I provide both private lessons and classes for all levels of music theory including Royal Conservatory of Music levels 1 to ARCT (Associate – Royal Conservatory of Music). Please contact me to find out about availability.
“I love teaching piano and music theory. When you love what you are doing so much, you feel as if you have never worked a day in your life”. Lorna Wanzel
Dr. Lorna Wanzel grew up in England. She now lives in Halifax Nova Scotia, where she maintains a very successful private piano teaching studio. She has over 40 years of experience teaching piano skills, rudiments, history of music, harmony, counterpoint, analysis, composition and piano pedagogy to students of all ages.
She is also an experienced examiner, clinician, adjudicator and researcher.
Dr. Wanzel is a former President of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations and of the Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers’ Association.
She started the NSRMTA Research Group, the first of its kind in the world and has presented research papers on various topics, including motivation and retention of students in the private music studio.
She has presented at music education conferences in Australia, Portugal, Italy, Latvia, China., Greece, UK, USA and Canada. She is a recipient of the CFMTA Distinguished Teachers Award and has been made a Life Member of the NSRMTA.
We work with students of all levels and ages; young beginners, accomplished senior students who are aiming to prepare for post-secondary auditions.
From basic note reading to advanced rudiments and ear training, theory lessons can be added to your practical instrumental lesson by lengthening lesson time or taken as a separate lesson
It Is Our Passion To Pass On Our Love of Music In A Fun And Encouraging Environment, Customizing The Lesson To Suit Your Style
We’re going beyond the basics now! Learn to spell common 7th chords and add interest to a bass line. Also, song form, chord charts, piano scores, lyric and lead sheets are explained using “The Scientist” by Coldplay.
Lessons on classical music theory are designed to help you understand and excel at the foundations and principles of the music language
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