meet emma
Neurologic Music Therapist, Music Teacher, Performer & Creator
A certified Neurologic Music Therapist with a Bachelors of Music Theatre Performance (Sheridan, 2019) and a Masters of Music in Applied Music and Health (University of Toronto, 2023), Emma offers private lessons in voice and violin, adapted lessons, and music therapy sessions. As a long-time theatre performer, she has not completely said farewell to the stage, particularly enjoying participating in workshops of her friends' new musicals. She hopes to make music with you and share her passion for the power of creative arts.
About EBK Music Studio
EBK Music Studio provides private voice and violin lessons both in-studio in Toronto and online. Emma caters to students of all ages and abilities. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, Emma can help you achieve your goals. EBK's mission is to inspire and empower all students to reach their full potential in music. Emma focuses on challenging her students in a positive, fun, and safe environment where expression and the joy of making music comes first. She offers a well rounded musical education and is happy to adjust her lessons as her students’ needs require; she enjoys working intensely on technique, theory, ear training, and interpretation just as much as she loves helping students who just want to explore their love of music.
Voice
Violin
Beginner - Intermediate
In-studio or Online
From holding the bow for the first time to playing concertos, Emma helps students learn to play violin with confidence. Violin lessons focus on classical and Suzuki repertoire with room for pop/contemporary songs corresponding to the student's level.
Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced
In-studio or Online
Whether you have never sung outside of the shower or are a professional vocalist, Emma offers flexible voice lessons to suit your needs in styles from pop to music theatre to classical. In addition to ongoing lessons, Emma is available for individually booked vocal coachings to prep for auditions, refresh your repertoire, or brush up on technique.
Adapted Lessons
Music Lessons for Non-Musical Goals
In-studio or Online
Do you have non-musical goals you want to work towards? Adapted lessons are specially designed to work on improving skills in various areas of life with music as the means, rather than the outcome. Depending on the needs being addressed, these lessons may be focused on just one instrument may include a variety (voice, violin, piano, guitar, ukulele).
As a certified Neurologic Music Therapist, Emma is able to help you target goals in domains including:
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cognition (attention, executive function, memory, auditory perception)
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psychosocial (depression, anxiety, stress, grief, processing life events, communication, social interaction/behaviour)
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motor (developing/rehabilitating fine motor skills)
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speech and language (voice disorders, language and communication disorders)
Emma has worked with populations such as ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Dementia, post-stroke rehabilitation, TBI, Parkinson's, COPD, at-risk youth (including substance abuse/addiction, homelessness, refugees, and survivors of human trafficking) and various mental health diagnoses including anxiety disorders and mood disorders. Emma is happy to connect with you to discuss your specific needs to ensure adapted lessons are the right fit for you.