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Michelle Aalders

RCM CERTIFIED

Michelle Aalders

RCM Certified
I believe that I am just as much a student as I am a teacher, continuously learning from my students and adapting to their ever-changing needs. I continue to grow as a musician, artist and pedagogue with continuous performing and teaching experience in many musical genres, interacting with others of all ages and levels of experience.

Instrument / Discipline

  • Piano
  • Rudiments
  • Theory
  • History

Spoken languages

  • English

Specialized in

  • Youth (7-17)
  • Adults (18+)
  • Young Children (under 7)
  • Beginner/Elementary
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

Teaches At

  • Music school
  • Online
  • Teacher's home
  • Teacher's studio

Specialist designation

  • Piano - Advanced
  • Piano - Elementary
  • Piano - Intermediate
  • Theory - Elementary
  • Theory - Intermediate

Credentials

  • 1994 - Masters degree - Westminster Choir College of Rider University
  • 1991 - BM - Acadia University
  • 1990 - BMusEd - Acadia University

Professional development

  • Beginning Jazz Piano Workshop - Amanda Tossoff - 2023
  • CMFTA Connecting Canada Year Round - Various pedagogical topics from composing to studio management, etc. - 2023
  • Effortless Habits for Musicians - Mark Morley-Fletcher - 2021
  • Hack Your Practice Brain - Mark Morley-Fletcher - 2020
  • Improvisation Games - Music Arts Collective - 2023
  • Learn Jazz Standards - Inner Circle - 2020
  • Learn Jazz Standards - Inner Circle - 2021
  • Learn Jazz Standards - Inner Circle - 2022
  • Learn Jazz Standards - Inner Circle - 2023
  • Memorize Music Quickly and Reliably - Mark Morley Fletcher - 2024
  • Musora - Online piano courses - 2024
  • NCKP Online Conference - - 2021
  • NCKP Online Conference - - 2022
  • NCKP Online Conference - - 2023
  • Piano Inspires Workshops - Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy - 2020
  • Piano Inspires Workshops - Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy - 2021
  • Piano Inspires Workshops - Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy - 2022
  • Piano Inspires Workshops - Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy - 2023
  • Piano Inspires Workshops - Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy - 2024
  • Piano With Johnny - Jazz Courses - 2023
  • Practice Multiplier - Play In The Zone- Mark Morley Fletcher - 2020
  • Rhythm Is Our Business - Amanada Tossoff - 2023
  • SRMTA Provincial Convention - Teaching Rhythm - 2023
  • SRTMA Provincial Convention - Various workshops in piano pedagogy and performance including presentation by Jared Dunn. - 2022
  • Tonebase - Several masterclasses for pianists/teachers - 2022
  • Tonebase - Several masterclasses for pianists/teachers - 2023
  • tonebase - Several masterclasses for pianists/teachers - 2024
  • True Musical Potential Roadmap - Mark Morlet-Fletcher - 2022
  • Unlock Your Performance - Mark Morley Fletcher - 2023
  • Visualization for Musicians - Mark Morley-Fletcher - 2022

School Associations

  • Alberta Piano Teachers' Association - Provincial / State
  • Nova Scotia Registered Music Teachers' Association - Provincial / State
  • Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association - Provincial / State
  • Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers' Association - Provincial / State
RCM Credentials
RCM Certified