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Sherry Aldrich
Tel: (807)622-4824
Email: sherry@musicality.ca
Website: http://www.musicality.ca
              http://www.jim-n-i.com
Union: AFM Local 591

Sherry offers lively, upbeat, interactive programs for all ages, using music to enhance the classroom experience of math, social studies, science, language arts, or whatever the class wishes to explore. Through instruction and encouragement in singing, creative movement, and the use of a variety of instruments, links are discovered and confidence is built. Songwritingpresents further self-expression and educational opportunities through lyric and melody composition, and through presentation. A series of "Musical Me" workshops have been created for educators, focusing on increasing each teacher's personal comfort level with using music in the classroom, and exploring the practical application of music as an effective classroom tool. Consider a concert performance by the musical duo Jim ‘n’ I (Sherry and Jim Gillies). Whether a concert, a workshop or a presentation, participants are inspired to discover their own personal musicality.


Rodney Brown *
Tel: (807)344-1057
Fax: (807)344-1057
Email: rodney@rodneybrown.ca
Website: http://www.rodneybrown.ca/
Union: 591 AFM

Rodney Brown is well known to Thunder Bay audiences. Programs are for all ages and are designed to meet individual classroom needs. They range from concert performances to workshops, presentations and residencies. Projects are often based on song creation using selected themes with an emphasis on lyric writing and melody exploration involving vocal and instrumental instruction.


Dave Campbell
Tel: (807)623-2372
Email: dcampbel@tbaytel.net

 

Dave is a Musician/Visual Artist who lives in Thunder Bay. He is a graduate of Lakehead University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts, with a concentration in Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting). In 2001 he received his Bachelor of Education Degree from Lakehead University and presently works as a supply teacher for the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board. Dave has also been involved with the Learning Through the Arts program here in Thunder Bay.


Song writing and the History of Folk music/World music and Performance are the emphasis of Dave's sessions. Rhythm is also explored with a real hands on aspect to the composition the class co- writes with Dave.

 

Dave is a working Musician here in Thunder Bay, Playing in several different bands, mainly as the Drummer for the Scott Vanteeffelen Band. The band is currently working on their third recording. Dave also likes to venture out as a guitar playing singer song writer along with Damon Dowbak. Dave is member the American Federation of Musicians as well as the Ontario Folk Festival Council. Dave is presently shooting for the Stars, along with Damon of course.


Damon Dowbak

Tel: (807)622-6636

Toll-free: 1-888-236-6802
Email: damon@tbaytel.net
Website: www.myspace.com/damondowbak

Member of Musicians Local 591.


Damon is a glass artist, painter and musician.  He is the owner of Kleewyck Stained Glass (Studio/Retail est. 1976).  Through Kleewyck, he creates stained and fused glass works for residential, public and liturgical settings.  Visit the Kleewyck website at www.kleewyck.com for more information.

As a musician, Damon plays mandolin, mando-cello and guitar.  He is presently a member of Canto with Kim Erickson & Sage Reynolds (www.myspace.com/cantomusic) and Rodney Brown and the Thunder Bay All Star Band.

Lois Garrity

Tel: (807)577-3141
Fax: (807)577-3888
Email: lgarrity@tbaytel.net

Lois is a singer/songwriter. Exploring country, folk, Irish, Scottish and children’s songs, she loves to play at children’s birthday parties, retirement parties and country fairs. Union.

Jim Hamilton *
Tel: (807)768-4017
Email: jhamilto1@shaw.ca

Jim is Thunder Bay’s first homegrown winner (94 FM, 1989)  Currently he is working as an artist in the "Learning Through the Arts" program; and teaching with the Lakehead Public School Board.  In his teens, Hamilton toured across Canada in local rock bands.  In 1998 Jim produced his first C.D., and was recently awarded a "New Works" grant from the Ontario Arts Council, in support of his second C.D. - to be released in fall 2007.  From 1990 to 2000, Hamilton worked as a consultant with the Ontario Arts Council, designing and delivering workshops, and organizing conferences.  He worked with many community groups and was exposed to many community arts projects.  Jim' Hamilton' is a talented performer and artist and a superb communicator with strong facilitation skills.  He naturally integrates his music and life lessons into his work as an artist, teacher and facilitator.

