Lori Oussoren

Piano

Q. What do I like most about teaching?

”The thing I love most about teaching is seeing the excitement and thrill my students have when they first hear a piece of music they want to learn. Then there is the slow unravelling of the music; turning a written code into sound and bringing the notes off the page. It’s so fun to be a part of the process with them!”

Lori is a dedicated piano teacher with 20 years of experience. She received her Honours ARCT in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music. There she studied under James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton of the Anagnoson and Kinton piano duo. She won first prize consecutively in the Kiwanis and Peel Music Festivals and has competed at the provincial level. She was a recipient of the Frederick Harris Music scholarship and the Yamaha Piano Award.

Lori received her Bachelor of Music Therapy from Capilano University in 2008, and has enjoyed exploring the creative uses of music with her music therapy clients and music students through composition, improvisation, and songwriting. She offers adapted piano lessons for students with special needs.

Lori has taught in schools, community centers, and at several music studios, including the Yamaha Piano School and the Ottawa Conservatory. Lori has nurtured and guided hundreds of piano students on their musical journeys, from beginners to advanced piano students. She has successfully prepared dozens of piano students for RCM exams and music festivals and her students have been accepted into university music programs.

Some of Loris more recent music activities include performing in a Halloween Monster Piano Concert at Massey Hall which featured ten grand pianos being played at the same time, and composing a group of short pieces for piano study.

Lori is a member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association.