iMA Newsletter Voted top 100 educators in the world by the International Biographical Centre Winner of the Consumers’ Choice Award for best music school in the GTA. Winner of the Royal Conservatory of Music Gold Medal for Teaching Excellence. Winner of the York Region Character Community Award. Markham Board of Trade Business Excellence Award finalist. Year XXI, No. 6 June 2017

WELCOMINGOURNEWSTUDENTSJennicaC.-voicePeterM.-guitarMackenzieB.-voiceJackieM.-voiceClaraM.-voiceMauvirP.-guitarJerryW.-pianoAkshayaM.-guitarIMASTUDENTSBIRTHDAYSINJUNE KyleM.,EthanW.,JordanD.,HannahW.,HazelJoyR.,AprilW.,DeanH.,JalenY.,VickyW.,KeerthikaR.,NicholasB.,NavidP.,SarikaC.

HAPPYBIRTHDAY!IMPORTANTDAYSINJUNE

June5-24.RCMPracticalExaminationsJune9.CornellRecitalHall.BrittenandNielson.KindredSpiritsOrchestra.June20.iMAAnnualProgressReportsJune24&25.iMASummerMusicFestivalJune19-30.CanadianMusicCompetition(Nationalfinals,TBD).June29.PAday(YR).SchoolisOpenJune29.FlatoMarkhamTheatre.TheForceofDestiny.KindredSpiritsOrchestra.June30.PADay(YR).SchoolisOpenJune30.CBCGlennGouldStudio.Tchaikovsky’sSixthSymphony.KindredSpiritsOrchestraNEWS

IMAPROGRESSREPORTSInJune,allcurrentstudentswillbereceivingdetailedprogressreportssignedbytheirteachersandtheDirectoroftheInternationalMusicAcademy.Thereportssummarizestudents’outcomesandachievementsduringthepastacademicyearaswellastheirgoalsandobjectivesfortheupcomingmonths.

IMASUMMERMUSICFESTIVALWehavehadasuccessfulacademicyearsofarandlookforwardtopreparingwellfortheRoyalConservatoryofMusicexaminationsinJuneandAugust,aswellasfortheCanadianMusicCompetitioninJune.Meanwhile,wehavealsostartedpreparationsfortheiMASummerMusicFestivalthatwilltakeplaceonSaturdayandSunday,June24-25,2017.Thefestivalwillconsistofseparateone-hourconcerts.Studentswouldberequiredtoattendonlytheconcerttheyareparticipatingin.Bookyourcalendarsforthisexcitingevent–togetherwiththeiMAWinterFestival,thishasbeenoneofthemostsignificantmomentsformanyofourstudents.TheiMASummerMusicFestivalwilltakeplaceatthenewlybuiltrecitalhalloftheInternationalMusicAcademyinStouffvillelocatedat50InnovatorAvenueinStouffvilleONL4A0Y2.Thehallhasanexcellentgrandpiano,largescreenconnectedtoanHDcamerathatwillallowyoutoseethefinestdetailsofeachperformance.TheStouffvillecampusisonlya10-15minutedrivefromourMarkhamlocation.Afreeparkingisavailablearoundtheschoolaswell.DetailedinformationabouttheFestivalschedulewillbesentbythebeginningofJune.StudentswhohavetheirlessonsonSaturdaywillperformonSundayandviceversa.StudentswhoperformatthefestivalwillbegivenIMACertificateforcompletingtheacademicyearaswellasatrophy.IMAOFFERSMOCKEXAMINATIONSFORTHERCMStartingthisyear,theIMAwillbeofferingtoallstudentswhoareregisteredforRCMexaminationsanopportunitytoplaytheirentireprogrampriortothedayoftheirexamination.ThismockexamisscheduledattheIMA–StouffvillerecitalhallonSaturday,June3,from5pmto7pm.Therearemanyadvantagesofplayingtheexaminationprograminadvanceoftheexaminationitselfandgenerallystudentsgainmoreconfidenceandperformbetterattheirexaminations.ThisisacomplimentaryserviceforallIMAstudents.

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GETA$30CREDITONYOURNEXTMONTHTUITIONWehavebeenverypleasedwiththecontinuedsuccessofourstudents.Theyhaveimprovedagreatdealandwesharetheirexcitementwiththeirfamilies,friends,neighbors,andschoolmates.Weappreciateyourinteresttowardsourprogramsandservices.Wearealwaysveryhappytowelcomenewstudentsofallages,levels,andinstrumentstotheiMA.PleasetellyourfriendsaboutyourexperiencewiththeInternationalMusicAcademy.

