I have taught music for 48 years to all ages. Since recently retiring from playing violin in professional orchestras, now I am happy to focus on teaching music students. Children are very important to me, having raised six of my own! As an adult, I earned a singing degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto) because I wanted to sing in church! So I now teach classical singing also. And I have had some good success in teaching piano. A few years ago, I took seven levels of pedagogy in the Suzuki Method, so I use it in both violin and piano teaching, along with traditional methods, tailored to the needs of the individual student.
Instrument / Discipline
- Violin
- Piano
- Voice
- Rudiments
- Harmony
- Theory
Specialized in
- Youth (7-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Young Children (under 7)
- Beginner/Elementary
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Teaches At
- Music school
- Online
- Teacher's studio
Specialist designation
- Piano - Elementary
- Theory - Elementary
- Theory - Intermediate
- Violin - Elementary
- Violin - Intermediate
- Voice - Advanced
- Voice - Elementary
- Voice - Intermediate
Credentials
- 2010 - Masters of Theology - Evangel Bible School
- 2004 - ARCT - Royal Conservatory of Music
- 1975 - Bachelor of Fine Arts - University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Professional development
- Branch Violin Teacher - Mount Royal College Conservatory - 1994
- Every Child Can! - with Dorothy Jones - 2006
- First Violin - Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra - 1977
- Principal Second Violin - Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra - 1975
- Second Violin - Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra - 1982
- Suzuki Early Childhood Ed Prenatal and Baby Years - with Dorothy Jones - 2006
- Suzuki Violin Book 2 - with Linda Fiore - 1995
- Suzuki Violin Book 3 - with Linda Fiore - 1997
- Suzuki Violin Book 4 - with Linda Fiore - 1997
- Suzuki Violin Book 7 - with Shigetoshi Yamada - 2005
- Suzuki Violin Foundation 1A - with Pat D'Ercole - 1998
- Suzuki Violin Foundation 1B - with Pat D'Ercole - 1999
- Suzuki Violin Practicum - with Nancy Jackson - 2003
School Associations
- Alberta Registered Music Teachers' Association - Provincial / State
- National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. - National
- Suzuki Association of the Americas - National