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Piano, Violin and Guitar
Heather McGuire runs a private music studio in Edmonton, Alberta where she teaches
all levels of piano, theory, harmony, and music history. Heather also works as an
examiner for Conservatory Canada and festival adjudicator. As a pianist, she continues
to perform solo and collaborative repertoire with a special interest in 20th-century music.
Heather graduated from her Master of Music degree at the University of Alberta in May
2020 where she studied under Dr. Jacques Després. She focused her graduate studies
on contemporary piano music, performing many 20th and 21st century works and
completing the research portion of her degree on the benefits of teaching contemporary
pieces at beginner and intermediate levels. Previously, Heather received her Artist
Certificate and Bachelor of Music from Lakehead University where she studied with Dr.
Evgeny Chugunov. Heather has also had the privilege of briefly studying with other
prominent pianists including Jacques Rouvier, Gwendolyn Mok, Eve Egoyan, and
Richard Raymond.
Heather has received many accolades for her academic and performative work,
including the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship for her focus
on contemporary Canadian works and the Johann Strauss Award which allowed her to
study at the Mozarteum University in Austria. Heather also received the Steinway Top
Teacher Award for 2022 and 2023.
In her spare time, Heather volunteers on the ARMTA Edmonton Branch Executive and
with her local church. She also enjoys many hobbies including gardening, cooking,
reading mystery novels, and hiking in the Canadian Rockies.
Heather McQuire
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Dance Adjudicators
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Angela Siemens
Speech, Vocal and Musical Theatre