Doyouknowsomeonewhoisthinkingoftakingmusiclessonsorwhohaschildrenwhomaybeinterestedingettingtheirhandsonamusicalinstrumentorsinging?DoyouknowateenagerwhoneedsahighschoolOACcredit?Doyouknowanadultwhohaswantedforalongtimetolearnhowtoplayamusicalinstrumentbuthasneverhadthetimeorinclination?PleasetellthemabouttheIMA.Asanappreciationforyourreferral,wewillgiveyoua$30creditforeachnewstudentwhoregistersattheInternationalMusicAcademyasaresultofyourreferral.Aswevalueyourfriendsasmuchaswevalueyou,wewilloffertoeachreferredstudenta$30creditaswell.PERSONALIZEDIMAGIFTCARD

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COMPOSERS’ANNIVERSARIESINJUNE

01/06/1804-MichailGlinkawasborn02/06/1857-Elgarborn03/06/1875-Bizetdied03/06/1899-JohannStraussdied06/06/1903-Khachaturianwasborn08/06/1810-Schumannwasborn

21/06/1908-RimskyKorsakovdied11/06/1864-RichardStrausswasborn14/06/1671-TomassoAlbinoniwasborn15/06/1843-EdwardGriegwasborn17/06/1818-CharlesGounodwasborn17/06/1882-IgorStravinskywasborn20/06/1819-JacquesOffenbachwasborn25/06/1767-GeorgTelemanndiedWhereyoubornordoyouknowsomeonewhowasbornonthesamedayasthesefamouscomposers?Dropuse-mailatinfo@InternationalMusicAcademy.catoletusknow. FEATUREDTEACHEROFTHEMONTH

MelissaPeiou,M.Mus.,B.MusVocalStudiesandinterpretation

Mezzo-sopranoMelissaPeiouisdevelopinganenviablereputationasacreativeandimaginativeyoungartist.Duringthe2015.2016concertseason,Ms.PeioujoinedtheCalgaryOperaEmergingArtistDevelopmentProgramwhereshesangtheThirdSpiritinMozart’sDieZauberflöte,aswell

astheThirdLadyinMozart’sTheMagicFluteschooltours.MelissaalsoperformedinHaydn’sLordNeilsonMassinDminor(MissainAngustiis)withTheFestivalChorusofCalgary.OtherrolesMelissahasperformedinclude:CarmeninBizet’sCarmen,DorabellainMozart’sCosìfantutte;NancyinBritten’sAlbertHerring,RuggieroinHandel’sAlcina;CorneliainHandel’sGiulioCesare,a“livelyandflirtatious”NancyinFlotow’sMartha,AnninainStrauss’sDerRosenkavalier,andGianettainDonzietti’sL’Elisird’amore.Sheisknownasapassionate,creativeandanimaginativeyoungartist;thesamequalitiesshestrivestonurtureinherstudents.Melissabringsknowledge,passion,patience,andpositivitytoherlessons.Ms.PeiouhasaMastersinOperaPerformancefromtheUniversityofTorontoandanundergradinMusicEducationfromtheUniversityofWesternOntario.ShealsoaregisteredteacherwiththeRoyalConservatoryofMusicinToronto.

Ms.Peiouwashappytoanswerafewquestionsforourstudentsandparents:1.Whatdoyoulikemostaboutteaching?Myfavouritepartofteachingisseeingthat'lightbulb'gooffintheirheads.ThemomenttheyfinallygetsomethingandtheconceptclickedbecauseitmeansthatIhavedonemyjobasateacher.2.Howdoyouinspirestudentstopracticemore?Iinspirechildrentopracticemorebyencouragingthemtoworkonrepertoirethattheylovetosing.Thereisnothingworsethanstudyingorworkingonsomethingthatyoudon't

enjoy;theprocessisnotenjoyableotherwise.3.Whatrolesdoesperformanceplayinstudent’sdevelopment?Performanceplayseverythingbecauseitisthetestthatindicateshowwelltheirtechniqueisthattheyhavespenthoursperfecting.4.Whoareyourfavouritecomposers?Mozart,StraussandRossini.Thereisjustsomethingaboutthecompositionofthewordsthat'fits'whenIsingit.IfeellikeIamathomewhenIsingthisrepertoire.5.Whatwasthelastpieceofmusic(sheetmusicorarecording)youpurchasedforyourself?Strauss'sDerRosenkavalier.IamgoingtobeperformingtheroleofAnninainafewweekswithOperabyRequestTorontoonJune9thand10th.

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Whatinstrumentdoyouplay?–Ilearnhowtoplaytheguitar.Howlonghaveyoutakenlessons?–IhavebeentakingguitarlessonsattheIMAforabout10yearsalready.Whoareyourfavouritemusicalartists?–Myfavoritemusicalinspirationscomprise

ofbothnewandoldartists.TheyincludeJohnMayer,MarcusKing,EricClapton,BBKing,MickeyBaker,JimiHendrix,andDavidGilmourWhatareyourotherhobbies,besidesmusic?-Asidefromplayingmusic,myhobbiesincludehangingoutwithmyfriendsandplayingvideogamesFavoritefood?–Ialwayshavetroublewhenigetaskedthisquestionbecauseitslikebeingtoldtochooseyourfavoritesongorfavoriteartist,therearejustsomanytochoosefrom.IfIhadtochooseonefavoritefooditwouldhavetobePoutine.Whatisthecoolestthingyou’velearntinyourlessonsinthepastthreemonths?–InthepastcouplemonthsI’vebeendippingmytoesintherealmsofJazzmusic.LearningaboutjazzisthecoolestthingI’velearnedbecauseit’ssuchabigstepawayfromwhatIamusedtoplaying.Doyouhaveanyperformancecomingup?–No,IcurrentlydonothaveanyperformancescomingupE-mailtoinfo@InternationalMusicAcademy.caaphotoofyourself(oryourchild)togetherwiththeanswersofthequestionsabove.

