Queen/Bathurst area, Toronto

In the Parker household, talk of quitting piano wasn’t casual dinner-time conversation. It meant a SUMMIT MEETING in the LIVING ROOM. Liz graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music at 15 with a Gold Medal for the top mark in Canada and she holds her Licentiate from England’s Trinity College of London and her Bachelor of Music from the University of British Columbia.

Teaching since 1985, Liz loves working with kids to achieve great marks in the RCM exams. She combines a sense of fun and instilling discipline for maximum results. No slouching or flat fingers! To compensate, treats are handed out after student recitals. She teaches in the Queen/Bathurst area, meaning coffee/shopping options nearby for parents to while away the lesson time.

liz.parker@rogers.com

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2848 Bloor St. W., Toronto

The Marjorie Sparks Voice Studio offers private voice lessons, masterclasses with guest teachers, workshops for choirs and a summer voice intensive program. Marjorie Sparks Heitshu has many years of teaching and performing experience. Her students include well-established professional singers and teachers, fine choral singers, young singers preparing for careers and beginner amateur adults. Her approach is to enable the singers to use and understand voice techniques based on solid classical voice pedagogy. Her rapport with her students is a balance of motivational work and the passion for singing great music. She has sung with Opera Atelier, Opera in Concert and the Canadian Opera Company. Her studio is located at the Kingsway Conservatory of Music, very close to the Royal York subway station.

416-893-8648

mheitshu@sympatico.ca

All ages and stages!
Spadina and Dupont, Toronto

One of Michele’s great joys as a musician is to help others discover and shape their musical talent. Whether you’re just beginning or building on what you already know, private studio sessions are key. Michele teaches what to practice and HOW to practice. You will develop great technique and a beautiful tone in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, and you’ll even have fun doing it!

After graduating from the University of Toronto and Northwestern University in Chicago with a Bachelor and Master of Music in Performance, Michele has been enjoying a busy freelancing and teaching career in the GTA. She is also the artistic director of the Wychwood Clarinet Choir, with members ranging in age from 16 to 91.

416-923-1268

michele@michelejacot.com

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Ellen Berry, BA, MA, ARCT, RMT
Cambridge

Discover the joy of piano with your child through the world famous Suzuki Method for ages four through teens. Fostering a love of fine music, this approach features parental involvement and motivating individualized instruction. Your child will have many opportunities to perform in churches, retirement homes, libraries and other venues, and participate in music festivals, workshops and regional concerts. Intermediate and advanced students may also prepare for Royal Conservatory of Music examinations. For experienced, professional instruction in a spacious, well-equipped studio, call Ellen Berry. Let your family’s musical journey begin!

519-658-4205

nightingalepianostudio@sympatico.ca

Information on the Suzuki Method:

suzukiassociation.org

suzukiontario.org

mysosi.ca

The aim of ORMTA is to encourage and provide the highest calibre of music and music education possible. Founded in 1885, it is a non-profit organization managed by a volunteer council and composed of more than 1,300 registered teachers across Ontario. Affiliated with the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association (CFMTA), membership is open to teachers of all instruments and voice who meet the professional requirements.

Students of members can participate in a range of competitions, qualify for scholarships and play for guest artists in ORMTA hosted masterclasses. ORMTA teachers are listed on both a printed directory and a website. The Central Toronto branch holds various events throughout the year for guests and members, who can also attend provincial and national conventions.

416-694-0296

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Bloor/Church area, Toronto

Since her debut with the Toronto Symphony at the age of nine, Canadian pianist Patricia Parr has been soloist with numerous major orchestras and appeared as a recitalist in Canada and the U.S. She has collaborated with many chamber ensembles and toured Australia in 1975 and 1979 as a member of the Trio Concertante.

While teaching piano and chamber music at the University of Toronto (1974 to 1993), she frequently performed with her colleagues and in the Faculty Trio with Lorand Fenyves and Vladimir Orloff. A founding member of the highly acclaimed Amici Chamber Ensemble, she performed and recorded with them for 20 years.

Parr is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where she sudied with Isabelle Vengerova and Rudolf Serkin.

patricia.parr@utoronto.ca

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