As part of my residency with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, I run the Young Composers' Project. Each year one or two local high school students are selected to write an original piece under the guidance of the composer-in-residence. The work is premiered at Symphony under the Sky over the Labour Day weekend.
Here is a video produced by ATB Financial featuring interviews with me and the two 2012 participants.
University Teaching
University of Toronto, Instructor, 2011
Materials of Music IIB (UTSC)
University of Windsor, Instructor, 2009-10
Basic Skills I (3 sections)
Basic Skills II (3 sections)
Voice-Leading & Arranging I
Voice-Leading & Arranging II
University of Toronto, Teaching Assistant, 2007-09
Materials of Music IB
Materials of Music IIB
Materials of Music III
Listening to Music (UTSC non-major survey)
New York University, Instructor, 2000-03
Writing the Essay (5 sections)
The World through Art (2 sections)
Writing the Essay (2 sections)
Writing Workshop (4 sections)
University of Ottawa, Instructor, 1996-98
Scoring for School Band & Choir
Sight-Singing & Dictation I (2 sections)
Workshops
Contemporary Showcase 2012 (ARMTA Edmonton)—Coached 6 students, ages 13-17, in the composition of an original work for piano.
Private Studio
In 2010-11 I taught theory & composition to students of all ages and levels at my Toronto studio. Highlights include:
composition—one student admitted to Manhattan School of Music; helped another prepare doctoral application portfolio
theory—tutored U of T students in first- & second-year courses
RCM exams—prepared students for all levels of theory, from rudiments to analysis, counterpoint & ARCT baroque counterpoint
Music Theory Resources
musictheory.net (Ricci Adams)
Rudiments and basic ear training drills.
Aural Idiom Drill (John Paul Ito & David Berk, Lawrence University)
Chord progression recognition.
