Rami Bar-Niv is one of Israel's most acclaimed and sought after pianists. He travels extensively and has become an international citizen, concertizing all over the world. Born in Tel-Aviv in December 1945, Bar-Niv graduated with honors from the Rubin Academy of Music, and was the recipient of various prizes and scholarships. After graduating from the Mannes College of Music in New York, where he studied with the renowned Mme. Nadia Reisenberg, he won numerous competitions, and embarked on a successful concert career. He is heard regularly in North, Central, and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel, where he received the "Best Performer Award" from the Israeli government. Rami Bar-Niv performs as a soloist with orchestras, as a recitalist, and as a chamber musician. He appears in live concerts, on radio, and on television, and is always received with great enthusiasm. Often sent abroad by the Foreign Ministry to represent Israel in concerts, he has become an ambassador of goodwill for Israel. Bar-Niv made history by being the first, and so far the only, Israeli artist to perform in Egypt following the Begin/Sadat Peace Treaty. His recordings for CBS and other labels in Israel and abroad have met with praise and popularity. His compositions are published, recorded, and performed all over the world. He has often been at the top of the charts on various Internet music sites such as MP3.com, YouTube, and many others. Along with his concerts, he has been teaching all over the world, giving master classes, lectures, workshops, and private lessons. Since 2006 he has been offering a week-long piano camp for adults twice a year in the United States.

As a 25-year veteran of the piano instruction profession and Past President of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT), Noreen Wenjen understands the importance of not only creating a nurturing environment for music students but also laying the framework to establish a successful music studio. Noreen Wenjen is a nationally recognized piano teacher and author of Two-Year Wait List: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers, Entrepreneurial Crash Course for Music Teachers, Past-President for CAPMT.org, MTNA SW-Div-Director-Elect and Torrance Business-Person of the Year!

Glory St. Germain International Best Selling Author in The Power of Why Musicians Series and Over 60 Ultimate Music Theory Workbooks. Glory is a two-time TEDx Speaker and creator of the Ultimate Music Theory Certification Course for Teachers, UMT Teachers Membership Creator, and Coach. She is THE Ultimate Music Theory Expert! Glory shares her story of transformation in "The Power Of Why" Series... And WHY You Should Too!

Glory St. Germain ARCT – Founder/CEO Ultimate Music Theory, brings her remarkably successful business experience to the development of the Ultimate Music Theory Program, Ultimate Music Theory App, Ultimate Music Teachers Membership, and Online Courses including the Ultimate Music Theory Certification Course for Teachers.

Glory is a Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner (NLP) which she incorporates into her teacher training. She has served as President for many Music Teachers' organizations and associations. The Ultimate Music Theory YouTube Channel features new video training by Glory every week.

Glory's passion for teaching excellence sets a new standard of achievement in Music Education in producing continuous training and coaching through her Exclusive UMTC ELITE EDUCATOR Program - Empowering Teachers to Elevate their Income, Impact their Teaching and Grow their Expert Music Teaching Business.

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"Enriching Lives Through Music Education"

I’m a rock vocalist, songwriter and singing teacher. Singing didn’t come easily to me. Holding four university degrees in music, I created TopSingingSecrets.com to turn closet singers into confident singers. I also release music under my band name, Shadowary (shadowary.com). I enjoy singing in rock and metal styles.

Paul Myatt is a passionate teacher, performer, coach, author, composer and workshop facilitator. His purpose and passion is to continue to learn and work with people to assist them in developing their skills to achieve their goals. His experience extends across many fields: music, business, technology and sports.

Along with colleague, Gillian Erskine, Gillian & Paul created Piano Teaching Success a thriving membership group that helps teachers teach better using 21st century teaching strategies which have been proven to help kids learn more effectively, play for longer and help create the musicians of tomorrow. Paul has also been instrumental in the development of Whole Body Learning (wholebodylearning.org), the approach used by Forte School of Music and is involved in developing Professional Development programs for music teachers including Piano Teaching Success TV and the PTS Q+A TV show.

Forte School of Music is a thriving and growing network of music schools & studios with over 7,500 students across locations in Australia, New Zealand, UK and US. Since 1994, they have worked with their music teaching business partners to help them build their studio businesses in all areas including education & training, marketing, human resources, management and administration.

As the co-author of the Forte course books, Paul has also co-created the Forte School of Music Teacher Training programmes which thousands of teachers have participated in. He is co-writer of the easiLEARNmusic educational text books which are published/distributed in Australia and the United Kingdom by Hal Leonard Corporation, the world’s largest music publisher. He is a regular contributor to British & Australian piano teaching magazines and is currently working on a book about Whole Body Learning, the teaching strategy employed by Forte School of Music.

