Mia is a pianist and an educator native of Osaka, Japan, currently based in Stratford, ON.  She teaches at the School of Music Arts in London, ON, and is now accepting new students at Coda Piano Studio in Stratford.

Mia started taking music lessons at age 3 through the Yamaha education system and has been surrounded by music and piano ever since.  Mia holds a Bachelor of Music from Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB, and a Master of Music from Western University.  She was fortunate to study with various teachers including Lynn Johnson, Stephen Runge, and Brett Kingsbury.

While she was a student, she participated in several summer music programs to develop her solo and chamber music repertoire such as Orford Music Academy (QC), Scotia Festival (NS) and Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival (NF).

Mia’s interest in piano is not only performing pieces by great composers but also
having a healthy approach to the instrument both physically and mentally.  She received a full scholarship to attend Dr. Lister-Sink Intensive Injury Prevention Program in the US to learn prevention of performance injuries from piano playing.

As a performer and educator, Mia is looking forward to sharing the joy of music with students for building a life-long skill for students.

*More information about lesson registration is on the website!*

Contact Info:
Website: codapianostudio.my.canva.site
Email: miamasui.piano@gmail.com
Phone: 519-857-2581
Instagram: @coda_pianostudio

Having grown up in a piano-teaching household, and having herself begun pedagogy training and piano-teaching at age 15, Sandra Mogensen has decades of experience and evolution as a piano teacher. Her teaching philosophy is to encourage, support, and challenge her students to express who they are through music, and to open doors to that expression by giving students the necessary musical and technical tools. 

Using a wide range of musical styles and diversity in teaching materials, Sandra tailors her piano-teaching to the individual student, and prioritizes a gender-balanced approach in choosing repertoire.

Accepting students for hybrid learning in a combination of in-person in Stratford, and virtual lessons, or for exclusively virtual lessons. Sandra has 8 years of experience in teaching virtually.

Specializing in intermediate and advanced level piano students, and adult students of ALL levels.

Vocal coaching areas of specialty: art song, oratorio, diction (French, German, English, Scandinavian languages)

To hear Sandra Mogensen in performance, please see
youtube.com/pianomusicshewrote
youtube.com/mogenpianist
For more information and to contact Sandra, please go to sandramogensen.com

TESTIMONIALS from former students:

• My brief period of study under Sandra not only dramatically changed the way I play the piano but also gave me confidence as an artist in general. – CA

• Her passion and skill resonate in her teaching, leaving a lasting impression. -KP

• Ms. Mogensen was an incredibly influential teacher. I write about her with great affection and gratitude. Ms. Mogensen’s approach to performance and art has left an indelible mark on me and is present in my work as a choreographer…What is most impactful from her teaching is self-embodiment, the acceptance of the whole person as an artist, all facets inextricable from the performer. – LR

• Sandra has an ability to use her vast performance experience as an effective tool in her teaching. She upholds an active role in musical performance and development, and this has most recently been manifested in projects such as recent CD releases and concerts of the music of Edvard Grieg. As my piano teacher, Sandra always translated her performance successes and passion for music into valuable teaching moments. – CM

• I had previously spent time with a few other teachers, but Sandra was in an entirely different league. She was both firm and nurturing, pushing me to do my best while keeping a real sense of joy in making music. My playing was transformed under her tutelage, and I always felt that I was being treated like a serious artist.  Today, I make my living primarily as musician, teaching piano lessons, accompanying and directing choirs, and composing for theatre. I owe a huge part of my success to the artistry, technique, and musicianship that I learned form Sandra. She is an amazing teacher and musician and I can’t recommend her enough! – AJ

• I feel extremely privileged to have studied with such a master of music. Sandra provided me with the confidence to pursue a career in music and for that I am forever grateful. – LE

• …the experience has been transformational. Her teaching style is innovative and uniquely holistic: I am deeply impressed by the way in which she has inspired me to think of art as an essential part of life… – JK

• Sandra has a great ability to help solve any problems, technical, rhythmic, stylistic or personal. – YM

• …she intuitively understood what stood between me and mastering a piece… – MF

• Sandra is not only a talented pianist but also a well-rounded teacher; my studies with her were both enjoyable and efficient. – CA

• Sandra was a phenomenal music teacher in her short time of teaching me. I learned many lessons not only in piano but in life as well. Her teaching strategies helped me greatly in my pursuit in becoming a professional musician. – CD

• No small detail was overlooked, and my overall musicianship improved greatly under her guidance.  – AB

