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THE TOPIC | BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY
Thursday, April 1, 2010
COLUMN: Learning an instrument
From singing to piano playing, many
parents have recognized the benefits
of music lessons for their children.
With lessons being offered by many
people, finding a qualified teacher
may be a challenge.
Although not well known, the Ontario Registered
Music Teachers’ Association seeks to
educate parents on what to look for in a music
teacher.
Founded in 1885, the group has established
standards for private music teachers in
the province.
Members of the organization must hold
a degree or diploma from a recognized university
or conservatory or meet the necessary
qualifications set down by the group.
With 25 students placing first at the Newmarket
Lions Music Festival, music teacher
Zuzana Gabor is an active member of the
Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association.
As the owner of Bradford’s Piano Music
Studio for more than 20 years, Mrs. Gabor
provides lessons in piano and theory for all
ages following the Royal Conservatory of
Music program.
Mrs. Gabor believes the knowledge a
teacher belongs to the Ontario Registered
Music Teachers’ Association is important for
both parents and students.
“In addition to the parent feeling good
about their child receiving lessons from an
accredited source, there are many benefits
to studying with a registered music teacher,”
Mrs. Gabor said.
“Students are provided with many performance
opportunities at various music festivals,
recitals and examinations which are not
available to those teachers who don’t belong
to the association.”
Mrs. Gabor also said when students study
with a teacher belonging to the association,
they have a chance to receive a scholarship
and gain valuable experience to obtain a
teachers’ association diploma.
What many parents may not know is
achievement in the Royal Conservatory of
Music examinations is formally recognized as
a high school credit.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
COLUMN: Learning an instrument
From singing to piano playing, many
parents have recognized the benefits
of music lessons for their children.
With lessons being offered by many
people, finding a qualified teacher
may be a challenge.
Although not well known, the Ontario Registered
Music Teachers’ Association seeks to
educate parents on what to look for in a music
teacher.
Founded in 1885, the group has established
standards for private music teachers in
the province.
Members of the organization must hold
a degree or diploma from a recognized university
or conservatory or meet the necessary
qualifications set down by the group.
With 25 students placing first at the Newmarket
Lions Music Festival, music teacher
Zuzana Gabor is an active member of the
Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association.
As the owner of Bradford’s Piano Music
Studio for more than 20 years, Mrs. Gabor
provides lessons in piano and theory for all
ages following the Royal Conservatory of
Music program.
Mrs. Gabor believes the knowledge a
teacher belongs to the Ontario Registered
Music Teachers’ Association is important for
both parents and students.
“In addition to the parent feeling good
about their child receiving lessons from an
accredited source, there are many benefits
to studying with a registered music teacher,”
Mrs. Gabor said.
“Students are provided with many performance
opportunities at various music festivals,
recitals and examinations which are not
available to those teachers who don’t belong
to the association.”
Mrs. Gabor also said when students study
with a teacher belonging to the association,
they have a chance to receive a scholarship
and gain valuable experience to obtain a
teachers’ association diploma.
What many parents may not know is
achievement in the Royal Conservatory of
Music examinations is formally recognized as
a high school credit.
Mrs. Gabor said accomplishing a successful
Grade 7 practical and Grade 1 rudiments
examination in any musical instrument,
including voice, will earn a student a Grade
11 credit, and a Grade 12 credit will be given
to a student who passes Grade 8 practical and
Grade 2 rudiments examinations.
Mrs. Gabor grew up in a musically-oriented
family in Bratislava, in what is now
Slovakia.
There are not many people who can say
they attended a school where Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart performed his first concert, but
Mrs. Gabor can.
Beginning her musical studies at the age of
five, Mrs. Gabor studied both music and history
at Komensky University in Bratislava and
has now incorporated her love for the history
of music into her lessons for her students.
With her students currently enrolled at
Piano Music Studio, Mrs. Gabor organizes
concerts twice a year, at Christmas and in the
spring, and participates in the Santa Claus
parade.
For more information on Mrs. Gabor’s
Piano Studio, visit www.thepianomusic
studio.com or call 905-775-2964.
____________________________________
Theresa Dixon is a resident of Bradford West
Gwillimbury and can be reached at theresa.
dixon@
rogers.com.
Grade 7 practical and Grade 1 rudiments
examination in any musical instrument,
including voice, will earn a student a Grade
11 credit, and a Grade 12 credit will be given
to a student who passes Grade 8 practical and
Grade 2 rudiments examinations.
Mrs. Gabor grew up in a musically-oriented
family in Bratislava, in what is now
Slovakia.
There are not many people who can say
they attended a school where Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart performed his first concert, but
Mrs. Gabor can.
Beginning her musical studies at the age of
five, Mrs. Gabor studied both music and history
at Komensky University in Bratislava and
has now incorporated her love for the history
of music into her lessons for her students.
With her students currently enrolled at
Piano Music Studio, Mrs. Gabor organizes
concerts twice a year, at Christmas and in the
spring, and participates in the Santa Claus
parade.
For more information on Mrs. Gabor’s
Piano Studio, visit www.thepianomusic
studio.com or call 905-775-2964.
____________________________________
Theresa Dixon is a resident of Bradford West
Gwillimbury and can be reached at theresa.
dixon@
rogers.com.
Theresa Dixon