CNCM would like to offer many thanks to all the participants who made Summer Sizzle 2019 in Owen Sound truly memorable: students, teachers, composers, clinicians, parents, grandparents, friends, and organizers and, volunteers! Look what a community coming together, blessed by music can do!

The following are words from Nancy Telfer (who holds an Honorary Licentiate from Northern Lights CNCM), read aloud at the Convocation Gala at SS:

Dear Friends,
If some day you should ever wonder about the who or what or why of your life, then remember this:
We are the music makers.
Our fortes thunder and we know the magic of how to get sweet whispers from a piano.
We are the people who count. We count beats and bars; we keep track of time. We understand the small details and the luxurious stretches of time.
We are the melody makers and with our melodies we can make eagles soar and lions roar.
We are the harmonizers. We can fill a room with such a richness of sound that it makes everyone feel bigger.
We are the movers and dancers. We participate in the flow of life; the slow, graceful rotation of the earth; the leaps; the whirls.
But, most of all, we are the dreamers. We imagine sounds so beautiful or so expressive that words can not describe them.
We are the music makers.

Please check out our Facebook page for pictures, updates and experiences from the event!

We are pleased to announce the draft schedule for Summer Sizzle/Keyboard Kamp 2019 in Owen Sound.  This schedule is subject to change at anytime, so please check back for updates! (Includes schedule for Teacher's Symposium (left) and Keyboard Kamp (right).

​View the schedule below or download a PDF copy.

PEDAGOGY SESSIONS
​Session 1: 
Presenter: Ernst Schneider:
Overview of Romantic music, art, literature and architecture. What was happening musically in Canada at this time?
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Session 2:
Presenter: Ina Dykstra
Dance Portion Presenter: Adela Cleverley
The Waltz: roots and development through the Romantic Period, including Chopin's waltz style, general repertoire and even dancing! 
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Session 3:
Presenter: Tenley Dyck
New Canadian piano works written in the Romantic Style. 

Session 4:
Presenter: Debra Wanless 
Developing student 'processing' to reach full potential and independence.

Session 5:
Presenter: Christopher Norton at the piano.

Session 6
Presenter: Lynette Sawatsky
Motivating Students in your Piano Studio: Lynette will look at key strategies for, benefits of and practical ways to motivate students in the studio.

CONCERTS
Monday evening:  Jen Smith Lanthier & Irene Enns,  2-piano recital

Monday evening:  Christopher Norton at the piano.

Tuesday evening: New Canadian works performed by students, teachers and composers.​

Less than a month until Summer Sizzle 2018 in Biggar, Saskatchewan!
Watch composer, clinician, teacher and performer Ian Green talk a little about his experiences with Summer Sizzle!

Updated: Summer Sizzle is pleased to announce our updated list of composers for the year's event in August in Biggar, Saskatchewan. Christopher Norton, Debra Wanless, Wes Froese, Jen Smith Lanthier, Ian Green, Diane Hunter, Jo-Anne Neufeld, Ernst Schneider, Peggy L'Hoir, Michael Dobinson, Helen Barclay, Janet Gieck, Tenley Dyck, Ina Dykstra, Jan Randall, Wendy Wright, Dianna Neufeld, Andrea Neustaeter Heather Waldner, and Madeline Hildebrand.

​As always, we will be announcing more guests in the coming months! Read our guest biographies.