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Leading students into lifelong music appreciation and learning

Leading students into lifelong music appreciation and learning

One of a large family of musicians, Dr. Ed Wasiak began teaching trumpet at age 15. During four decades of teaching and research, he has noted the evolution of instrumental music programs in schools. “Bands have been dominant in Canadian music education for more than 50 years,” he says. “However,

A Different Learning Style

A Different Learning Style

Kristin Hegland-McKay (BA/BEd '00) remembers the moment she decided to become a teacher. "I failed an art course in elementary school," says the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute instructor. Perhaps the challenges she had already overcome were what fueled her dream to become an art teacher. In her