Marcia O'Neill, Our guest Artist for the Musicians of Ochre Pit Cove

Marcia O’Neill has been involved in music education more than twenty years. She currently teaches piano and theory privately to students from beginner to Grade 10 (Conservatory Canada/ RCM) ages 4 to Adult. She is former Education Director for the Niagara Symphony Association. In addition, she was Coordinator and Camp Director for the Niagara Symphony Summer Music Camp, an orchestral camp serving more than 300 children and adults annually. She was developer and teacher of the Tickle the Ivories course, a continuing education course atBrock University in St. Catharines, ON. She frequently presented music education workshops to teachers for theGrand Erie District School Board. She is coordinator of the Canadian Music Festival.

Ms. O’Neill holds a B.Music (Honours) with focus on piano pedagogy and harpsichord performance from Brock University. She also has a diploma in Theatre Arts fromNiagara College