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	Michelle Aalders — MMUS, BM, BME, RMT Piano/RCM Rudiments/Accompanist Home 722 Lynd Crescent (Stonebridge) Saskatoon SK S7T 0C6 home Home Phone: (306) 382-9830home Personal Email: m.aalders@sasktel.netINTERNET
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Biography Michelle Aalders has a Masters Degree in Piano Pedagogy and Performance, and has been teaching piano for over 25 years. She is the principal accompanist for the Saskatoon Children’s Choir and Music Director, and organist at Third Avenue United Church. Michelle teaches beginner to advanced students of all ages.

	Margaret Andres — ARCT, LTCL, RMT Piano/RCM Rudiments Home 419 Highway 305 Box 582 Dalmeny Saskatchewan S0K 1E0 home Home Phone: (306) 254-2791home Personal Email: rma@sasktel.netINTERNET
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Biography Margaret maintains a piano studio in Dalmeny, including students from Langham, Osler, Warman, and Martensville. Her vocal background influences her teaching style. Group lessons included in her curriculum provide opportunities for ensemble playing and other interactive musical activities while fostering a sense of community amongst her students

	Naida Archer — MMUS, BMUS, RMT Piano/RCM Rudiments/History/Harmony/Analysis/Counterpoint/Pedagogy Home 262 Waterloo Crescent (East College Park) Saskatoon SK S7H 4G5 home Home Phone: (306) 373-7283home Personal Email: naida13@hotmail.comINTERNET
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	Nicholas Arsenault — BMus, RMT Piano/RCM Rudiments/Harmony/History Home 1007 Avenue L North (Westmount) Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7L 2R7 home Home Phone: (306)220-7413home Personal Email: nickarsenault5@gmail.comINTERNET
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	Adrianne Bank — ARCT, B. Mus, B. Ed, RMT Suzuki Piano/Rudiments/Adjudicator/Clinician Home 811 Wilson Crescent (Avalon) Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7J 2M3 home Home Phone: (306) 343-9945home Personal Email: apbank4@gmail.comINTERNET
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	Raena Barnes — BMUS, MYC Certified, RMT RCM Rudiments/CC Theory/MYC/Composer Home 730 Ledingham Place (Rosewood) Saskatoon SK S7V 0B6 home Home Phone: (306) 955-4729home Personal Email: raemusic@sasktel.netINTERNET
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Biography Raena has an active but limited studio while raising her “petit trio”. She loves composing and working with her students in composition, and has had many students place in provincial and national composition festivals.

	Audrey Bayduza — BA, B Mus, M Mus, ARCT, RMT RCM Rudiments/History/Harmony/Counterpoint/Analysis /CC Rudiments/History/Harmony/Form/Analysis – Trinity Graded Work/Accompanist/Performer Home 405 113th Street (Sutherland) Saskatoon SK S7N 1W2 home Home Phone: (306) 373-8905home Personal Email: bayduza@sasktel.netINTERNET
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Biography Audrey teaches All levels of Rudiments, Theory, Harmony (both written and keyboard), Counterpoint, Analysis, and History for RCM, CC, or any other Conservatory/University offering exams in Canada. She is also an accompanist.

	Kathleen Bender — RMT Retired Home 1007 Victoria Avenue (Nutana) Saskatoon SK S7N 0Z7 home Home Phone: (306) 373-5816home Personal Email: bkbender@sasktel.netINTERNET
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	Heather Blakley — BMUS, AMUS, RMT Piano/RCM Rudiments/CC Rudiments/Adjudicator/Examiner Home 618 Van Impe Terrace (Willowgrove) Saskatoon SK S7W 1C2 home Home Phone: (306) 220-8838home Personal Email: hblakley@sasktel.netINTERNET
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Biography Heather has been making and teaching music for 30 years in Saskatoon including a private studio of piano and theory, church music director, choral conductor, music in early childhood teacher, adjudicator, examiner, and accompanist. She has participated in RMT Association work at the local, provincial, and national levels.

	Rachel Boyko — ARCT, RMT Piano/RCM Rudiments//Harmony Home Suite 128 – 125 Willis Crescent (Stonebridge) Saskatoon SK S7T 0T1 home Home Phone: (306) 281-3585home Personal Email: rachel_boyko@yahoo.comINTERNET
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	Donna Bramwell — ATCL, BA(Mus), MMus, RMT Piano/RCM Rudiments Home 434 Birch Crescent (Forest Grove) Saskatoon SK S7N 2K1 home Home Phone: (306) 249-0223home
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Biography Donna runs an active music studio in her home in the Forest Grove area. She is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Musical Arts Club in Saskatoon.

	Lois Bruce — RMT, Honorary Life Member Retired Home 1505-1825 McKercher Drive (Lakeview) Saskatoon SK S7H 5N5 home Home Phone: (306) 373-1209home Personal Email: loisgord@shaw.caINTERNET
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	Shairley Chen — B.Mus, RMT Piano/Flute/Rudiments Home 251 Briarvale Bay (Briarwood) Saskatoon SK S7T 0W7 home Cell Phone: (306) 262-2600cell Personal Email: shairley1122@gmail.comINTERNET
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Biography Yadi has been teaching music for 15 years including a private studio of piano, flute, Ear training, harmony and theory. She holds B. Mus in Piano and B. Ed from the U of S and B. Mus Ed in piano and flute from Xinghai Conservatory of Music in China. She is an accompanist for choir, exam and Music festival performance. Yadi also is a band teacher in Saskatoon Public schools. Yadi teaches beginner to advanced (ARCT) students for all ages.

