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"Advanced brain monitoring techniques have found that music lessons produce profound
and lasting changes that enhance the general ability of students
to learn." Scientific America 2010
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先進的大腦監測技術發現，音樂課程對於提高學生的一般學習能力有著深刻而持久的影響
先进的大脑监测技术发现，音乐课程对于提高学生的一般学习能力有着深刻而持久的影响
 Peter Ware |
PETER WARE received a M.M. from Yale University and a B.M. from Virginia Commonwealth University. His teaching experience includes positions at Queen's University, Brock University, Northern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati. As a free-lance composer and music publisher, he offers students a vast practical knowledge and excitement for the intricate workings of music. [More details] |
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LYNN HARTING-WARE has degrees of a Masters of Music from Kent State University and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. A specialist teacher of Music History and Theory, she has many years of experience in preparing young students for the RCM Examinations. Her enthusiastic classroom method incorporates visual and audio aids, including CDs and videos. [More details]  Back to top
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Lynn Harting-Ware |
Dr. David Swan |
DR. DAVID SWAN is a past winner of the Eckhardt-Granatté and CBC Talent Competitions. A concert pianist, he specializes in contemporary music, appearing regularly on New Music Concerts and as a freelance accompanist. He has served eleven years as organist at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Toronto. [More details] Back to top
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Dr. Danielle Lisboa received her DMA from Eastman School of Music in orchestral conducting and her MM with special emphasis on opera conducting from MM University of Houston. While teaching analysis, harmony and conducting at the Candido Mendes University in Rio de Janeiro, she also conducted the Orquestra do Teatro Nacional. She is currently conductor of Orchestra Toronto [More details]
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 Danielle Lisboa |
A native of China, Dianyuan Ye began piano lessons with his father
at age five. A graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in
Beijing, he completed a postgraduate diploma at the Conservatorium
Maastricht in the Netherlands studying with pianist Joop Celis.
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Dianyuan Ye |
Lorraine Wu |
A native of Taiwan, Lorraine Wu began her early training in Piano at age of five. She attended Manhattan School of Music for both undergraduate and graduate studies under the tutelage of professor Zenon Fishbein. After receiving her masters' degree from Manhattan School of Music in 2007, Miss Wu worked with world-renown pianists such as Bernard Ringeissen (France), Epifanio Comis (Italy) at the Samuel Barber International Music Festival in West Chester, PA. [More details] Back to top
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attended the Mount Royal College Academy of Music in Calgary, where she
had many opportunities to study with renowned pianists including: Marek
Jablonski, Lee Kum Sing, Marc Durand, and Robin Wood. While studying
with Marilyn Engle in Calgary, she was an active participant and a
winner in various musical festivals and competitions, including the
Calgary Kiwanis Festival and the Canadian Music Competition, for which
she was awarded first prize in the Provincial division.
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Yuka Kobayashi |
Born in Taiwan and raised in Vancouver,
Megan Chang completed MM & BM
degrees with Marietta Orlov (performance) and Dr. Midori Koga (pedagogy)
at the University of Toronto. She gave her first European solo recital
in the summer of 2008 and performed with the UTSO under conductor David
Briskin in 2010. In 2007, she placed third in her category in the CMC
competition. She received her ARCT in Flute in 2005 under Susan
Hoeppener. [More details]
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Shih-Ren Lu A Masters Degree Candidate at UoT. Shih-Ren's approach blends patience and kindness with an enthusiasm for music. As a student, she participated in festivals including the Kiwanis, Peel Music, Arts Richmond Hill and the Canadian Chopin Competition. [More details] |
DICKSON MUNG's students have participated and won in the 2010 CCC Piano Competition and have scored highly in RCM piano examinations. His pedagogical approach blends a variety of musical exercises to develop musical awareness and technical facility. |
 Dickson Mung |
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Yuyee Wong |
YUYEE WONG With a degree in music education, Yuyee did her student teaching at Markville Secondary School and Middlefield Collegiate Institute. She conducted their choir and band in rehearsal. She currently conducts the choir at Fellowship Baptist Church in Markham. |
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Alheli Pimienta |
 Alexa Ball |
ALEXA BALL holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Toronto, where she majored in flute under Peg Albrecht. In the summer of 2009, she studied with world-renown flautist William Bennett and Denis Bouriakov. She has performed on flute/piccolo with the Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra, the University of Toronto Flute Choir and the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble. Alexa fosters creativity and encourages students to develop their own musical interpretations. [More details] Back to top
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Thomas Dowling teaches at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Music. He has his BME Timple University and his MM Cleveland Institute of Music in Clarinet Performance. He studied clarinet with: Stanley Hasty, Robert Marcellus, and Leon Russianoff. He has been a member of the West Point Military Band, The Music-In-Maine Woodwind Quintet, The National Ballet of Canada, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and The O'Keefe Centre Orchestra. He was Professor of Clarinet at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, from 1979 until 1985. . [More details] |
 Thomas Dowling |
Peter Pinteric |
B.M. University of Toronto M.M. University of Minnesota Peter Pinteric's university teachers include Stephen Pierre and Burt Hara. At the Glenn Gould School, he studies with Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinetist of the TSO. A scholarship winner in the Aspen Music Festival and School, he has studied/performed with clarinetists and conductors such as Kimball Sykes, David Bourque, Bil Jackson, Robert Spano, Larry Rachleff, Tomáš Netopil, Jacques Lacombe, Alain Trudel, and Sir Andrew Davis. Availability: Saturday, Sunday. English. Back to top
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Brad Kukko |
BRAD KUKKO received his Bachelor of Music degree with First Class Honours from Lakehead University where his instructor was Sean Mundy (a former student of the great guitar pedagogue Jose Tomas). Brad has won awards and scholarships from Lakehead University, the Royal Conservatory of Music, Kiwanis, and Peel music festivals. [More details] Back to top
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 Justina Wong |
Justina Wong Currently a violin performer and education major at the University of
Toronto, Justina is studying with Marie Bérard. She is a graduate of Univonville
High School's Arts York music program, she performed with orchestras including
the PJ Youth Symphony Orchestra (Malaysia), Toronto Cultural Youth Orchestra,
Arts York Symphony Orchestra and York Symphony Orchestra. She participated in
the Kiwanis and Music Alive festivals. [More details]
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Carlin Yu received his ARCT diploma in 2003 after studying with Jacque Israelievitch, concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony. He received a full scholarship at age 12 to the Xin Hai Conservatory. His unrivalled passion for music is combined with a genuine love of people. He has been teaching for the past 11 years.
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Helen Ho |
HELEN HO teaches the classical art song and opera repertory in Italian, French and German. She also teaches Chinese folk song, Christian music and Broadway musical styles. [More details] Back to top
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