Shaping Canada's Vast Musical Landscape
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A national music academy with examination centres in 8 provinces and a total reach of over 100,000 teachers, students and other music professionals. A new approach to music pedagogy and private music examinations: CNCM is Canada's fastest growing conservatory of music.

WHAT'S NEW

​Mini Summer Sizzler!

Date:  Monday August 19, 2024 at 1:00PM EST (registration 12:30PM EST)
​Location:  Millbank Heritage Arts Society, 6988 Church Street in Millbank, Ontario.
Guest Composers:  Andrew Harbridge (Peterborough, ON) & Joanne Bender (Kitchener, ON) Plus 15 Online Canadian Composers

Northern Lights CNCM is proud to announce our latest Canadian music program the - Mini Summer Sizzler! The post-COVID era has created challenges for music studios, families, performers and even composers. The Mini Summer Sizzler! is a program that offers popular sessions from our Summer Sizzle event in a simpler and more economical format with easier access for families. [MORE]

2024 Online Piano Festival

​Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music celebrated 20 years of excellence in 2022. In celebration of this anniversary, CNCM launched a non-competitive Northern Lights Online Piano Festival. This festival is now an annual celebration of Canadian music. REGISTER NOW

​Participants may select any work(s) for performance from the following list of Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music publications:
  • Northern Lights (any level) An Exploration of Canadian Music (solos or duets)
  • Making Tracks volumes 1,2, 3, 4 or 5 (NL NLMT 1/2/3/4/5) An Expedition in Canadian Music
  • Canadian Folksongs volumes 1 or 2 (NL FS1/2) (solos or duets)
  • O Canada (NL OC1) arrangements of Our National Anthem (solos or duets)
  • Dancing with the Northern Lights (either level)
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Northern Lights - Farewell

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by Ernst Schneider
Advanced Piano Solo (Level 10)
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When my beloved wife Colleen died, I found it impossible to go back to writing but eventually decided that I must write a piece in her memory.  The “Farewell” is just that, inspired by countless memories.

​2022 - 2023 CNCM Silver Medalists

The Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce the 2022 - 2023 Silver Medalists from
​Pre-Performance to Grade 8. Congratulations to all of our Silver Medalists!
​Grade: PP
Student: John Engel
Location: Edmonton, AB
​Teacher:​ Juanita Stauffer
​Grade: 1   
Student: Sophie Plett
Location: Boissevain, MB
​Teacher:​ Tenley Dyck​
Grade: 2
Student: Erica Bauman
​Location: Listowel, ON 
​Teacher: Pauline Horst​
​Grade: 3
​Student: Samiya Martens
​Location: Kitchener, ON​
​Teacher: Elizabeth Sutherland
Grade: 4
Student: Lexi Franks 
Location: Durham, ON 
Teacher: ​Beth Hamilton 
​Grade: 5
Student: Noah Christensen 
Location: Wynyard, SK​
Teacher: Linda Burns​
Grade: 6
Student: Ethan Wang
Location: Montreal, QC
​Teacher: ​Roslyn Weinstein​
Grade: 7
Student: Liam Reeve 
Location: Wynyard, SK
​Teacher: ​Linda Burns​
Grade: 8
Student: Parker Hollinger
Location: Yorkton, SK
​Teacher: ​Laurel Teichroeb​
Grade: 9: No Recipient
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CNCM Videos

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Check out our ongoing video series on the CNCM YouTube channel.  Canadian composers present their compositions originally published in CNCM publications, Northern Lights, Making Tracks and Folksong series.
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Now available Northern Lights 9

Check out previous videos in the series.

Online Forms for Exam & Coaching Class Registrations

CNCM is pleased to announce that parents, students and teachers can now register for Exams and Coaching Classes online and remit either through PayPal or using a credit card option.  Please check out these convenient new options: