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Mary Morrison in conversation with Barbara Hannigan, our John R. Stratton Visitor in Music, discusses the importance of listening and going to the library. Sometimes it really is a good idea to put your iPhone down. Really. 

Caryl Clark (RETIRED)

Music historian Caryl Clark reflects on teaching and the piano’s influence around the world - from the historical salons of Vienna and Mozart to present-day Toronto and China.    

Mark Duggan

Mark Duggan

Robin Elliott

Every day our faculty, staff and students are inspired by the music all around them. Just ask Professor Robin Elliott... 

Bina John

We know that music education matters.But ask Music Education Professor Bina John if learning music makes you smarter, and she’ll tell you that you’re asking the wrong questions  - and then she’ll blow your mind.“Does music ignite every part of the brain? Yes! Can music h...

Jim Lewis

The 11 O’clock Jazz Orchestra provides students and audiences with the chance to hear some gems of Jazz repertory. Here they are playing at Hart House’s Arbor Room. 

Lorna MacDonald

Lorna MacDonald strives to be the best tour guide for her students and their talent. Here she is in studio working with a student.  

Don McLean

Up for a little outing? Dean Don is heading to the Gardiner Museum, one of UofT’s many great neighbours along the Bloor Street Cultural Corridor. Follow him as he takes a little field trip (just don’t jay walk…) 

Mary Morrison

Mary Morrison in conversation with Barbara Hannigan, our John R. Stratton Visitor in Music, discusses the importance of listening and going to the library. Sometimes it really is a good idea to put your iPhone down. Really.  

Wendy Nielsen

 Our great teachers are also often great working musicians. We prepare students for careers in and beyond the music sector by establishing links with local companies like the TSO and the COC. 

Steven Philcox

UofT Music’s Collaborative Piano program takes cooperation to a new level. Playing a supportive role for instrumentalists and vocalists, our collaborative pianists are experts at working cooperatively - giving their best to help bring out the best in others.   

Alexander (Sasha) Rapoport

Alexander (Sasha) Rapoport teaches students about musical form by looking at the musical form of the traditional masters. He knows that what happens in measure 1 is just as important as what happens in measure 143. 

Daniel Taylor

Dido and Aeneas,a Baroque Opera composed by Henry Purcell, recounts the love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage, for  Aeneas, the Trojan hero  and her despair when he abandons her. Students from Schola Cantorum, Consort of the Theatre of Early Music including Sporanos Agnes Zsigovi...

Lydia Wong

UofT Music’s Collaborative Piano program takes cooperation to a new level. Playing a supportive role for instrumentalists and vocalists, our collaborative pianists are experts at working cooperatively - giving their best to help bring out the best in others.