TRAINING/EDUCATION IN THE EXPRESSIVE ARTS:
Private lessons in voice, jazz theory, percussion, piano, guitar, clarinet (Brian Katz, Mark Kieswetter, Liane Fainsinger, Rick Shadrach Lazar, Jillian Lebeck, Bob Mover, Patrick Parson (Ballet Creole), Raúl Abreu Piñeda, Jodi Proznick, Jennifer Scott, Diane Spears, Kate Hammet-Vaughan, Rubén Vazquez to name a few, Royal Conservatory courses in theory, harmony, voice, basic piano and how to teach Kodaly, and group workshops with several performing artists including Sheila Jordan, Nancy King, Bob Mover, Ballet Creole (drum and dance masters from West Africa), Fred Kwasi Dunyo (drum and dance master from Ghana), and other guest artists from West Africa, Brazil, and Cuba; several years studies in theatre arts (scene study, improvisation, theatre for social action, and community musical theatre performer as chorus dancer and vocalist), dance/movement training (many styles including ballet bar, tap, modern, West African and Trinidadian); poetry writing (one year one-on-one mentorship program at University of British Columbia) and five years clarinet training, including private lessons during high school years to perform in a small chamber orchestra for Gilbert & Sullivan school productions as solo clarinetist, as well as a small high school ensemble that toured public city venues, in school concerts and big bands.
Other Education:
Her education in psychology and education, combined with her training and work in speech-language-communication has fostered a deep curiosity for rehabilitation, communication, learning and human connection. And in turn, this curiosity informs her work as a vocalist and percussion-trained musician, enriching her musical exploration while deepening her understanding of communication, learning, rehabilitation, and human connection.