PRIVATE LESSONS - All ages / All levels
- RCM Exam & Auditon Preparation
- Performance Coaching
- Flute for Fun!
Lessons can be weekly, bi-weekly or occasional - flexible schedule
Fees:
- 30 minutes - $35
- 45 minutes - $45
- 60 minutes - $60
(fees are payable in sets of 4 lessons at the beginning of each set)
Classes & Ensembles
Technique & Study Class (Intermediate level - adults & teenagers)
A series of five 90-minute classes will explore tone, finger and articulation exercises, and connect these with a selection of melodic studies, in a group participation format.
Winter/Spring Term 2012 - alternate Mondays, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Fee:
- $150 *
(bring a friend - both receive 15% discount)
Minimum registration - 4 participants
Flute Ensemble (Intermediate level)
Five bi-weekly 90-minute coached sessions, with one person per part, will play a variety of flute ensemble repertoire. Performance opportunities are being developed.
Winter/Spring Term 2012 - alternate Mondays, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Fee:
- $150 *
(bring a friend - both receive 15% discount)
Minimum registration - 4 participants
Winter/Spring Term (Dates TBA)
Toronto Flute Circle
The Toronto Flute Circle is back! This series of informal performance workshops for players of all levels (adults & teenagers) will be part solo masterclass, part group participation, with a bit of ensemble reading added to the mix! Each class will have 5 allotted places for solo presentation - assigned in order of registration. Bring anything you would like to play - a solo, ensemble piece, study, or simply a problem to be solved. If you are shy about playing by yourself, start by participating in the group portions until you build the confidence to go solo!
Sunday Afternoons, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
- January 8
- February 19
- March 25
- April 22
- May 27
Fees:
All lessons and classes are held at:
46 Empire Ave. Toronto (Queen & Broadview - street parking / easy TTC access)
* Special discounts apply for multiple class registrations - please inquire for details.
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PROFILE
A Toronto native, Margot Rydall attended the Royal Conservatory of Music and University of Toronto, with further studies in London, England with international artist William Bennett OBE. Her other teachers and mentors include Peter Lloyd, Geoffrey Gilbert, Marcel Moyse, Nicholas Fiore and Robert Aitken.
Currently developing her private studio, Margot has taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music since 1971; and is a senior wind examiner for the RCM College of Examiners. For 15 years, she directed the RCM Adult Flute Ensemble, and has taught technique classes and coached chamber music ensembles for the RCM. She teaches at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, and has taught at the University of Toronto and the Koffler Centre for the Arts. As well as being a noted music festival adjudicator at both local and provincial levels, Margot has been a graduation recital judge for U. of T. and the Conservatoire du Quebec. She was responsible for the 1992 revision of the RCM Flute Syllabus and has conducted RCM exam workshops across Canada. For several years, Margot was Music Director, flute instructor and chamber ensemble coach at CAMMAC’s Ontaro Summer Music Centre.
In March 2007, Margot was the only wind presenter invited to lecture at the international Collaborative Conference of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Associations (CFMTA) and the American Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).
With a background in solo, chamber music and orchestral playing, Margot now performs exclusively with guitarist Ivan Zilman. Their ensemble DUO was formed in 1996, and brings together a lifetime of experience in Classical, Jazz, Rock and World Music. DUO has toured in Taiwan, British Columbia and Ontario and has performed on CBC/ Newsworld television. Their recordings DUO and Collabyrinth received critical acclaim across Canada. “an elegant sound that reaches out to a global audience” says Nancy Wilson of CBC television. DUO’s latest CD Reflective was released in 2007.
In May 2011, Margot received a congratulatory letter from His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor - General of Canada, in recognition for her 40 years of teaching at the RCM.
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