Connecting Canada 2026  A Lifetime of Music Education

Engage in 14 dynamic workshops
designed to enhance your success in:

Technique & Musicianship
Technology for Today’s Studio
Studio Business & Growth
Innovative Pedagogy

Full Registration:  $80
Interested in certain workshops?   Register by the Week: $25
Weekly live and pre-recorded content delivered to you on crowdcast

Access all recordings, Q & A, and connect with colleagues until August 31, 2026

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July 6
Technique & Musicianship Week

Ian Campbell
From Theory to Creative Practice:
Teaching Harmony Through Improvisation and Composition

Nita Pelletier & Joyce Janzen
Easy Improv at the Piano

Xun “Richard” Xu
A Frog-First Approach to Ševčík Op. 3:
Developing Reliable Bow Control

Jarred Dunn
Progressive Etudes:
Imagination and Integration

Nicole Chan
It Can be Sung: Italian Lyric Diction for Cantonese Singers

July 13
Technology Week

Chee Hyeon Choi
Navigating AI in Piano Pedagogy:
Challenges, Possibilities, and Purpose

Dina Pollock
Digital Music

Diana Dumlavwalla & Molly Morrison
“Modern Family”:
How to Navigate Teaching in Today’s Society

July 20
Studio Business Week

Anne Marie McIntyre
From Burnout to Sustainable Joy:
Embodied Studio Business Transformation for Music Teachers

Barbara Levorson
Making a Living as a Music Educator

Brendan Jacklin
The Limitations of Once-A-Week Lessons

July 27
Pedagogy Week

Helena Aung
From the Gym to the Keyboard Lab:
Rethinking Group Piano through Engagement and Spiral Learning

Merlin Thompson
Repertoire Review/Refinement: Lessons from the Language Learning Model

Erin Parkes, Jeff Sabo, Olivia Adams
Beyond Accommodations:
Taking a Positive Approach to Teaching Neurodivergent Students