2009 Summer Theory Classes
For RCM Examinations in August 2009!

This year the School is offering intensive summer classes and lessons for Theory, Harmony, History & Counterpoint in preparation for the RCM theory examinations in August 2009.

Sign-up sheets are now posted on the bulletin board at the School. For more information or to sign up by phone, please contact us.

SUMMER HISTORY CLASSES
Instructor: JUSTIN LIM (Email: theoryman@shaw.ca)

History 1: An Overview
M–Th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm (18 classes)
Thurs. July 2 – Mon. Aug. 3, 2009
Exciting introductory survey of the major periods of European music, with detailed study of representative composers: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, and more!

History 2: Middle Ages to Classical
M–Th, 10 am – 12 pm (15 classes)
Mon. July 6 – Thurs. July 30, 2009
Detailed study of the genres and styles of music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods.

History 3: 19th Century to Present
M–Th, 3:00 – 5:00 pm (17 classes)
Thurs. July 2 – Mon. Aug. 3, 2009
Detailed study of the genres and styles of music from the Romantic period to the present, including Canadian music.

Gala Concert - Sunday, March 22, 2009
Featuring Piano Solos & Ensembles
Posted: February 15, 2009

Join us for a wonderful afternoon of performances at the Tom Lee Music Recital Hall. Our own students will be performing a variety of works for both solo & ensemble piano.

Sunday, March 22, 2009
1:30pm & 3:30pm
Tom Lee Music - Recital Hall
929 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC

Tickets are $10 each. Available from the School. Please email us or call us at 604.734.4019.

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NWPES Piano Ensemble Concert - October 5, 2008
Featuring Quatuor Piano & Lyons Quartètto
Posted: September 26, 2008

The North West Piano Ensemble Society (NWPES) is presenting a Piano Ensemble Concert on October 5, 2008, 3:00PM at the Tom Lee Music Recital Hall. We are proud to announce that Quatuor Piano & Lyons Quartètto will be the featured performers in this exciting concert. For more details on this event, please click here.

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Jazz Piano Lessons - Now Offered at the School!
Posted: September 16, 2008

Jean Lyons School of Music is pleased to welcome Amanda Tosoff as the newest addition to our faculty. She is a jazz pianist who regularly performs around town with her group, the Amanda Tosoff Quartet. Most recently, the quartet was awarded the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award for best emerging artist in the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2007. For more information about Ms. Tosoff, please visit her website. We are excited to have Ms. Tosoff on our faculty and pleased to announce that she is available to share her diverse knowledge & experience as a jazz piano instructor.

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2008 Graduate Recital
Posted: June 3, 2008

Our 2008 Graduate Recital was a fabulous success! It was held on June 1, 2008, and our graduate students performed in front of a full house at the UBC School of Music's Recital Hall. The concert featured the following graduates from our School: Michael Cheung, Richard Ho, George Kamiya, Danielle Thien, Joseph Tong, Tiffany Tsay and Annie Wong. The evening was filled with a variety of wonderful works and also included outstanding performances by Quatuor Piano & Lyons Quartétto, the First Prize Winners of The Sixth International Piano Competition for Piano Ensembles held in Marktoberdorf, Germany.

Stay tuned for live music clips from the concert and information on ordering CDs/DVDs of the concert.

Admission to this event was by donation to the School's New Piano Fund. Thank you to all those who attended and supported this exciting event!

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