	Jhena Dela Cruz — ATCL, RMT Piano Home 574 West Hampton Blvd (Hampton Village) Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7R 0C2 home Home Phone: (306) 880-5799home Personal Email: jaideesee@gmail.comINTERNET
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	Melanie Effa — ARCT, RMT Piano/Rudiments Home 106 Brookshire Crescent (Briarwood) Saskatoon SK S7V 1H7 home Home Phone: (306) 374-8805home Personal Email: melaniekdeffa@gmail.comINTERNET
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Biography Melanie has an active piano studio, with experience teaching all age groups and levels from beginner to Grade 10. Melanie is involved in volunteering in her community via playing and singing at various retirement communities, nursing homes, and church services. Melanie is currently taking classes at SIAST in Therapeutic Recreation with the goal of using music therapy to help others. Melanie continues to maintain a music studio while studying and has no plans of retiring, ever. 🙂

	Aliah Elliott — MMus Bmus RMT Voice Home 2006 Dufferin Avenue (Queen Elizabeth) Saskatoon Sk S7J 1B9 home Home Phone: (306) 596-3172home Personal Email: contact@aliahelliott.comINTERNET
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Biography An expressive singing actress, Aliah Nelson has performed in over 30 theatrical productions, appearing most recently as Clarissa in Saskatoon Summer Players’ Little Women and as Ella in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience with Opera NUOVA. She has also performed as a concert soloist with Saskatoon Opera, the Saskatoon Chamber Singers, and the Brandon Chamber Players. Aliah completed her Master’s in Music Performance and Literature at the University of Western Ontario in 2017 under Jackalyn Short’s tutelage. She has won numerous awards for her artistry and academia, including the prestigious Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Master’s SSHRC grant for her research-in-performance project on Richard Strauss in 2015-16. She was also the recipient of a young artist professional development grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board in 2017. Now residing in Saskatoon, Aliah teaches private voice lessons and is the music teacher at Wild Spirit Education. She is thrilled to spend her days cultivating her students’ passions for music, while continuing to embark on her own musical journey as a performer and educator.

	Lynn Ewing — ATCL LTCL ARCT (piano), ARCT LTCL FTCL (voice), B.A. M.A. B.Ed Piano/VoiceRCM Rudiments/History/Harmony/Counterpoint/Analysis/Pedagogy/CC Rudiments/History/Harmony/Form-Analysis/Pedagogy/Adjudicator/Clinician/Accompanist Home 726 10th Street East (Nutana) Saskatoon SK S7H 0H1 home Home Phone: (306) 652-2240home Personal Email: lewing@sasktel.netINTERNET
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Biography Lynn Ewing’s studio is noted for its diversity. She is happy to work with pianists and singers at all levels, and is able to provide all necessary theoretical instruction as well. RCM Grade 10 would be a specialty, as well as Trinity College of London recital diploma work. Lynn is the president of the Saskatoon Symphony Board, and a passionate advocate for the arts in our community.

	Bernadette Fanner — FTCL, LTCL, ATCL, BMUS, RMT Piano/RCM Rudiments/Accompanist Home 659 Fast Cres (Aspen Ridge) Saskatoon SK S7W 0X1 home Cell Phone: (306) 370-4268cell Personal Email: bfanner@sasktel.netINTERNET
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Biography Bernadette maintains an active piano studio of approximately 30 students. In addition to serving as a pianist for the St. Anne’s R.C. parish, she performs at weddings and funerals throughout the year. She continues to serve as an accompanist on the staff of North Battleford’s annual Summer School for the Solo Voice. Although she has accompanied a wide variety of instrumentalists over the years, Bernadette now focuses primarily on accompanying strings (likely no coincidence, given that her son, Simon, is a violinist).

	Louella Friesen — B.MUS., B.Church Music, RMT Voice/Adjudicator/Performer Home Box 466 (Rosthern, Waldheim) Waldheim SK S0K 4R0 home Home Phone: (306) 945-4930home Personal Email: louellaklassen@gmail.comINTERNET
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Biography Louella has 30 years of vocal teaching experience in the Sask Valley region, working with a range of ages and levels from beginner to senior. She presently sings with the Saskatoon Chamber Choir as a chorister and soloist. Louella has recorded three solo CDs in the genres of Sacred, Classical, and Christmas.

	Mary Friesen — ARCT, RMT, Honorary Life Member Retired Home 1103 514-23rd Street East (Central Business District) Saskatoon SK S7K OJ8 home Home Phone: (306) 242-8185home Personal Email: ma.friesen@shaw.caINTERNET
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Biography Mary Friesen, ARCT, RMT, Honorary Life Member – Mary began studying music while in Rosthern SK. In Saskatoon, she studied at the Grey Nuns Convent and with Dr. Lyell Gustin for her ARCT diploma. She taught out of town and in Saskatoon, and also served on the executive both locally and provincially, in time becoming an Honorary Life Member. Although now retired, she has enjoyed teaching piano, travelling, has a love of opera and piano competitions – both in Europe and USA.