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Congratulations to the following students who achieved recognition this past Sunday (February 28th) by being listed on the Hamilton-Halton ORMTA Honour Roll.

Alon Coret Toshe Zlatanoski Yujiang Zhang

The list consists of all those who achieved 80% or above in a conse…

Basic Rudiments

As part of an ongoing series of posts on the 2009 RCM Theory Syllabus, I’m examining the changes in the Basic Rudiments requirements in comparison to the 2002 syllabus. There are actually very few changes, so you may sense that I’ve having to dig deep to find them.

The biggest change, I su…

Crossover Period for RCM Theory Syllabi

Theory SyllabusWith the release of the new 2009 theory syllabus, we have entered a transition period. I am currently teaching my online classes to align with the new syllabus. The following information is from Music Matters, the official newsletter of RCM Examinations, and explains the transition:

As with all…

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Can people really be tone-deaf?

Posted November 14, 2009

At the recent Promise of Music Symposium at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, the question above was posed to Dr. Daniel Levitin, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (and best-selling author of the book "This is Your Brain on Music"). Dr. Levitin's response was in…

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Ear Training Ideas

Posted September 12, 2008

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In response to my initial plea for topic ideas, I received the following email (this is a portion):

Possibly a good thing on the menu would be Ear Training ideas for young ones, or easy tune suggestions for playing by ear (gear it to grade 2 - 5, then gr. 6-8).  I'm always looking for suggestions f…

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