About the Vancouver/Burnaby Branch
There are approximately 180 private music educators in the Vancouver/Burnaby Branch of the BCRMTA representing the disciplines of: accordion, cello, clarinet, composition, flute, french horn, harp, harpsichord, organ, piano, recorder, saxophone, professional theory instruction, viola, violin, and voice. Members teach throughout Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster as well as Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam, and Port Moody. Each member must hold the requisite certification (or equivalent) from a recognized music institution and have a minimum of four years of teaching experience in order to qualify. The organization is operated by volunteers and supports its teacher and their students through a variety of activities including lectures, workshops, masterclasses, bursaries, recitals, and music festivals.
Contact - webmaster@bcrmta.org
Other Information
- For the application to join the Vancouver/Burnaby Branch click here.
- For a list of Vancouver/Burnaby Branch members click here.
- For the BCRMTA ~ Provincial BC Registered Music Teachers' Association website click here.
- For the CFMTA ~ Canadian Federation of Registered Music Teachers' Association website click here.
- For more information on the different levels of Registered Music Teachers' Association click here.
- For more information on the CFMTA National Conference to be held in Edmonton July 5-7, 2023 please click here. Sessions can be attended either virtually or in person click here.
Jon Kimura Parker . . .
"I grew up surrounded by amazing teachers, amazing parents and so much music. That whole atmosphere was due very largely in part, to the BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association. Across the Province there is evidence of a built-in support for music and all the different things music can be and all the things it can do; the organization has had an incredibly profound impact."
Vancouver/Burnaby Branch 2023/24 Board of Directors
Sincere thanks go to the following dedicated volunteers who run the Branch in a collaborative effort.
Elective Position:
- President: Hailey Wong
- Vice-President: *Karin Wang
- Past President: Barbara Siemens
- Treasurer: *Yihan Zhang
- Recording Secretary: Ruth Huang
- Member at Large: Tami Sikina, Jammy Smith
Appointed Position:
- Program Convenors - *Andrew Yang
- Information Coordinator - Karen Chiu
- Marketing Coordinator - Jacqualine Chan
- Student Recital Coordinator - Haiwa Ye
- Student Teacher Auxiliary (STA) Liaison - Carla Dodek
- Student Bursary Chair - Rosalie Carver
- Social Media Coordinator - *Tegan Peemoeller
- Webmasters - Joanna Yeh webmaster@bcrmta.org
- Performance Group Coordinator - Maggie Zhang
- Canada Music Week Festival Committee cmw.bcrmta.vanbby@gmail.com - Barbara Siemens, Emily Ko, Joanna Yeh
- Student Performers’ Guild Festival Committee spg@bcrmta.org - David Vandereyk, Susan Chan, Rebecca Cheng, Barbara Siemens, Emily Logan, Gaye Alcott, Hailey Wong, *Brenda Lam