Thedeadlineforsubmissionsisthe15thofeverymonth.Wewillfeatureyouinoneofthenextissuesofthenewsletter.PETOFTHEMONTHSendaphotoofyourpettogetherwithfollowinginformationandwewillpublishitinoneofthenextissuesoftheIMAnewsletter.Whatisthenameofyourpet?Howoldishe/she?Whatkindofbreedourpetis(ifapplicable)?Howlonghaveyouhadhim/herfor?Anyspecialcircumstancesaroundgettingthepet(i.e.agift,fosterpet,etc.)?Thefunnieststoryaboutyoupet?Anyspecialskillsorabilities.

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RESERVINGYOURMUSICLESSONSDAY,TIMEANDTEACHERFORSEPTEMBER.Overthepastfewyearsseveralparentsaskedhowtokeeptheday,timeandteacherfortheirchildrenfortheupcomingschoolyear.Belowwehavetheanswersofthemostfrequentlyaskedquestions.PleasedonothesitatetoasktheOfficeifyouhaveanyotherquestionsorconcerns–wearealwayshappytohelp.Q.Howdolessonsworkinthesummer?-TheIMAisopenyearround,andwedonotcloseduringthesummer. Q.Doalotofstudentsquitduringthesummer?-Forthepast5years,wehavegrowninenrolmenteachJulyby10-20%.VeryfewstudentswithdrawbutwealsogetahugeinfluxofstudentsinJune,JulyandAugust;mostofthemcontinueintothefall.Q.HowfullistheAcademy?-Asoftodaywearenearcapacity,andmanyteachershavenoavailabilitybetweenthehoursof3:00-8:30p.m.Q.Ifwewithdrawforthesummer,canwekeepourspotforfall?-Lessonsarefirstcomefirstserve,soifyouwithdrawforthesummer,wecannotguaranteethatwewillhaveaspotforyouinthefall,aswewillopenthespottonewstudentsregisteringinJune,JulyandAugust.Whatusuallyhappenswhenastudentwithdrawsforthesummer,his/herspotwouldthenbetakenbyanewstudentwhomostofthetimewouldcontinuetakinglessonsinSeptemberandintotheupcomingschoolyear. Thebigquestionforallparentsandstudentstoconsideris:Doyouwanttostaywiththesameteacherinthefall?IFTHEANSWERISYESTHEREARE2WAYSTODOTHIS: 1. Takeadvantageofoursummermake-uplessons.Werealize

thatsomeofyouwillgoonvacationforaportionofthesummer.So,whatyoucandoissimplymakeupinadvancethelessonsthatyouwouldmissbecauseofyourholidays.Youcanmakethemupasearlyasyouwouldlike(eveninMayorJune).

2. “Sublease”yourspottoafamily-memberorafriend.Youcansendafamilymemberorafriendinyourplaceforthedatesyouwillmiss.Justlettheofficeknowwhoiscominginyourplaceandwhen.Ifyouaretakingsummerlessonsandneedaspecifictimeforthefall,pleasecontactusaroundlateJulyandwewilldoourbesttoaccommodateyou.

3. Requestaday/timechangeforyourlessonduringthe

summer.Ourteachersareflexibleandavailableduringtheday.Ifyourcurrentlessontimewillbeinaconflictwithanotheractivityduringthesummer,youcanchangetheday/timeofyourlessonduringthesummer(subjecttoavailability).

EachSeptember,wegetcallsfromstudentswhohavebeenwithusformanyyears,butdecidedtowithdrawforthesummer.Theywanttoreturntothesameteacher,dayandtime,butanotherstudentwhosignedupforlessonsinJune,JulyorAugusthasalreadyfilledthesamespot.Althoughwetrytoaccommodateeveryone,thenewstudentsmaybereluctanttochangetheirlessontimetoallowustoofferittoareturningstudent.So,ifyoulikeyourteacher,keepyourspotduringsummer.TocommentonthisstoryoranythingelseyouhavereadintheNewsletter,headovertotheIMAFacebookpageormessageusonTwitter.

Dr.TeresaSuen-CampbellDMAinHarpPerformance(NorthwesternUniversity)StudiolocatedinOakville(DundasStandBronteRd)

• Nowacceptingstudentsofallages;leverorpedalharp• Somemusicbackgroundispreferredbutnotrequired.• FormerstudentswontopprizesinvariousInternationalHarpCompetitions.

• Auralandsight-readingskillstrainingalsoavailable.• Freeconsultationonrental/purchaseofinstrument

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