Clinicians / Mentors
Hey HRCE band / elementary music teachers, click below for info about our free clinicians!
As part of the mandate to support and enhance the delivery of fine arts programming in HRCE, Halifax Regional Arts has the following clinicians available to support your programs. After this initial contact, it is up to you to contact a clinician and book them to come to your school or work with your students in your school or at an alternative site such as the HRA Campuses (formerly known as the Dartmouth and Halifax Music Centres.)
Halifax Regional Arts
Music Clinicians
2023-2024
Halifax Regional Arts is pleased to provide the services of several clinicians. Music educators in HRCE can book these clinicians to come to their classrooms to support curriculum delivery and assist with teacher professional development. You can contact each clinician directly at the email provided.
There is no limit to the number of times you can book a clinician; however, they will manage their bookings to ensure they are available to as many programs and classrooms as possible.
Music
Pam Paddock-Pam is an experienced music educator and sought-after wind band conductor. She can help educators work on their conducting, pedagogy, planning, or any aspect of a band program. She also provides woodwind and full band clinics and percussion section guidance. Pam can be reached at ppaddock@hrce.ca.
Bob Nicholson-Bob is a brass specialist who will do clinics with brass players of all ages. Bob provides small and large group instruction and individual lessons in person or over Zoom. Bob will also work with educators on brass pedagogy and warm-ups for full band. He can be contacted at rnicholson@hrce.ca.
Leslie Smith-Leslie is a woodwind specialist who will do clinics with woodwind players of all ages. Leslie provides small and large group instruction and individual lessons in person or over Zoom. Leslie will also work with educators on woodwind pedagogy. She can be contacted at leslie.smith@hrce.ca.
Noah Garnier-Noah is a percussion specialist who will do clinics with percussion players of all ages. Noah provides small and large group instruction and individual lessons in person. Noah will also work with educators on percussion pedagogy, score interpretation, instrument capabilities/troubleshooting, part assignments, and section set-up. He can be contacted at noah.garnier@hrce.ca.
Joe Cormier-Joe is a band educator with 30 years of experience. He is available for full band clinics to discuss pedagogy, planning, or any question a band teacher may have. Joe also provides brass clinics. You can contact Joe at jcormier@hrce.ca.
Ken Foote-Ken is an experienced band educator who has been an integral part of the music education community in Nova Scotia for decades. Ken will focus on the Bayview/ J.L. Ilsley family of schools and will provide band clinics, sectionals, private lessons, and mentorship for music educators. Ken can be contacted at kdfoote@hrce.ca
James Jackson-James is one of the most respected Orff educators in Canada. Past president of Orff Canada, James brings a career of experience in elementary classrooms. James is available to mentor elementary classroom music educators or even band educators who wish to explore Orff technique. James books up extremely quickly, so contact him at jacksoj@hrce.ca.
Charlotte Myers – Charlotte is a highly experienced music educator who applies both Orff and Kodaly pedagogy in her teaching practice. She would like to inspire more singing in the schools through choir/drama/concert rehearsals, student clinics, or in a music classroom setting. Charlotte can offer guidance and support on incorporating solfege, recorder, mallets, and movement into your music program. Contact her at cmyers@hrce.ca
Michael MacDonald- Mike is a music specialist with years of experience teaching classroom music and directing choirs of all ages. He is our resident recording studio specialist, running a recording studio for students through Cole Harbour High. Access to the recording facility is free of charge and available to any high school student or school ensemble. Mobile recording is also available through the studio. Recording time can be booked by emailing michael.macdonald@hrce.ca .