![]() "Jacqueline is an amazing teacher! She is kind, patient, and very encouraging and supportive. ... " "Her knowledge of the instrument, its technical requirements and music genre is far-reaching ... " "Piano is a joy and learning it with Ms. Ryz makes it even better. ... "
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![]() Welcome to my website, presenting my piano studio in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I maintain a busy schedule giving one-on-one piano lessons to students of all levels throughout the year, but I can always find time for new students who are enthusiastic about music and sincerely committed to learning to play the piano well. Current students and parents, please continue to check this website weekly for updates and periodically review my Studio Health Protocols page. As always, if you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to get in touch with me. Noteworthy News Several Successes for long-time student Seanne Congratulations to long-time student Seanne who will begin the piano performance program at McGill University in Montreal in Fall, 2022, with a significant entrance scholarship. Seanne also received scholarship offers from the piano performance programs at the Universities of British Columbia and Manitoba, and was accepted to the piano performance program at University of Toronto as well. Seanne has also qualified for the National level of the Canadian Music Competition in the 17-and-under age category.. We will be travelling to Quebec City in June to perform Rhapsodie on a theme of Paganini together in the final round of this competition. As well, Seanne placed first in the Provincial finals for the Diploma level Canadian Composers class which took place in Brandon, May 28. Winnipeg Music Festival 2022 Results! Congratulations again to Seanne who won the Canadian, Late Romantic and 20th/21st Century Composers diploma level classes, and was runner-up in the Concert Etude and Concerto classes. Seanne's performance of the Canadian work, In Memoriam to the Victims of Chernobyl, was considered for the Aikins Memorial trophy awarded to the top instrumentalist in the Festival. Congratulations to Victoria who was runner up for the Junior Musical Club trophy awarded for the most outstanding instrumental performance in Grade 9. Victoria qualified for that trophy class by winning both the the Canadian and French Composers Grade 9 classes. She also won the Sonata class and was runner-up in the Concerto class for that grade. And congratulations to Micah who was runner up for the Swedish Musical Club trophy awarded for the most outstanding instrumental performance in Grace 7. Micah qualified for that trophy class by placing first in the Grade 7 Baroque class. Also in Grade 7, Alexus placed first in the 20th/21st Century class and was runner-up for the Baroque and Sonata classes, and Chloe was runner-up in both the Baroque and 20th/21st Century Grade 7 classes. And congratulations to Victoria and Andy who teamed up to win the Grade 9/10 Duet class. Andy was also runner-up in both the Canadian and Romantic Composers Grade 9 classes. Recent Royal Conservatory of Music exam results Congratulations as well to Kaylani who earned first class honours with distinction for her Grade 4 Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) exam and to Chathuli who earned first class honours for her Grade 3 exam. Both these exams were conducted over Zoom.
Winter Recital, 2021 ... live, in person!
Congratulations to Chloe who recently earned first class honours with distinction for her Grade 7 Royal Conservatory of Music exam taken over Zoom! Chloe subsequently made a video of some of her exam pieces for the "Angel Squad" program at the Misericordia Hospital. More Distinctive Exam Results -and four gold medals! Congratulations to Nika who earned a gold medal for the highest mark in Manitoba during the 2020-21 academic year for her Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto (ARCT) examination. Congratulations also to Siwon and to Hannah who both earned first class honours with distinction for their Grade 9 Royal Conservatory of Music exams and to Victoria and Andy who also earned first class honours with distinction for their Grade 8 RCM exams, as well as to Micah and Alexus who both earned first class honours with distinction for their Grade 6 RCM exams. All these exams were conducted over Zoom! The marks for Hannah, Victoria and Alexus were also the highest in the province last year, so they, along with Nika, were recognized in a gold medal ceremony conducted over Zoom this past fall. Provincial Music Festival Results Congratulations to Victoria, Alexus and Micah who all represented the Winnipeg Festival in the Manitoba Provincial Festival this past May. Victoria placed first in intermediate piano and also won the Canadian Composers class at that level. Alexus placed first in junior piano, and Micah was runner up in junior piano Canadian Composers class. Winnipeg Music Festival Results
Congratulations as well to Seanne who won the 20th/21st Century class at the Diploma level, and was runner up in four other classes - Canadian composers, Sonata, Early Romantic, and the Concerto class. Also well deserving of commendation, Andy was runner up in the Grade 8 baroque class, and Sean was runner up in the Grade 7 sonata class. This year's festival was conducted entirely through video submission.
And congratulations to Lauren and Raymond who earned their Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto (ARCT) diplomas with first class honours this spring. Their achievements are the culmination of years of dedicated hard work, and final preparation since March, 2020 involved remote lessons only - many hours of online instruction and communication about their YouTube videos that had to be submitted to the Conservatory for assessment in June. This is a huge accomplishment under challenging circumstances and they are to be commended wholeheartedly! Here's a link to Raymond performing the three Gershwin Preludes, an element of his ARCT program. Here are links to Lauren performing two elements of her ARCT program:
Six (6) gold medalists!!!!!! Congratulations to Elise, Alexus, Emily, Victoria, Hannah and Seanne who each received a gold medal for earning the highest mark in Manitoba for their respective Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 Royal Conservatory examinations during the 2018-19 exam year! They received their medals at the RCM Celebration of Excellence event on November 23 in the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Another international competition success!
I was thrilled and honoured to receive a "Teacher of Distinction" award from the Royal Conservatory for 2019. Thank you very much to everyone who supported my nomination. Noteworthy Links Here's a link to a charming reflection by Jeremy Denk in the New Yorker Magazine on the sometimes humourous trials and tribulations of piano lessons and the impact of two special teachers on his musical development. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/04/video-jeremy-denks-piano-lessons.html?mobify=0 Here's a link to a new digital resource for music study which came to my attention through the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association conference in Vancouver, summer of 2015 - the ABRSM Aural Trainer app at http://www.dreammusictool.ca/abrsm-aural-trainer which can very helpful for ear training.
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