MUSIC THERAPY & LESSONS
Jorden Litepo
Music Therapist - Creative Connections
Music Therapy
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Jorden completed her Bachelor's Degree at Capilano University and has recently earned her Neurologic Music Therapy designation.
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She loves working with kids of all abilities and enjoys seeing them engaged and actively enjoying learning. Jorden firmly believes that all individuals learn differently and that a positive learning environment is a key to success. She enjoys the challenge of thinking creatively to meet client needs.
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​Jorden owns Creative Connections Music Therapy and has a variety of music therapists that work with her.
Please contact her directly to set up 1:1 sessions or to attend a group session in the Fall, on Tuesday's at 5:30pm.
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Iris Lam
Piano Teacher
Special Education - Piano Program
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Iris is a fun, and experienced special educator dedicated to discover the different learning styles of each student, making lessons fun and enjoyable while grasping the concepts learned. She completed her undergraduate at UBC, has undergone a valuable mentorship program from UBC School of Music, inspiring her to research more pedagogy training from famous composers like Forrest Kinney. She had the honour to learn from Forrest Kinney and he has been her inspiration to continue his legacy on “Pattern Play,” an art of piano improvisation. Iris is certified in the curriculum for Music for Young Children (MYC), Musikgarten, Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM). She has been teaching for over 15 years and as a side hobby, she enjoys playing the harp.
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For her active pursuit of continuing education in her teaching career, she is recognized by Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) and received the Teacher Enrichment Award in 2015. She loves working with students from age 3 years, adults to seniors with all levels and abilities, including special students with learning disabilities. She enjoys finding fun ways to enhance student’s education through piano; teaching them music appreciation and exploring their musicality and creativity.
Iris believes we can all make music and learn to express our feelings with music. Her recent study in Special Music Education with Dr. Erin Parkes and teaching experience involves using adaptation to custom lesson plans, developing flexible and playful strategies to support students with diverse abilities. Whether it is fine motor, regulation, following rules, growth mindset to stretching or reducing anxiety, the new piano program for special students incorporates individual learning goals into piano play. After gaining valuable teaching insight as a Behavioural Interventionist, an Educational Assistant and Inclusion Teacher for schools inclusive of Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School, she founded an Adapted Piano Program in 2022.
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Iris is currently on leave.
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For more about Iris, visit https://www.meowsicpiano.com/about-ms-iris.html