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.