Barbara K. Byczko

Barbara holds an ARCT Diploma in Piano Performance and a Kodaly Certificate from The Royal Conservatory of Music, a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Toronto, a Licentiate Diploma in Piano Performance from Trinity College, London, England, and a Master of Arts in Holistic and Aesthetic Education from The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Her article entitled "The Suzuki Piano Method: Influence of Specially Formatted Recordings and the Effect of Parental involvement on Learning the Repertoire" is published in the scholarly journal called Music Education International, Issue 2, December 2003.

Ms. Byczko has studied with many well-known teachers including Boyanna Toyich, Marina Geringas, Lynda Metelsky and Art Levine. Currently, Ms. Byczko is a faculty member of The Royal Conservatory of Music where she is a Suzuki piano specialist teaching both private and group lessons.

Studies & Education:

1. Undergraduate Studies
2. Post-graduate Studies
3. Publications

Undergraduate studies include:

• University of Toronto, Faculty of Music - Bachelor of Music Education degree.
• Studied Piano Performance with Boyanna Toyich.
• Music Education professors included Prof. Cameron Walter, Prof. Lori Dolloff, Prof. Lee Bartel, Prof. Patricia Shand and Dr. David Elliott.
• Member of University of Toronto Women's Chorus under the direction of Ann Cooper-Gay.

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Post-graduate studies include:

• Honours A.R.C.T. program at the Royal Conservatory of Music specializing in Piano Pedagogy.
• Piano Pedagogy teachers included Boyanna Toyich, Marina Geringas, Lynda Metelsky, and Daryl Irving.
• Performer's A.R.C.T. studying with Boyanna Toyich.
• Kodaly Pedagogy Certificate studying with Edith Lantos.
• Performer's Licentiate from Trinity College, London, England studying with Boyanna Toyich.
• Member of the College of Examiner's for the Royal Conservatory of Music.
• Examiner Training conductedwith James Lawless.
• Levels 1a, 1b & 2 Suzuki Piano Teacher Training in Kingston with Carole Bigler,Valery Lloyd-Watts and Christine Allen. In Chicago, Level 3 & 4 Suzuki Piano Teacher Trainingwith Doris Koppelman and Yasuko Joichi.
• Master of Arts, University of Toronto at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, specializing in Holistic and Aesthetic Education.
• Thesis advisor was Prof.Joyce Wilkinson with Prof. Lori Dolloff serving as thesis commitee member.

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Publications:

• "The Suzuki Piano Method: Influence of Specially Formatted Recordings and the Effect of Parental involvement on Learning the Repertoire", published by the International Society for Music Education (ISME) in the scholarly journal Music Education International (MEI), Issue 2, December 2003.

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