Teaching Approach

• Bachelor of Music and Graduate studies at University of Manitoba, voice and piano
• Extensive Performance with Winnipeg Arts Groups
• Member of Manitoba Registered Music Teachers Association (MRMTA)
• 20 years of private teaching experience
• RCM exam prep
• Award-winning students in Winnipeg Music Festival
• Students have gone on to study at Sheridan College and Desautels Faculty of Music

• Styles for singers: Musical Theatre, Pop, Opera, Oratorio, Art Song 
• Choral singing, IPA, Solfege for Sight singing
• Rep + Diction: Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Latin, English 
• Preparing for Auditions, Acting for Singers 
• Songwriting
• Singing while playing piano, reading chords sheets
• Composing
• Collaborative piano
• Eras and styles for piano: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionism, Atonalism, Minimalism, Jazz and 12-bar blues, Music from films, Popular songs
• Pedagogy

Stephen has taught our daughter piano and voice for the past several years. He is a talented musician and a caring, patient teacher who tailors lessons to meet students' specific needs and interest. In our case, he has challenged our daughter to develop her technical skills through the study of classical piano and theory, while at the same time supported the exploration of her own musical passions. Stephen sets clear, attainable expectations, and provides supportive, constructive feedback to both student and parent. I would highly recommend him as a teacher.

- Kathy Kurbis, Parent in South Winnipeg