Demystifying Modes Workshop with Debra Wanless - Toronto, ON

Creative Teaching: Demystifying Modes with fabulous Canadian Piano Repertoire

The study of ancient modes is a fascinating and even mystifying topic. It is easy to get excited about modes when they are presented in a ‘user friendly’ approach. Using real music – from pop to jazz and even heavy metal – makes the study of modes not only interesting but a ‘cool’ thing to do!

The Demystifying Modes workshop provides suggestions and approaches to teaching modes through learning styles and natural processes. Students need to be able to connect these new (to them) sounds through a ‘teaching from the known to the unknown’ approach – associating sounds, patterns and feelings to what they already know and understand.

This workshop offers many pedagogical ideas for teaching, understanding, improvising, composing and piano performance with modes.

Debra Wanless:
Debra is a pedagogy specialist, educator, composer, and is also the principal and founding member of Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music and the three-day Piano Pedagogy workshop, Summer Sizzle. Debra has collaborated with Canadian composers, festivals, conservatories and publishing companies to encourage, promote and even discover new Canadian Music. She is the author of the popular Let’s Begin Piano Series, the Creative Learning resources as well as many other titles. A recipient of the ORMTA Special Teacher Award, Debra also holds the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, and was a finalist for the 2011 Louis Applebaum Composer Award for Music for Young People.

Attendees will enjoy 25% off on print music (excluding text books), on October 19 only!

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This clinic is free, but pre-registration is required.  Please RSVP to Kristy at [email protected].