Get involved with the CFMTA National Conference in 2027!_
The PEIRMTA is looking into the possibility of hosting the CFMTA National Conference in 2027. We are looking for PEIRMTA members who are willing to volunteer their time to help organize this event.
Those willing to sit on our CFMTA committee are asked to e-mail PEIRMTA President Joyce at
Come study Music at UPEI! More information about our programs and upcoming auditions for Fall 2024 admission can be found on our website or contact
Important dates to know:
February 1, 2024 – Recommended deadline for applications
February 8, 2024 – Deadline for full application documentation (for scholarship consideration)
February 17, 2024 – Audition day (for scholarship consideration)
March 2, 2024 – Audition day (for scholarship consideration)
Late auditions are available June to early September, 2024 – contact
2024 PEIRMTA Student Composition Competition
The deadline to register for the 2024 PEIRMTA Composition Competition is Friday, March 1st, 2024.
Click HERE to download details on the competition and how to register your students!
Join us for a masterclass in piano with Magdalena von Eccher!
Magdalena von Eccher is recognized as one of Canada’s finest musicians. Her performances as a solo pianist, with orchestra,
collaborating with singers, and in chamber music are earning the highest praise from fellow musicians and are loved by audiences. Magdalena’s musical communication is always personal, poetic, and of the highest artistic calibre.
Along with her performing career, she is sought after as an engaging and skilled teacher and adjudicator, having been on faculty at the University of Lethbridge Department of Music and McGill University’s Schulich School of Music. She is now based in Charlottetown, PEI as Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Prince Edward Island.
The cost is $60/half-hour (RCM Level 5 and above), and $30 for 15 minutes (beginner to Level 4).
Registration details will be sent out in the January newsletter.
Practical Introduction to Performance Psychology with Nicole Strum - January 20th, 1:30 pm @ 2:30 pm
This event has been rescheduled for the new year! Nicole Strum will offer two introductory workshops in performance psychology on January 20th: one for teachers at 1:30 pm and one for students at 2:30 pm.
Discussion and activities will focus on optimizing learning, effective preparation, and developing mental skills for performance, and include the opportunity for participants to begin to develop a personal pre-performance routine, which, when practiced regularly, can dramatically improve performance and one's performing experience.
Workshops will take place in Steel Recital Hall on the UPEI campus. The cost is $15 (students of PEIRMTA teachers), $10 (PEIRMTA teachers), and $20 (non-RMT students or teachers). Nicole will be looking for participants willing to play a couple of lines of music for demonstration purposes.
Registration details will be sent out in the January newsletter.
Registration details will be sent out in the February newsletter.
To be held at Beaconsfield's Carriage House.
Registration details will be sent out in the February newsletter.
The Perform-a-Thon allows students to gain performance experience in preparation for the Music Festival and RCM Exams.
Students benefit from the opportunity to perform at the Festival venues. This event is also one of the main fund-raising events for the PEIRMTA, allowing us to donate money for scholarships at four local music festivals (Kings, Queens, East Prince and West Prince) and the Provincial Kiwanis Music Festival.
More details to come.
Registration details will be sent out in the May newsletter.