Rebecca Sunshine Featherstone
Applied Arts Diploma, B.A.
Rebecca Featherstone, the owner of Featherstone Music, has been studying piano since the age of four in the small town of Port Dover, Ontario. As a teen she participated in the Nofolk Musical Arts Festivals yearly winning many awards of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place as well as a scholarship. Rebecca graduated with Honors and First Class Honors with the Royal Conservatory of music exams grades 1 through 9 throughout her high school musical career. She then furthered her education, graduating from Mohawk College with an Applied Arts Diploma in Classical Piano Performance (2000) and a B.A. as a music major at McMaster University in Hamilton (2002).
Rebecca has been teaching in Toronto for the past seven years building a strong reputation and fully booked teaching studio schedule of over 80 students ranging in age from 2.5 years to an adult. Many have been students of hers for the entire length of her career in Toronto and have participated in musical events at their schools, gone on to special schools for the arts, and won numerous awards including the Student Life Award which two of her students were awarded this year! She is very proud of her students and all that they have accomplished and couldn't ask for a better job. Due to an increasingly high demand for in-home piano lessons and great referrals from her students Rebecca then furthered her passion for teaching by registering her business and hiring other teachers that are just as passionate about teaching piano as she is!
Rebecca specializes in the Royal Conservatory of Music method (grades 1 - 8 and rudiments) and the Piano Adventures, Bastian and Alfred methods for pre-grade, however she also gears the lessons to each students individual needs and loves to teach pop songs too! Her lessons are fun and exciting and always keep the kids wanting to learn more......plus it helps that she has lots of stickers and prizes! Adults and Seniors are highly encouraged to registrar for lessons too. You're never to old to learn!
Education
University of Toronto (One Year Non-degree Courses):
The Way of Physics, The Sun and its Neighbors, The Evolution of the Earth, Greek and Latin in Scientific Terminology, The How and Why of Computers
McMaster University (Bachelor of Arts Degree - Music)
History of Western Music, 20th Century History of Music, Popular Music, Music for Film and Television, Tonal Harmony, Analysis, Aural Skills, Keyboard Harmony, Elementary Music Education, French, English Literature, Sociology
Mohawk College (Applied Arts Diploma in Classical Piano)
Music History, Tonal Harmony, Ear Training, Private Piano Lessons, Analysis, Performance Practice, Jazz Harmony, Jazz History, Field Practice (teaching in an elementary school), Teaching Methods, Ensemble, 20th century composition, Communications, Spanish
