Connecting Canada - Anne Marie McIntyre

Anne Marie McIntyre

Anne Marie McIntyre is a seasoned voice and piano educator, certified life and business coach, and passionate advocate for the wellbeing of music teachers and creative professionals. A graduate of Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Anne Marie has built a distinguished career spanning over 25 years as a performer, pedagogue, and music director. Her recital work has taken her across Canada and the United States, including appearances at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She has continued her own artistic development through studies at the prestigious Golandsky Institute in New Jersey and the Juilliard School in New York. Her students have achieved Gold Medal standings in Royal Conservatory of Music examinations, top honors at local, provincial, national and international competitions, and awards at the National Music Festival in Canada and the American Protégé Competition in the United States. Many have gone on to successful performing careers in music theatre and opera across North America and Europe. Anne Marie is an RCM Certified Teacher with an Advanced Specialist Designation in Piano, and was honored with the Teacher of Distinction Award from the Royal Conservatory of Music in November 2025. In addition to her teaching, Anne Marie is a graduate of the Coaching Evolved Certification Program and now works with music teachers and creative professionals navigating burnout, boundaries, business growth and the deeper mindset work that transforms not just their studios — but their lives. Her coaching practice bridges practical strategy with inner alignment, helping music educators rediscover their worth, their joy and their purpose. Anne Marie believes that when music teachers do the inner work — the embodied, transformational work of coming home to themselves — everything changes. Their studios. Their relationships. Their joy. Their lives.

Session #9: From Burnout to Sustainable Joy: Embodied Studio Business Transformation for Music Teachers
LIVE 9-10am PDT - Monday, July 20

Music teachers across the globe are experiencing unprecedented burnout, feeling disconnected from their initial passion for teaching while struggling to build sustainable, fulfilling studio businesses. Many find themselves caught in cycles of overwhelm, making business decisions from fear rather than wisdom, and slowly losing the joy that drew them to music education in the first place.This transformational 60-minute workshop offers a revolutionary approach to studio business development by integrating embodiment-based coaching with practical business strategy. Unlike traditional business workshops that focus solely on external tactics, this experience creates sustainable change from the inside out, helping teachers reconnect with their authentic teaching essence while building thriving, values-aligned studios.Workshop Experience:Participants begin with a gentle guided somatic reset exercise designed to shift from overwhelm into calm presence—the foundation for clear decision-making. From this grounded state, teachers will explore a guided values and essences excavation, reconnecting with their core motivations and unique teaching gifts through embodied awareness practices.The heart of the workshop involves creating an "Energy Map" of their current studio business, using body wisdom to identify where their practices align with their values and where disconnection creates stress. Teachers will learn to recognize the physical sensations of business alignment versus misalignment, developing their internal guidance system for sustainable decision-making.Practical integration follows, as participants translate their insights into concrete business strategies: pricing from worth rather than fear, attracting students who align with their teaching values, creating boundaries that protect their energy, and designing schedules that honor their natural rhythms.The workshop concludes with an embodied commitment practice, where teachers identify one aligned action step and learn a simple daily check-in process to maintain this new way of being in their studios.Unique Value:This approach recognizes that sustainable business success requires inner alignment, not just external strategy. By addressing both the personal exhaustion and business challenges music teachers face, participants leave with renewed passion, clear direction, and practical tools for creating studios that nourish both teacher and students.Teachers will discover how to make business decisions from embodied wisdom rather than reactive overwhelm, transforming their relationship with both their teaching and their livelihood. This workshop doesn't just offer business tips—it offers a pathway back to the joy and fulfillment that makes music teaching sustainable for the long term.Learning Outcomes: