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 new 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
- Introducing Smart Start: The Royal Conservatory's Research-Based Early Childhood Music Program - - 2023
- Women Composers from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula - - 2024
- Adapting Your In-Person Lessons to Online - - 2020
- Canada Music Week Celebration with our Canadian Composers - - 2023
- Chords and Cadences in Celebrate Theory, Elaine Rusk - - 2022
- Collectif 9 - - 2023
- Determinants of Motivation in World-Class Musicians and Olympic Athlet - - 2024
- Discovering The RCM Online Theory Study Guides - - 2024
- Diversity Summit - - 2022
- Dr. Jarred Dunn Zoom workshop - - 2024
- Effective Communication and Adaptive Facilitation: Helping Students who are Special Learners Thrive in the Music Lesson. - - 2021
- Engage! Equip! Inspire! - - 2022
- Engaging the student - back into routines; setting goals with the student & parent; Fall incentives and events - - 2023
- Exploring The RCM Ear Training & Sight-Reading Digital Tools - - 2024
- Fostering Creativity Through Melody Writing , Elaine Rusk - - 2022
- Goals and Aspirations for My New Teaching Year - - 2021
- Harnessing RCM Resources for Teaching Theory - - 2022
- How Do Amateur Adult Piano Students Experience Learning the Piano? - - 2023
- Inside Piano Inspires Kids: A New Publication of the Frances Clark Center - - 2023
- Making Your Online Teaching Interactive and Multi Modal - - 2020
- Online Community and Class Management - - 2020
- Online Teaching with Different Learning - - 2020
- Penderecki String Quartet - - 2024
- Piano Trio Concert - - 2023
- Practice Makes Progress - - 2024
- Preparing Your Teaching Practice for Online Music Lessons - - 2020
- RCM Improvisation and Lead sheets - - 2024
- Rhythm Bliss - - 2024
- Sheng Cai , piano - - 2024
- Sight Reading Research - - 2023
- Sir András Schiff, Piano Masterclass , BEETHOVEN – Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 - - 2022
- Sir András Schiff, Piano Masterclass ,BACH – Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 - - 2022
- Spirit '20 - - 2023
- STAR Factor - - 2024
- Studio Policies for the 21st Century Music Teacher - - 2021
- Successful Communication with Students and Parents - - 2020
- Technique through Repertoire with Christopher Madden and Jani Parsons - - 2022
- Think It, Speak It Play It - - 2024
- Welcome to Life-Savers.org - - 2023
- Where Are They Now? A Look at the Students and Teachers from the Beginner Course - - 2023
School Associations
- Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association - Provincial / State