Meet Jessica

Welcome !

Teaching music combines two of my passions: music and piano

Jessica is a dedicated and skilled piano teacher from Edmonton, Alberta. With over 25 years of classroom and music teaching experience, Jessica strives to provide fun and engaging piano lessons for students of all ages and abilities. Jessica has a Bachelor of Education, is classically trained through Royal Conservatory of Music, and fully certified with Music for Young Children.

Whether it is infant music classes, group piano classes, or one on one piano lessons, Jessica offers quality piano education for children and adults. She strives to find creative and relevant ways to learn and enjoy music. Jessica is proud wife to an amazing man, a mom of 3 kids, and sister to her brother with Down Syndrome (who lives with them). She has always had a heart for people who are neurodiverse- and has family members with Tourette Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and Type 1 Diabetes.

“Teaching music combines two of my passions: music and people. I am a mother of 3, experienced school teacher, and I have had my own piano studio for many years. I am passionate about people experiencing and studying piano.
–I believe it is one of life’s simple joys and the benefits to studying music are both timeless and endless.”

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Qualifications

– Bachelor of Education Degree (UVIC); focus in Special Education
– Experienced Elementary Classroom Teacher
– Grade 8 Royal Conservatory Piano with Honours
– Advanced Rudiments Theory – First Class Honours with Distinction
– Music For Young Children Teacher Certified
– Teacher Professional Development Seminar from Royal Conservatory of
– Music: 2011 & 2012 – Students consistently score top marks for Royal
Conservatory of Music Examinations
– Presenter for music teacher groups (2016 & 2018)
– Excellent return rate from previous students
– Over 25 years of teaching experience
– Mom of three kids & caregiver to brother with Down Syndrome

Jessica Dawson (Ms. Jessica)
BEd, MYC, Music Pups & Private Piano Teacher
Prelude Piano Studio is an Edmonton-based home music studio.
780-719-4889