I have been teaching in Canada since 1993 as a private music teacher and established my music teaching business Accent Piano School in Barrie in 1999.
I engage students with enthusiasm, encouragement and spread the joy and love of music.
My students are high achievers on music competitions like in the Barrie Music Festival; year after year they bring in an average of 30-40 awards collectively.
During the pandemic, my teaching underwent a rapid evolution to include online mode of learning. Despite the transition, seventeen students won 59 awards in 2021, and in 2022 eighteen students won 76 awards in Canada-wide festivals including provincial 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
Amidst the pandemic, Accent Piano School held 5 virtual and 2 in-person concerts. Currently, Accent Piano School offers mainly in-person lessons, however, offers online classes as needed.
Many of my students are honoured with scholarships by the Barrie Music Festival Association.
Year after year I send large numbers of students for the Royal Conservatory of Music Exams and ORMTA Branch recognizes my students for these top achievements in piano and music theory.
I'm an active member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association (ORMTA).
I’ve been the treasurer in the association for 8 years. I help the association by volunteering time alongside my busy teaching schedule.
I received in 2016 a special award from ORMTA: the Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award.
I studied at the music art school: Kodály Zoltán Conservatory of Music in Debrecen.
My teaching and training as a musician includes the famous Kodály - method.
I received my musical and pedagogical studies at the Szent István University in Jászberény.
I maintain my knowledge by participating in Teachers' Summits and workshops in person and online across North America. I've been teaching music since 1983.
Please check out my website: https://www.pianolessonsbarrie.ca/
Specialized in
- Youth (7-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Young Children (under 7)
- Beginner/Elementary
- Intermediate
Teaches At
- Teacher's home
- Teacher's studio
Specialist designation
- Piano - Advanced
- Piano - Elementary
- Piano - Intermediate
- Theory - Elementary
- Theory - Intermediate
Credentials
- 1985 - B.A. B.Mus Ed. - Szent István University , Hungary
- 1981 - Gr.10 diploma - Zoltán Kodály Conservatory of Musical Arts, Debrecen Hungary
Professional development
- Preparing Your Teaching Practice for Online Music Lessons - 2020
- Adapting Your In-Person Lessons to Online - 2020
- Online Community and Class Management - 2020
- Successful Communication with Students and Parents - 2020
- Making Your Online Teaching Interactive and Multi Modal - 2020
- Online Teaching with Different Learning - 2020
- Effective Communication and Adaptive Facilitation: Helping Students who are Special Learners Thrive in the Music Lesson. - 2021
- Studio Policies for the 21st Century Music Teacher - 2021
- Goals and Aspirations for My New Teaching Year - 2021
- Engage! Equip! Inspire! - 2022
- Technique through Repertoire with Christopher Madden and Jani Parsons - 2022
- Diversity Summit - 2022
- Sir András Schiff, Piano Masterclass ,BACH – Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 - 2022
- Sir András Schiff, Piano Masterclass , BEETHOVEN – Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 - 2022
- Fostering Creativity Through Melody Writing , Elaine Rusk - 2022
- Chords and Cadences in Celebrate Theory, Elaine Rusk - 2022
- Harnessing RCM Resources for Teaching Theory - 2022
- Introducing Smart Start: The Royal Conservatory's Research-Based Early Childhood Music Program - 2023
- Engaging the student - back into routines; setting goals with the student & parent; Fall incentives and events - 2023
- Welcome to Life-Savers.org - 2023
- Inside Piano Inspires Kids: A New Publication of the Frances Clark Center - 2023
- How Do Amateur Adult Piano Students Experience Learning the Piano? - 2023
- Where Are They Now? A Look at the Students and Teachers from the Beginner Course - 2023
- Canada Music Week Celebration with our Canadian Composers - 2023
- Sight Reading Research - 2023
- Think It, Speak It Play It - 2024
- Exploring The RCM Ear Training & Sight-Reading Digital Tools - 2024
- Rhythm Bliss - 2024
- Determinants of Motivation in World-Class Musicians and Olympic Athlet - 2024
- STAR Factor - 2024
- Dr. Jarred Dunn Zoom workshop - 2024
- Discovering The RCM Online Theory Study Guides - 2024
- Women Composers from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula - 2024
- RCM Improvisation and Lead sheets - 2024
- Practice Makes Progress - 2024
- Piano Trio Concert - 2023
- Spirit '20 - 2023
- Collectif 9 - 2023
- Sheng Cai , piano - 2024
- Penderecki String Quartet - 2024
- Special Needs and Music Study - 2024
- Twenty years from now what will your music student be doing? - 2024
- Trauma Informed Music Education - 2024
- Innovative Teaching in Piano Learning Apps - 2024
- From Expert to Beginners - 2024
- Korean Composers in North America - 2024
- Fresh Take on Teaching Piano Technique - 2024
- Round the Key Circle We go with - 2024
- Do you hear what I hear? - 2024
- It's all in the Elbows! - 2024
- Level 2A Theory Exam and Performance Exam - 2024
- Andromeda Trio - 2024
- Words of Wisdom for the New Teaching Year - 2024
- Making a Living as a Musician - 2024
- Duo Turgeon - 2024
- Ishay Shaer Piano performances - 2024
- Piano Adventures Exams—Primer, Level 1, Level 2A - 2024
- Dévah Quartet - 2024
- Venuti Quartet - 2024
- True North Brass - 2025
- Transforming Student Engagement Through RCM Exams. - 2025
- Hall and Farley - 2025
- Ensemble Caprice - 2025
- Radzeviciute and Levkovich piano concert - 2025
- Toronto Concert Orchestra - 2025
- Pianofest - 2025
- Rethinking Piano Education with Creativity and Humor - 2025
- Behind the Bellows - 2025
- A Tapestry of Song - 2025
- Mindfulness: effect on the brain of musicians with performance anxiety - 2025
- Daniel Vnukowski and the Odin String Quartet - 2025
- Fantasies and Vision - 2025
- Coffee Chat - 2025
- Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning - 2026
- Communication and Motivation - 2026
- Curriculum and Lesson Planning - 2026
- Introducing RCM Theory Prep Kits - 2026
- 20/20 Vision for Piano Teachers - 2026
School Associations
- Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association - Provincial / State