35 Stafford Road
Nepean Ontario
K2H 8V8
Phone: (613) 596-5783
Fax: (613) 721-6139
E-mail: info@BellsCornersAcademy.ca
Welcome to the Bells Corners Academy of
Music; formerly known as the Music Nepean Symphony School.
Bells Corners
Academy of Music
is the school with a difference!
Bells Corners Academy of Music, a non-profit and education registered
music school that provides an environment for musical growth for people of all
ages and interests. It provides a wide range of musical activities that appeal
to beginners, music enthusiasts and students preparing for a professional
career in music. The school offers a broad selection of instrumental, vocal and
theoretical courses, as well as ensemble playing and concert performance
experience, preparation for competitions and exams. Day and evening classes are
available for voice, piano, strings and woodwind instruments.
- Private lessons are available
Monday through Saturday
- Teachers with a minimum of
Bachelor of Music or equivalent
- Royal Conservatory of Music
Curriculum followed
- Private Studios
- Concert performances guaranteed
Acknowledgements
BELLS
CORNERS ACADEMY OF MUSIC acknowledges the support of:
City of Ottawa
Do Re Mi Piano
Trillium
Foundation
And the Staff at the Nepean Creative Arts Centre
Mandate
The mandate of Bells Corners
Academy of Music is to encourage and challenge students from all walks of life
to expand their musical experience via offering high calibre music education by
exceptionally well trained and experienced teaching staff. Our philosophy is
that music education is vital and should be available to everyone and that
music can be valued, understood and enjoyed by all.
History
The
Bells Corners Academy of Music was founded in 1992 as the Music Nepean Symphony
School. As its original name indicates, the school focused on providing
orchestral experience and training to its students at its inception. The music
school changed its name in 1999 to better reflect the new broader mandate of
the music school. This mandate not only includes classical music education in
broad terms but jazz training as well. The school obtained its not for profit
charitable status in 1993.
Overview
BELLS CORNERS ACADEMY OF MUSIC is a non-profit music school run by a volunteer Board
of Directors
and
a Music Director. With a diverse and complementary set of skills and
experience, the board is well qualified to maintain the continued viability and
success of the school and provide support for music education in the Ottawa
community.
The
Board of Directors
President
of Boards of Directors: Mel Tabalba
Members:
Naomi Fowlie, Elizabeth Service, James Knopp
The
Facility
The
classes are held at the Nepean Creative Arts Centre. The facility includes 10 sound-proof private
lesson studios, 2 class studios, a large acoustically treated recital hall and
a professionally maintained grand concert piano that enables students to grow
musically through formal and informal concert experiences and ensemble playing.
OC TRANSPO makes the school accessible to those using
public transit
Instructors
Bells
Corners Academy of Music has a staff of nine. The school has a tradition and
the mandate of hiring teaching staff with university music degrees and who are
well known performers in the broad Ottawa community. One teacher is a Professor
for the Music department at the University of Ottawa. Our flute teacher is the Past-President of
the Flute Association; an other teacher performs with the Ottawa Symphony
Orchestra. Teachers give individual instructions in piano, voice and guitar
(classical and jazz), strings, woodwinds, brass, and recorder. Ensemble
instructions are available for junior choir, piano duets, and, flute and jazz
ensembles. The school offers a 2-week Summer Jazz Camp, where classes on jazz
combos/bands, improvisations and jam sessions are offered.