Jani Parsons’ class.Īgata is laureate of national and international piano competitions in Europe. Right now, Agata is taking Master of Music Program at University of Calgary in Dr. To continue her education and broaden the musical experience, she moved to Calgary in 2019 and joined Advanced Performance Program at Mount Royal University Conservatory. In 2017 she finished her Bachelor studies at The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland under professor Krzysztof Jablonski’s guidance. Every minute spent with his masterpieces was so special, that at age of twelve she decided to start her music education. He has performed in masterclasses with several notable classical guitarists, including Xuefei Yang, Pavel Steidl, Emma Rush, Alexander Dunn, Jerome Ducharme, Jeff McFadden, Marc Teicholz, Johannes Möller and others, and he has performed at hundreds of weddings and other events in and around Calgary.Īgata Skulimowska, originally from Poland, fell in love with Fryderyk Chopin’s music as a child. He received several academic grants and awards, and In 2015 he was a recipient of the prestigious Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. He studied jazz guitar at MacEwan university in Edmonton with Bob Cairns before studying with Ralph Maier at Mount Royal University (obtaining the final Diploma in classical guitar performance to be bestowed by that institution), and at the University of Calgary where he obtained both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. He works with each student to set goals, whether it is to pass their next Royal Conservatory exams, or to ‘just strum a few chords’, learn to improvise, develop songwriting skills, refine technique, etc., and he personalizes projects and repertoire to suit each student’s unique objectives.
For younger students, he strongly emphasizes developing the fundamental skills of reading music notation and theory along with learning the techniques of playing. Matthew is comfortable with students of all ages, and has the versatility to teach most styles of guitar including folk, jazz, rock, blues, funk, and classical.
His friendly and relaxed manner puts students at ease, and lessons are both fun and goal-oriented. With a Master of Music Degree in classical guitar performance, and with over 15 years of teaching and performing experience, Matthew enthusiastically shares his knowledge, skills, and passion for music with students. Krista Suzanne enjoys teaching younger children (through sequential pentachord hand positions & visuals), arranging favourite songs for preteen/teens and providing keyboard Youtubes (if unable to read music well), producing arrangements of some of the classics for intermediate students, and the highly motivated exam & competition-routed students (Krista Suzanne resonates too with long hours of practice in reaching the zone of nimble fingers). Like concert pianist Stephen Hough says, “the music needs to resonate at least with one person”.Īny level or age of student is welcome. As well, to focus on singing the music inside when you are playing. Krista Suzanne’s teaching philosophy is to tie together all aspects of music (ideally in every lesson if even for a moment but usually over time): rhythm, solfege, composer/era, hand choreography/body mapping, memorization mapping, recording on cell, improvisation, composition, etc. Moving back to her roots from Ontario to Alberta, Krista Suzanne looks forward to teaching at Morin Music and collaborating with students and faculty. Marnie Van Weelden (Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario) towards her Bachelors of Music in piano performance in 2021.Īlso earlier earning her RCM Licentiate Diploma in 2018, and Music Therapy Diploma from Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC, Krista Suzanne utilizes these calming tools near the end of lessons (playing improvised duets on the black pentatonic keys with students or accompanying songs on her flute). Private teachers included Magda Hazai in Calgary at Mount Royal College Academy (now MRU Academy) towards exams and festival competitions Pierre Souvairan, Toronto, Ontario (towards RCM – ARCT), and Dr. Krista Suzanne started Suzuki violin at age 5, then Yamaha piano group lessons.
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