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Born and raised in rural Manitoba, Amy's love for music was fostered by her mother who was her first piano teacher. Amy graduated from Brandon University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Music (Piano, Honours) under the tutelage of Russian-Canadian pianist Alexander Tselyakov. In 2010 , Amy graduated from the University of Alberta with a Master of Music (Piano Pedagogy). While a graduate student at the University of Alberta, Amy was the principal instructor for the non-piano major, piano proficiency class for two years. Amy's graduate research topics included identifying student personality types and learning styles which she has presented in a workshop to the Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers. Amy also holds a Licentiate Diploma in Piano Recital (LCTL) from Trinity College in England,an Associate Diploma in Piano Performance (ARCT) from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Torontoand an Associate Diploma in Piano Pedagogy (ARCT) from the RCM. Amy has performed full-length solo recitals and masterclasses performances for pianists such as Stephane Lemelin and Craig Nies and has attended masterclasses by renown pianists such as Janina Fialkowska, Boyanna Toyich, David Jalbert and Marc Durand. Besides winning multiple academic awards, Amy also won the University of Alberta Department of Music Travel Grant for Professional Development (attended the CFMTA National Conference in 2009), and the Alberta Registered Music Teacher's Association: Edmonton Branch's Further Education Scholarship for Studio Teachers. Amy currently participates on the Council for the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association (ORMTA) Ottawa Zone as workshop convenor and assistant newsletter editor and maintains a busy teaching studio in Kanata, ON. Her students are regularly featured in events throughout Ottawa such as the Kiwanis Music Festival, National Arts Centre Pre-Shows, RCM Teacher Professional Development Masterclasses and ORMTA events. Upcoming events in 2012 include a two-piano concert with pianist Laura Hawley, a paper/poster presentation at the MTNA Annual Conference in NYC, and music festival adjudicating in Cornwall ON, London ON, and in Charlottetown PEI.Amy BoyesM Mus B Mus ARCT ARCT LTCLBiography
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