What people say...

“Paul is an outstanding and innovative music teacher. He is endlessly curious in research about all aspects of learning in music.” – Dr Robyn Staveley, Education Lecturer University of Technology, Sydney.

“Your session provided a physical and mental ‘wake-up’; a space for working in pairs and as a team, and a positive way of provoking thoughts and discussion about learning. You pushed the team out of their comfort zone, but in a way that was never uncomfortable and importantly, the session was fun, entertaining and enlightening! Your zest and enthusiasm, for the activities and learning they were based on, were utterly infectious.” – Dr Rebecca Sutherland, Teachers & Psychologists Workshop NSW Education Department.

“Paul Myatt has co-presented several successful pedagogy courses on Orff-Schulwerk using the Trinity College piano syllabus. He is a well informed pedagogues who bring a sense of fun and excitement to learning, offering teachers practical, hands on activities that can be used in lessons immediately. His workshops offer teachers an insight into current pedagogical approaches and technology.” - Barry Walmsley Head of Trinity College (Australia)

Edy is the founder of Panda Piano course, currently pursuing a PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts at Ohio University. He is an Indonesian pianist, composer, and singer-songwriter.

Mr. Panjaitan has utilized existing teaching methods to create his 'Panda Piano Course' upon which he has enrolled many students globally. His aim is to provide high-quality, affordable, online piano lessons and guidance masterclasses with international experts, colleagues, and peers. He had completed a Master's degree in piano performance at the College of Chinese and ASEAN Arts with outstanding recognition after being awarded a prestigious full scholarship from the Chengdu government. He was also awarded as the best Alumnus, graduate with a predicate summa cumlaude from Medan State University, 2016.

Edy is featured as one of the authors of “The Power of Why 21 Musicians & why you should too” #1 International Best Seller, compiled by Glory St German.

Gillian lives with her family in sub-tropical Brisbane - and enjoys nothing more than walking along the beach on some of Australian world famous beaches that are close to home; Noosa, Gold Coast and Byron Bay. Inspired as a young teacher to find a better way to teach music than her early musical upbringing Gillian co-founded Forte School of Music and Piano Teaching Success. As host for online TV show, and The Studio membership Gillian and her team work passionately to help piano teachers around the world engage, motivate and accelerate success through whole body learning and making music fun!

Gillian has lead the writing teams for all 20 Forte course books, composing many pieces in this series. She has co-authored best selling easiLEARN Theory Books aimed at making theory fun and is a pedagogical composer for piano specialising in Beginner to intermediate level pieces. To inspire others, Gillian has also been delighted to have her stories accepted in The Power of Why series books.

Joanne Barker, UMTC Elite Educator, UMTC Certified Teacher, Pianist, Piano Teacher, Composer, Studio Owner, Program Creator, International Best Selling Author.

Joanne is a 5 Time Contributing Author in the International Best Seller Series: "Power of Why" - " Why 21 Musicians Created A Program"; "Why 23 Musicians Crafted a Course"; "Why 25 Musicians Composed a Legacy"; "Why 27 Musicians Captured the Lead"; "Why 29 Musicians Reached Superstar".

Joanne has created and successfully implemented a Hybrid system of piano lessons which combines weekly group piano classes with regularly occurring “solo” (private) lessons. As a composer, Joanne has used her creative skills to create all of the lesson materials that are used in her studios. To date, she has composed over 300 pieces which are included in her lesson materials, many of which have become favorites of her students.

Joanne was a Panelist for the 12 week “Women of Wisdom Mastermind" from October to December 2020. She was an invited speaker at four Summits in 2021 - The Global Music Teacher Summit, The Global Healing Power of Music Summit, The Global Piano Teachers Summit and The Global Music Composers Summit. She was invited to share her knowledge on many aspects of piano and music lessons as an expert in the area of beginners, group classes, composition and online teaching.

She has been professionally producing games for use in music classes since 2005. In 2012 she began creating games for Ultimate Music Theory. She is now the UMT Creative Designer. Her games are included in the Ultimate Music Theory Supplemental Series and there are 2 Game packs available for purchase from UltimateMusicTheory.com. The games she creates for the Ultimate Music Theory Teachers Membership are enjoyed by teachers and students around the world!

Joanne served as Patient Spokesperson for the Norton and Lucille Wolf Breast Care Center in London, Ontario. The first event was on the one year anniversary of her cancer surgery. She had the honor of standing before the audience and personally thanking Norton and Lucille Wolf for their generous donation to the Breast Care Center. Following that presentation the Foundation event organizers to ask her to do more!

