Andrew has over thirty years experience in teaching piano and music theory. He believes that learning music should be fun and Andrew employs many "tricks of the trade" to motivate practicing.
Instrument / Discipline
- Piano
- Theory
- Rudiments
- Harmony
- History
Specialized in
- Youth (7-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Young Children (under 7)
- Beginner/Elementary
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Teaches At
- Music school
- Online
- Teacher's home
- Teacher's studio
Specialist designation
- Harmony - Advanced
- History - Advanced
- Piano - Advanced
- Piano - Elementary
- Piano - Intermediate
- Theory - Elementary
- Theory - Intermediate
Credentials
- 1985 - LTCL (Licentiate of Trinity College of London - Trinity College of London
- 1984 - ARCT - Royal Conservatory of Music
- 1983 - MusBac - University of Toronto
- 1978 - ARCT - Royal Conservatory of Music
Professional development
- Audio Production and Engineering Diploma - - 2008
- BME-120a Harmonic Ear Training - - 2013
- BME-215 Performance Ear Training - - 2013
- BMPR-102 Sound Design for the Electronic Musician - - 2006
- BMPR-123 Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools - - 2012
- BMPR-165 Orchestration 1 - - 2008
- BMW-120 Lyric Writing: Tools and Strategies - - 2008
- BMW-121 Lyric Writing: Writing From the Title - - 2006
- BMW-122 Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music - - 2006
- BMW-125 Commercial Songwriting Techniques - - 2009
- BMW-130 Songwriting: Hit Song Forms - - 2006
- BMW-131 Songwriting: Melody - - 2008
- BMW-133 Songwriting: Harmony - - 2008
- BMW-160 Film Scoring 101 - - 2008
- Critical Listening - - 2014
- RCM - Exploring the Language of Music - - 2016
- RCM - Technology in Music Education Seminar - - 2014
- Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure - - 2005
- The Songwriter's Workshop: Harmony and Melody - - 2005
School Associations
- Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association - Provincial / State