Piano, (classical/pop) or the art of accompanying
Voice, pop/musical theatre
Coachings for vocalists: Classical, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, & Musical Theatre
Coachings for instrumentalists, and chamber music of all levels
Theory and ear training (group classes possible)
French Horn
Trumpet
Orchestral audition preparation for brass and winds
University audition preparation for piano, voice, brass and winds
Stratford Symphony Youth Orchestra

Patrick grew up in New Brunswick, Éric in Québec, they met at Western University and moved to Stratford in 2017. Alongside his work as a professional musician, Éric also teaches a studio of voice and piano students. He offers coaching and audition preparation for voice (opera or musical theatre), piano, chamber ensembles and accompaniment students. Éric is fluent in French and English, and can coach multiple languages for singers. He is happy to accept students who want weekly lessons, or to work with students as a coach on an “as needed” basis, preparing them for kiwanis, university auditions and/or attending student’s lessons as an accompanist. 

Éric has a B. Mus in performance from the University of Sherbrooke and a M. Mus in collaborative piano from Western University. He has been teaching piano since his teenage years and always keeps a balance between teaching and performing. The Stratford Festival brought him to Stratford as Éric joined as rehearsal pianist on HMS Pinafore and substitute keyboardist on Guys & Dolls. Then, Éric was the associate conductor on The Music Man, Billy Elliot and, in 2020 before Covid-19, on Chicago. Éric joined the Stratford Festival’s Education Department in 2017 as music director of the musical theatre intensive The Shakespeare’s School and has been teaching different workshops for the theatre since then. He has performed with Canada’s finest musical theatre talent and was recently seen on stage with legendary composer Alan Menken in Portrait of a Collaboration: Alan Menken & Marion Adler. Further credentials can be found at:

linkedin.com/in/ericcharbon

Patrick privately teaches french horn, trumpet, piano (classical only), theory and ear training. He also offers sectionals and masterclasses to chamber ensembles, brass and wind students.

Patrick recently joined the horn section of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra. He obtained his B. Mus with honours in performance from Dalhousie University and a M. Mus in performance & literature from Western University. Patrick completed his RCM grade 10 in piano before making the switch to french horn. Patrick has performed with professional orchestras in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario, as well as toured across Europe with an orchestra from Long Island New York. 

Both Patrick and Éric maintain small studios, with a focus on (but not limited to) students aged 10 and above. They are able to share students, and always begin with an introductory zoom meeting for prospective students to understand their goals and match them with the appropriate teacher.
Éric & Patrick have formed Peck Productions in 2018 as they produced Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah at the Palace Theatre in London. You can reach both of them at:
peckprods@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/peckprods/
Lessons are held at their home in Stratford, On. 

Take time to establish a framework that acknowledges the student of who they are and then create a mindful process that inspires each student to begin to take ownership of what they are creating and how they express themselves on this adventure of music and life.  No matter what happens, whether you soar or stumble, everyone is worthy to be who they are.  You are Awesome!  Thank you for being YOU! 

Mr. Paul looks forward to the privilege of connecting and creating a unique musical experience with each student/family.  You are invited to check out one of my websites: regalmonster.com (AKA Calming the Practice Monster!)

Short Biography

Paul Coates holds ARCT diplomas in both piano and voice as well as a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the University of Western Ontario. He also studied at the Chautauqua Institute and the Banff School of Fine Arts. He was privileged to perform for Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in London England and has attended master classes with Gwendolyn Koldofsky, Elly Ameling and Rudolph Jansen.

Since his graduation he has enjoyed an active and varied performing career as both singer and accompanist, including solo concerts, chamber music, appearances with orchestras, CBC and TV Ontario broadcasts.

Paul has been a faculty member of the School of Music of Windsor and the Royal Conservatory of Music where he taught in both the Community School and the Glenn Gould Professional School.

Currently he maintains a private studio in Stratford. He is also active as an adjudicator and a clinician for ORMTA and is excited about his new series of talk for any organization on “FINDING A KINDER WAY – to BE who YOU ARE!”

The importance of being mindfully present in the now while celebrating the whole student. You are AWESOME just because you are. Not because of what you do or do not do! Your imagination is your limitation in life. You should have no limits when it comes to your imagination. However there is value in having a process that Acknowledges and Inspires you to dream, to reach for the Stars, to “Find A Kind Way to Be, To Be Who You Are!”

Mr. Coates has examined for RCM & CC has been travelling across Canada presenting a workshop for teachers, parents and students entitled: “Calming the Practice Monster” (www.monsterworkshops.com).

NEW: “The Studio Monster Experience” – Practice Tips & Tools for Everyday Practice! Contact Regal Monster Productions if interested in booking a TICKATI-TACKATI-Talk!

Paul Coates’ Contact Information:

• currently accepting online students
• email: regalmonsterproductions@gmail.com 
• website: regalmonster.com