She was invited to be the patient Spokesperson for "Bust a Move", a very successful fitness based fund raiser which raised over 2.6 million dollars over 3 years. She served in that role for 2 of the 3 years the event was held. During this time she was also asked to speak to various groups and organizations in the area to raise awareness of the event and encourage participation. Since then, she has spoken on behalf of the St. Joseph`s Hospital Foundation on several occasions and appeared as a Patient Ambassador in several broad based fund raising mail campaigns, including the hugely success "Dream of a Life Time Lottery". She represented the Breast Care Center as the patient Ambassador on World Cancer Day for 2 separate radio talk show interviews.

As a pianist and organist, she has performed at hundreds of events including memorial services, weddings and other special events. Joanne has been a presenter at many International conferences and workshops. She is a published composer with her pieces appearing in student manuals used internationally.

Heather is passionate about music and teaching music. She began teaching piano when she was 15years old and hasn't looked back. With a Degree in Music and Education Heather went on to teach classroom music, community bands and choirs and in her home studio while raising her family. As Founder of Music With Heather she continues to share her passion and expertise with teachers, parents and students around the world. check out http//:musicwithheather.com

Shirley Wang is an award-winning operatic soprano, pianist, international bestselling author, entrepreneur, host, expert instructor, music arranger, illustrator and children's Chinese curriculum creator. As a musician, she has performed across the U.S., including the Carnegie Hall. In 2020 she started an interview series, Tuesday Conversation with Friends featuring performing artists, composers, writers, dancers, actors, directors and others who make the world more colorful. It is rapidly gaining viewership and critical acclaim. You can find it on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and as a podcast on all major podcast distribution platforms. In addition, she founded Simple Gifts Music Studio, which offers online voice, piano, music theory, performance technique, diction, and Chinese cultural lanaguage program.

You can learn more about her at https://linktr.ee/ShirleyWang

Susan Niekamp is a vocal specialist who inspires students to optimize their talents. Her students have performed at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House and have sung back-ups for Kristen Chenoweth and Barry Manilow.

Frances Mae Balodis MEd., ARCT, LCCN(H), LCNCM(H), RMT, MYCC is founder (in 1980) of Music for Young Children® and cofounder of CLU™. As a Registered Music Teacher, Frances received the Hugheen Ferguson Distinguished Teacher award in Regina SK in July 2011. She was nominated (in 2011) and was a finalist for the Louis Applebaum Composer Award. A certified Neurolinguistic Programmer (NLP) and an Accredited DISC Training provider, as well as teacher with over 60 years experience, Frances is a speaker and a workshop clinician, adjudicator and examiner. She delights in helping people of all ages and places understand their learning styles.

Frances is the Chairperson for the annual MYC Composition Festival, now 34 years old in 2021.

Frances has adjudicated at many Festivals. In addition, in 2016 she was the adjudicator for the Mary Gardiner Junior and Senior candidates for Performance Excellence across Canada for ACNMP Contemporary Showcase. Frances enjoys being a piano teacher (she teaches Seniors too!) and Conservatory Canada examiner.

She lives in Ullswater, Muskoka, ON with her husband, Gunars. She shares the organist position at St. Thomas Anglican church, Ullswater, ON. Frances played handbells for five years.

Frances makes and sells birch bark cards for her business Creative Muskoka Cards.

Frances is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers CAPS. Frances directed the men’s choir at Cookstown United Church 1982-1984. She is the director (since 2015) of The Muskoka Men of Song, a 35 voice male choir centered in Bracebridge, ON.

Frances was a speaker at Global Piano Teachers' Summit and many other conferences.

Frances is a contributing author in the Power of Why Series.

M. Ruth McCants, PhD, UMTC Elite Educator. As a multi-instrumentalist teaching piano, theory, composition, and improvisation, I find myself fascinated with finding ways to unlock the music and the "inner musician." Even though the piano has always been my companion instrument, the violin, steel drum (pan) and framedrum are also a part of my musical family.

In addition to teaching, I facilitate group drumming, sounding and toning for well-being, as well as using the transformative process of "Tapping" (Emotional Freedom Technique EFT). Through my "Sounds Symbols Alchemy" program, I especially encourage and support women's rituals and empowerment through drumming, and using visual/ intuitive symbol systems of astrology, tarot and oracle cards.

More and more, I find that working with individuals in group settings brings us into deeper connection with one another. Because music is an innate part of every individual, it is the perfect creative, expressive and spiritual art form for activating our shared experience of humanity. Along with visual arts, music creation and playing go beyond borders, and speaks to the heart and soul of being.