Avant-Garde Music Studio
Tel. 403.208.1739
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Online Courses
Avant-Garde offers online preparation courses for RCM (Canada) and National Music Certificate (USA) examinations in Rudiments, History, and Piano Pedagogy.
 
Music teachers will enjoy the convenience of professional development through online courses in current topics such as Studio management and administration, educational technology in music instruction and selected topics in Piano Pedagogy.

RCM or National Music Certificate Examinations

Basic Rudiments

Prepares individuals planning on taking the RCM or National Music Certificate examination in May 2012.

This is a web conference course. Students meet once a week in a live web conference on Fridays from to 2:00 to 3:00 pm (Mountain Standard Time)
 
This course is recommended for students 13 years of age and up.
 
Students require access to the internet, headphones with microphone and an e-mail address.
 
Options: Web conference group study 
Date: Jan 30- May 11, 2012
Price:$450 (cdn) includes textbook
 
History I
 
Prepares individuals planning on taking the RCM examination in August, 2012
 
Options: independent self-paced study
Date: February 6 to August 3, 2012
Price: 1, 500 (cdn) plus textbook
 
Students require access to the internet, headphones with microphone and an e-mail address.

Continuing education for music studio teachers

Professional Music Studio Management

This course provides novice and experienced music instructors with a broad range of strategies and resources to run professionally their independent music studios.  
 
Length: 7 weeks
Options: Self paced or group study 
Start date for Group Study:April 16 , 2012
Price:$350 (cdn) includes textbook
 
Students require access to the internet, headphones with microphone and an e-mail address
 
Introductory Piano Pedagogy
 
This course provides novice piano instructors with core knowledge to teach with confidence beginning students. The course covers all the topics outlined in the RCM Introductory Piano Pedagogy Certificate syllabus. 
 
Length: 20 weeks
Options: Independent self-paced study 
Start date: Jan 30,  2012
Price:$1750 (cdn) includes textbooks
 
Students require access to the internet, headphones with microphone and an e-mail address
 




  


 

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