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Robert Best

Robert Best

Private music teacher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Certified Music Examiner at Yamaha Music School

  • Education

    • University of Toronto

      2006 - 2013
      Doctor of Music (DM) Music Composition

      Activities and Societies: Musical seminars, recitals, concerts, play intramural ice-hockey for the Music department team, the "Mahlers". Doctor of Musical Composition (2013).Extensive piano collaboration for instrumentalists in the Music program at U. of T.

    • Royal Conservatory of Toronto

      1970 - 1981
      A.R.C.T. Piano Performance A

      Activities and Societies: Took masterclasses with James Anagnason, Leslie Kinton, Eugene List, Karl Ulrich Schabel, and theory with William Andrews.

    • The University of British Columbia

      2003 - 2005
      Master of Music Piano Performance Graduate

      Activities and Societies: pianist for the UBC jazz choir, piano teacher for the UBC summer music camp, piano collaborator for instrumentalist/vocalists in the UBC music department composed several works for concert piano, and several short chamber works from 2003-2005.

  • Experience

    • Robert Best Piano Studio

      Jan 1996 - now
      Private music teacher

      I offer private lessons to students interested in piano performance (classical, jazz, popular, or other), composition and theory.

    • University of Toronto

      Jan 2006 - May 2013
      Teaching Assistant at University of Toronto

      From Sept. 2011-Aug 2012, I took a year off of T.A. duties. Sept.2012-April 2013, I was hired for two terms to teach/grade for music theory courses at U. of T. I've reapplied for T.A. postings. for Sept-April 2013-14.

    • Yamaha Canada Music

      Sept 2007 - now
      Music Teacher Yamaha Music Toronto- beginners, multiple genres of piano and composition

      Summer Camp instructor, Yamaha Summer Music Camp at Banff School of the Arts, July 2012.Courses taught at Yamaha: Junior Music Course 1 and 2 (JMC 1 and 2)Junior Student Advanced Course (JSAC 1 and 2)Private piano and composition lessons : Yamaha, Royal Conservatory, improvisation, compositional development for pieces submitted to Yamaha's Junior Original Composition annual national and international competitionsArrangement development for JOC compositions

    • Lippert Music Festival

      Mar 2014 - Mar 2014
      Adjudicator

      adjudicated piano classes from ages 5 to 18, multiple musical genres

    • Dalhousie University

      Sept 2015 - May 2016
      Associate Professor of Music

      Music Theory 1, collaborative pianist for string and woodwinds departments

    • Yamaha Music School

      Mar 2018 - now
      Certified Music Examiner

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Yamaha Grade 3 fundamentals and performance

      Yamaha Music School

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Piano Performer

      Issued by White Rock Community Chamber Music Series on Jan 2002
      White Rock Community Chamber Music SeriesAssociated with Robert Best