Lala neberta Loon

Lala Loon is a dedicated teacher whose love of music and passion for teaching children has brought joy to many of her students.  Teaching Piano and Rudiments, Ms. Loon has prepared her students successfully for The Royal Conservatory Examinations. In addition to teaching Piano and Rudiments in her private studio, she has been a faculty member at the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) since 2001 and teaches theory in the Music Enrichment Program (MEP).   Ms. Loon received her musical training in Montreal.  She studied piano with Michel Hirvy and holds her Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the Vincent d’Indy School of Music.  She studied piano pedagogy with Janet Lopinski and also trained in the pedagogy of Kodaly, Dalcroze and Orff.  She has taught the RCM Preparatory Music, Smart Start and RDP programs,  successfully guiding young children to experience the elements of music while also cultivating their aesthetic sense through various modalities.  Ms. Loon has a solid understanding of musical development in children and has served as Department Head of Children’s Programs and Teacher Training for the RCM Oscar Peterson School from 2009 until the present.   INSTRUMENT / DISCIPLINE Piano/Theory/Rudiments SPOKEN LANGUAGES English/French SPECIALIZED IN Youth (7-15) Young Children (under 7) Elementary, Intermediate TEACHES AT At a schoolAt own homeAt own studio, Online SPECIALIST DESIGNATION Piano – Elementary Piano – Intermediate Theory – Elementary Theory – Intermediate CREDENTIALS Ontario Teacher’s Certificate, 1990 Bachelor of Education - University of Toronto, 1990 Bachelor of Music - piano performance - Université de Montréal, 1970 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Certificate in Professional Development Studies - Dalcroze Canada, 2011 Certificate in Piano Pedagogy - Royal Conservatory of Music, 2009 International Conference of Music Educators -(ISME) – Bologna, Italy, 2008 Voice studies – Penelope Dale - Royal Conservatory of Music, 2001-2006 Emotion-Based Education – Budapest, Hungary, 2005 Music Within Every Child – ISME – Queen’s University, Kingston, 2000 Kodaly Pedagogy - Levels 1,2,3 - Royal Conservatory of Music, 1999 Certificate in Early Childhood Music Education - Ryerson Polytechnic University, 1998 Harpsichord studies - Charlotte Nediger, 1997-1998 Master classes – Kenneth Gilbert - Historical Performance Academy – McGill University, 1995 Soprano - Hart House Choir - Holy Blossom Choir Professional ASSOCIATION(S) Kodaly Society of Canada ACTRA Performers Guild