Ayshan is a full time teacher and performer, she
successfully prepares students for the Royal Conservatory Examinations
both in piano and theory, every year her students attend auditions
and Richmond Hill Art festival.
Melba
Remedios, BA, LTCL, ARCT
Piano, Rudiments,
History, Harmony 3, 4, Speech, Voice
Melba Remedios is a qualified music and speech teacher.
She holds her ARCT Diploma in Piano Teaching from The Royal Conservatory
of Music, where she studied with late Earle Moss. She studied theory
with William Andrew, Joe Ringhofer and Joseph Mazzolini.
Melba holds a LTCL (Licentiate of the College of Music, London,
England, and an Honors degree in English Literature)
Melba has been teaching music privately for many years and has successfully
prepared and sent students for the Royal School of Music (Associate
Board), Trinity College of Music and currently The Royal Conservatory
of Music exams, both practical and theoretical Rudiments and History
of Music.
She is an experienced accompanist and arranger, has accompanied
choirs, soloists and dancers, successfully prepared students for
auditions and competitions.
Melba looks forward to sharing the many years of experience as well
as her passion and enjoyment of music
Rana
Nuriyeva
Piano, Theory
Rana is a qualified piano teacher, performer and accompanist
She received her musical education in Azerbaijan (former USSR)
She graduated with Bachelor of music, Piano major
Rana has been teaching over 25 years and has successfully prepared
her students for the Royal Conservatory Examinations.
Rana has warm and friendly personality
Christina Yi-Ping
Chen
Piano, Oboe
Christina originally from Kaosiung,
Taiwan, holds Master's degree in conducting from
Northwestern University and bachelor degree in oboe
Performance from University of Toronto. Her teaching
Experiences include Maria High School Music Director,
Merriam School of Music Group Piano Lesson Teacher,
And Youth Chamber Group Coach. While in Toronto, she
performed in the Toronto Youth Symphony Orchestra,
Bach Consort, and Korean Canadian Symphony Orchestra.
Her conducting teachers include Maestro Victor Yampolsky,
Dr. Robert Hasty and Dr. Mallory Thompson of the
Northwestern University, and Raffi Armenian of the University of
Toronto.
Karl Beitlberger
Guitar
Karl Beitlberger has
seriously studied the guitar for a decade and half. Winning scholarships
and bursaries he was encouraged to continue his music education
at the post secondary level. He attended Mohawk College in Hamilton
Ontario for jazz guitar performance. During his years studying he
was employed by several reputable studios in the Hamilton area to
teach guitar. Successfully completed his diploma at Mohawk with
honours. .Many of Karl’s students have won awards at competitions
and festivals. Karl has prepared students for a variety of examinations
and auditions. Several of Karl’s pupils have gone on to pursue their
own musical careers in various schools for the arts. Karl is currently
in his final year at York University where he is studying music
and music pedagogy. Due to his high level of academic achievement
and engaging personality he was asked to volunteer his time at York
University to the Peer Mentorship Program where he helps first year
university students cope and adjust to their new surroundings at
the university. He performs in the Toronto and Hamilton area with
his own group playing his unique original music mixed with traditional
jazz standards.
Ava Goodman
Visual Art Instructor
Ava enjoys teaching children because they are open to new ideas
and are an inspiration to her.
Her educational background
combines visual arts courses in watercolours, acrylics, figurative
sculpture, pottery, design and colour theory from Concordia University,
Haliburton School of Fine Arts, and Fanshawe College. She completed
her Creative Arts Certificate from Fanshawe College in 2005. She
also a B.A. in Art History with studio courses.
In London, Ontario she
developed a hand-building ceramic / pottery course for the YWCA.
Taught Arts and crafts at Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre and
currently teaches at Hawthorn School for Girls.
Nidhi Kapoor
Art and Crafts
Nidhi is originally form India
She holds Bachelor Degree in Home science From India (major in textiles)
and
Certificate course in Fine arts from Austria
Her work Experience includes teaching at
D.A.V. College India (grade 11 and 12), and
Divine Child High School (Grade 1-6)
Subject (Arts and Craft)
James
Yuh-Luen Hong
Violin, Rudiments,
History 3,4,5
James studied with Jacob Lakirovich. Performer’s ARCT with First
Class
Honors with Distinction. Completed all grade V theory.
A w a r d s
2007 Won 1 st Kiwanis in piano and violin.
2006 Won 1 st prize for 6 consecutive Kiwanis events for violin
and piano
2005 Won 2 nd prize at Kiwanis for violin
2004 Won first prize for Kiwanis Music Festival for Violin
M u s i c a l E x p e r i e n c e
2007 Started the Cardinal Carter Symphony Orchestra as a conductor,
judged the
2008 candidates. Performed in Chicago’s International Midwest Clinic.
Guest
performed at the Four Seasons Center with the National Ballet Orchestra.
2006 – Joined “CCAA” Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, and judged
the 2007
candidates. Joined Cardinal Carter “Junior Strings”, “Intermediate
Strings”, “Senior
Strings” and “Senior Chamber Strings”
2003-2005 – Joined “TTCO” Toronto Taiwanese Chamber Orchestra and
performed
at Toronto Center for the Arts, Trinity Church, and Newtonbrook
Taiwanese
Church. February 2005 and performed at the Roy Thomson Hall. Joined
St.
Andrews Junior High school “Senior Chamber Orchestra” and won 2
nd prize at
Kiwanis in February 2005 and performed at the Roy Thomson Hall.
2002 – Joined “MYO” Millennium Youth Orchestra and gave performances
at the
Markham Theatre.
2007 Began teaching Rudiments Prem, I and II at Stream School of
Music and
Violin.
2006 Begin teaching at Mayfair Music Studio for Dan Aronovich and
teaching
rudiments prem, I, II and history III, IV, V.
2005 Taught Rudiments and Violin