Shy-Anne Hovorka
Tel: (807)475-3360
Email: shyanne.leah@gmail.com

Shy-Anne Hovorka is a former Native Language teacher from Red Lake, Ontario. She is also an avid musician. Shy-Anne loves to share her knowledge of music and Native Tradition with students of all ages to help foster a positive understanding of the culture through hands on art activities as well as interactive music activities. She is very energetic, and students of all ages leave with new knowledge, new art, new understanding, and with a smile.

Shelley Jacobson *
Tel: (807)768-1182
Fax: (807)623-5122
Email: shelljac1@shaw.ca
Website: http://www.shellsong.com/
Union: AFM/SOCAN

Shelley Jacobson is a professional singer/songwriter that performs with her high energy band called: Shelley Jacobson and the Bonnaroo Band. She teaches songwriting workshops in schools and teaches private lessons throughout the year.

Sean Jesseau *

Music Workshop School and Store

#101-430 Waterloo St. S.
Tel: (807)622-1841
Fax: (807)622-1841
Email: seanjesseau@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.musicworkshopdirect.com/

Through his business – Music Workshop (School and Store) Sean works with many populations using drums and percussion. Through most of the year Sean offers his classes "Hands-on Drumming" three nights of the week for all levels including absolute beginners. These groups focus on a multitude of hand drums including Afro-Cuban Congas, West African Djembes and stick drums, frame drums, the Spanish Cajon and Middle Eastern Doumbek as well as hand percussion. Sean also teaches individual, group and family lessons using these instruments and others including the Drum Set. Sean is a patient and very experienced teacher.

Team Building For Groups with Drum and Rhythm Circles:

Sean hosts and facilitates Drum and Rhythm Circles with many collaborators in Education, Recreation, Health, Business and Entertainment sectors. Conferences, youth initiatives, music and cultural festivals and schools make up many of the repeat participants. Sean's Teambuilding Drum and Rhythm Circles have been highlights at events put on by Confederation College, NWOSSSA, and Sioux Mountain Music Festival, Echoes International Drum Festival,Thunder Bay Fast Forward, P.A.R.O. and many more. Call about unifying your group using the profoundly joyful medium (and metaphor) of the Community Drum Circle! Everything is supplied!

Educators and School Visits

Sean is extremely active as a classroom presenter with groups spanning pre-school, elementary and high school students as well as college and university groups. He has been called on by numerous school boards to personally train thousands of students and teachers (including many non-musicians). One specialty is teaching how to address the music curriculum using Drum and Rhythm Circles. This is especially relevant for teachers with little or no musical experience themselves and looking for a place to start. Sean has also developed programs in collaboration with the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Lakehead Board of Education. These packages taught Acoustics- The Science of Sound, Math Patterning, and Music as Language, all using the medium of the community Drum Circle.

Field Trips

The new Music Workshop school and store is a perfect destination for a field trip. Our big bright classroom is a great place to host an educational, teambuilding or stress busting event using drums, theatre games, Boomwhackers, marimbas and more. The school is completely wheelchair accessible as well as the adjoining store! It is located just south of Arthur on Waterloo St. S. next to the DaVinci Ctr.


Dianne Potts *
Tel: (807)475-4450
Email: diannepotts@shaw.ca
Website: www.diannepotts.com

Dianne Potts has been busy as a musical performer, actress, piano teacher, songwriter, and music educator.


She offers:

 

EDUCATION

ENTERTAINMENT

Lise Vaugeois
Tel: (807)345-1811
Email: lise@vaugeois.info
Union: AFM 592; SOCAN

Lise is a composer, musician and educator and has been leading creative music projects in schools across Northwestern Ontario since 1994. She works collaboratively with students and teachers to create and perform original music (vocal and instrumental) using voice, percussion, found instruments and instruments students already play. Linked to curriculum topics, projects are designed to integrate students at all levels of ability. If requested, Lise can also provide a large number of homemade, found and world percussion instruments for students to use.


Michelle Zapf-Belanger
Tel: (807) 285-1985
Email: michellezb@gmail.com
A.F. of M. Local 591

Michelle is a violinist who plays with the Thunder Bay Symphony and Aurora Borealis in Thunder Bay. Before that, she lived in Toronto, where she was predominately a music educator--teaching private violin, but also music and history to classrooms from pre-schoolers to high school students. She loves working with classrooms of kids and has a few music/drama fusion projects cooking in her head.