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Donna O'Connor
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Beaches International jazzfest streetfest July 2018
 Donna O'Connor  COACH TO YOUNG TALENT BIO IN PICTURES
Beach Music Director & admin
Coordinator/leader of July Vocal streetfest camps (Beaches International jazz festival) 


Piano RCM Gr.9 ,Voice (the voiceworks- specialist Adolescent voice)
Licentiate in Somatic Voice (Contemporary Commercial Music- Shenandoah University USA )
Ukulele, beginner guitar & Play & sing with piano , guitar or ukulele.
RCM rudiments
  (prep, basic, intermediate)


After a decade on the road with her own band Hostage she settled down in  
Toronto studying voice privately with Charles Jordan & Gloria Ferrer (acclaimed vocal coach and therapist) and continued her studies in Piano, theory, & Dalcroze w/ Donald Himes (Mr.Dressup, Dalcroze Diplome Superior) & saxophone w/ Jazz great- Pat Labarera.

Returning to Piano studies as an adult gives her an unique approach with adults wishing to return to playing music creatively OR
Donna can lead you through Classical repertoire through the graded RCM practical program & theory exams. 
As well as full certification in  'Somatic Voicework '- the LoVetri method from 
Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah University. 
And is enrolled with, dalcrozecanada 's  teacher training program.
She continues to bring her creative energies to Beach Music as founder and Artistic director of the Beach Music Youth Chorus.
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Donna brings 3 decades of performance to  Beach Music Studio.  
A notable live & studio singer, songwriter in concert  she has opened for : Burton Cummings,  Three Dog Night, James Brown,
Patti Labelle & Dionne Warwick .
She's  recently released her 2nd Independent CD - of 11 original songs titled 'Hooked' available on itunes 
She has established a thriving singing &  songwriting career as well as arranging, & session singing for songwriters such as :
Matthew Gerrard (Hannah Montana, High School Musical ) Kristi Magraw & Kidslove2learnchannel.

     Donna continues membership with:
  • Toronto musicians association  (TMA),      
  • Songwriters Association of Canada  (SAC), 
  • Dalcroze society of canada  (DSC) , 
  • Contemporary Commerical Music Institute  (CCM)
  • Royal Conservatory of Music  (RCM-teacher member)
  • Early Childhood Music Education (ECME)
Teaching music in The Beach since 1985
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