Biography — Barbara Siemens M.A., B.Mus., ARCT, BCRMTA
- Private Piano Instructor since 1986
- Music Festival Adjudicator
- Senior Examiner with RCM Examinations
- Author - The Piano Workbook: A Resource and Guide for Students in Ten Levels
Plus, The Piano Workbook Teacher’s Manual: A Companion to The Piano Workbook
Academic Achievements
- Master of Arts in Historical Musicology, UBC
- Bachelor of Music, Piano Major, UBC
- ARCT Teacher’s Diploma; Gordon Hallet Scholarship (highest mark in Canada)
- ARCT Performer’s Diploma, Piano
Publications
- The Piano Workbook: A Resource and Guide for Students in Ten Levels, 2007.
- The Piano Workbook Teacher’s Manual, 2008.
- Vancouver Recital Society Program Notes, All Seasons since 2002.
- Remembering Robin: Historical Performances by Dr. Robin Wood, CD Liner notes, 2005.
- The Piano Genre of the Polonaise: Its origins, and its development in the Nineteenth Century, Master’s Thesis, UBC Archive, 2002.
Affiliations
- Member of the BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association
- Member of the External Advisory Committee,
Capilano University Music Department - Member of the Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators’ Association
- Contributor of program notes and pre-concert talks for the
Vancouver Recital Society
Volunteer Work
- Member of the Vancouver Music Festival Workshop Committee
- Secretary for the Provincial Council, BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association, 1997-2005
- Delegate to the Provincial Council, BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association, 1987-1997
- Member of the Vancouver Branch Executive, BC Registered Music Teachers’ Association, 1987-1997