Celebrating Muyao’s First Class Honours with Distinction grade on her Theory 6 examination with bubble tea.

Students earn Maestro Bucks by completing their assignments, performing, and going the extra mile to cash in on cool prizes.

Pat Frehlich of Conservatory Canada presented Edel with her medal for earning the highest mark in Alberta on the History 5 examination.

Students work on various collaborative projects, from composing to improvising, and from rhythm games to virtual choirs in small group classes.

Our annual Christmas recital for nursing home residents.

Adult piano student field trip to the Honens Pro-Am All Stars.

We perform at a neigbhourhood nursing home before Christmas. It's a great experience for the students and a great opportunity to connect with the older generation. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Two of my students perform O Come All Ye Faithful for the residents at a neighbourhood nursing home. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Two students took turns performing one verse of a Christmas song. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

My students had fun jamming at the National Music Centre. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

My students enjoyed trying out various pianos at the National Music Centre. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Admiring the architecture from the higher levels. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca

Looking up from the NMC lobby. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Fluxx: The students love this card game with ever-changing rules. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Some of the tabletop games my students enjoy at our piano parties. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

The students students were challenged to come up with different ways to subdivide beats. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Using LEGO® to show the intervallic relationships between the pitches in a scale. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Dungeon Hunters performed the Dr. Who Theme at the 2015 Spring Recital. 

Destiny performed Outside at the 2015 Spring Recital. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Students learned that timing is different in martial arts, and that changing it up can save your life.  Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

At the Movement Group Class, the students tried their hand at Jodo, the Japanese art of the short staff. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

At the Movement Group Class, my students learned a couple of folk dances and tried some martial arts. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Maestro approved of Tanya's run-through by singing along. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Celia practises the Treats Drill on one of her pieces. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Erika performs at the studio Halloween Piano Party.  Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Some practice ideas based on how much time you have to practice. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Rhona-Mae shared the practice plans she utilized when she was in school. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Maestro was proud to show off one of his fave hangouts to "his" students. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Michael Lipnicki (Michael Lipnicki Fine Pianos) presented two interactive workshops to help us understand how the piano works. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Wendy works on ear training using one of the music ed apps I found. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca

Evan's LEGO® Piano remains a popular fixture in the studio, years after construction. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Maestro was the first studio spokesdog to see the Kuniisii Steinway piano. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

The Top Dogs for Goals Met, Minutes Practiced, Most Gigs, Music Mastery, and Music Moxie. Credit: Christine Kohl.

Six students (one not shown) participated in Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4.0: Fly to Paradise.

Recording set-up for VC4. Credit: Rhona-Mae Arca.

Lauren, Maestro and I pose for a photo used in a Suite101.com interview in 2010. Credit: Christine Kohl.

Performing Kimi no Kioku and Eyes on Me at the 2015 Calgary Omatsuri with Bryan Roces. Credit: Christine Kohl.

Rhona-Mae presented a session on collaborative technology in the studio at the 2015 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations national convention in Vancouver. Credit: Noreen Wensley.

Most of the music teachers from Alberta who attended the 2015 CFMTA Convention in Vancouver, BC. Credit: Noreen Wensley.

With the 2015 Tech Teachers and sponsors (L-R): Doug McGarry (Roland Canada), Karen King, Rhona-Mae Arca, Linda Gould, and Derek Oger (Conservatory Canada). Credit: Dorothea Johanson.

Posing with the Tech Teacher of the Year sponsors (L-R): Doug McGarry (Roland Canada), Rhona-Mae Arca, Olivia Riddell (Music for Young Children), and Victoria Warwick (Conservatory Canada).  Credit: Jay Gough.

In July 2013, Rhona-Mae was named the inaugural Tech Teacher of the Year by Roland Canada, Conservatory Canada, and Music for Young Children. Credit: Melodie Archer.

In 2012, 10 members of Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir gathered in Vancouver, BC to attend Eric's concert with the Vancouver Chamber Singers. It was an honour for the group to meet Eric for dinner.

Rhona-Mae performed with violinist Osmond Chiu and flautist Lucie Alaimo in a local independent film to be released later this year.

Performing Doppler's Andante for a scene in a local film project.