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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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About Me

My name is Scott Ashby.  I live just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada where I teach private lessons in my home studio.  I graduated twice from Bob Jones University, once with a B.Sc. Music Education, then with a M.Mus. Church Music/Choral Conducting.  I also have my Performers ARCT from the Royal Conservatory of Music.  I have taught band, choir, piano, brass, woodwinds, percussion, theory and sight-singing.  Some people may call this being well-rounded.  I call it being confused.