MUSICAL EXCELLENCE BEGINS HERE
For nearly a century, The Canadian Bureau for the Advancement of Music (CBAM) has brought excellent affordable group piano instruction to elementary schools across Canada. With a unique teaching format and highly trained, passionate teachers, CBAM believes that our instruction can provide a rich addition to the development of young, creative minds.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to bring an excellent piano program to students at an accessible price. Every parent knows that the early years of a child’s life are crucial for development, and piano lessons help children improve IQ, abstract reasoning skills, memory, motor skills, and better overall learning. Our lessons furthermore assist in encouraging children to build important connections with fellow students.
The Canadian Bureau for the Advancement of Music (CBAM) examinations are structured in accordance with our eight levels of Practical and Theory Requirements it prepares our students to participate in the Royal Conservatory of Music examinations.
Prior to the shift of teaching to the digital realm, we taught at a number of schools across the GTA - have a look below.
North York:
Brookhaven P.S. Find on Google Maps.
Derrydown Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Finch Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Glen Park Public School. Find on Google Maps.
St. Gabriel Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
Scarborough:
Churchill Heights Public School. Find on Google Maps.
George Peck Public School. Find on Google Maps.
North Agincourt Junior Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Sir Samuel B. Steele Junior Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Tredway Woodsworth Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Prince of Peace Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
St. Thomas More Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
Etobicoke:
Claireville Junior School. Find on Google Maps.
Highfield Junior School. Find on Google Maps.
J.D. Parker Junior School. Find on Google Maps.
East York/Danforth/Downtown:
Howard Junior Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Lambton Park Community School. Find on Google Maps.
Northlea Elementary and Middle School. Find on Google Maps.
Presteign Heights Elementary School. Find on Google Maps.
R.H. McGregor Elementary School. Find on Google Maps.
Swansea Junior & Senior Schools. Find on Google Maps.
William Burgess Elementary School. Find on Google Maps.
Canadian Martyrs Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
Holy Family Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
St. Brigid Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
St. Malachy Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
York Region/ Markham/Stouffville:
Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
St. Mark Catholic Elementary School. Find on Google Maps.
William Armstrong Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Mississauga:
Briarwood Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Burnamthorpe Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Chris Hadfield Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Clifton Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Corsair Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Dixie Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Fairview Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Floradale Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Munden Park Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Silver Creek Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Thornwood Public School. Find on Google Maps.
Brampton:
Robert J. Lee Public School. Find on Google Maps.
St. John Bosco Catholic School. Find on Google Maps.
A RICH HISTORY
100 Years of Music Development
It all began a century ago. In 1917, after returning from WWI, two Canadian veterans, General Sir Arthur Currie GC and Sir Henry Beatty KC, returned to Canada to bring a dream to life. Sir Curry and Beatty worked tirelessly to bring accessible music instruction into schools, launching group piano and band classes in schoolrooms across Canada. Through the years, CBAM changed and grew with the times -- from offering violin lessons for twenty-five cents a lesson in 1929, to incorporating and registering as a charity in 1972. Throughout it all, CBAM, a proud nonprofit, has brought accessible music education to young minds across Canada in a unique format, increasing student engagement in music and encouraging discipline that lasts a lifetime.
“Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” – Plato
“Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children’s education.” – Yo-Yo Ma
CONTACT
Board Of Directors
Pamela Hetherington, President
Doreen Hutt, VP
Ross Hetherington, Member
Michael Bennett, Member
Sam Cole, Member
Rita Wood, Member
Ann Willoughby, Member
Staff
Pamela Hetherington, pamela.cbam@gmail.com