ORMTA BARRIE BRANCH
Nonprofit Organization
SCHOLARSHIP EVALUATION
Deadline to Enter: February 1, 2025
Dates of Evaluations:
Voice: February 28, 2025
Piano: March 1, 2025
Location: First Baptist Church
550 Grove St. E, Barrie
Adjudicators
Piano: Wendy Anne Potter (see below for bio)
Voice: Edwina Douglas (see below for bio)
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Please read updated info carefully.
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Students of Barrie Branch ORMTA teachers in any membership category may enter students. Students may submit up to 3 pieces of any style. This includes conservatory or non-conservatory selections, including etudes. Beginners to advanced and all ages are welcome. This is a wonderful performance opportunity for students to perform without an audience for an impartial adjudicator.
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Students will be graded similar to exam marking. Students receiving A+ or A will be given awards and be asked to perform at our Awards Recital, Saturday March 22nd, 2:00pm.
Results will be announced to Barrie Branch ORMTA teachers via email, as well as being posted on our website (barrieormta.com) and Facebook page. Adjudications will be mailed to teachers to distribute to their students.
To receive a mark, memorization is required for all solo pieces including etudes. Duets do not require memorization. Students should refrain from announcing pieces.
Students are required to bring an original copy of the music for the adjudicator. If a student has a photocopy, they will not receive a mark. If using downloadable music purchased online, you must include a PDF of the purchase receipt. Please arrive 10 minutes early.
Edwina Douglas
From young, newly-blossoming singers to active, professional adult Broadway stars, and
everyone in between Edwina loves her work as a voice teacher! She was the original creator of
the show choir, Bravado!, and founder, director, band leader, keyboardist and lead singer in the
high-energy vocal group, “Marmalade”. Besides working with professional theatre as music-
director and bandleader, Edwina loves working with community theatre.
Edwina has always loved performing and inspiring others to do the same....that being her key
motivation in maintaining a vibrant & creative vocal studio. Holding ARCT’s in both teaching &
performance, many of Edwina’s students have represented Barrie at the Ontario Music
Federation Provincial Competition including multiple winners of the Ontario Registered Music
Teachers Association Provincial Student Vocal Competition.
Edwina’s students have consistently won major awards at their local festivals and she
has successfully prepared numerous students for their University Vocal Performance Auditions.
Edwina is a member of National Association of Teachers of Singing.
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Wendy Potter is a Toronto based pianist and teacher. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Piano Performance from Western University, and a Master's Degree in Piano Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Michigan. Previous positions held include Lecturer in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Michigan, and Coordinator of the All-State piano program at the Interlochen Centre for the Arts. She is the recipient of the Alice B. Kern Excellence in Teaching award, as well as the U.W.O. Gold Medal.
Wendy has been an RCM Examiner since 1998, and a member of the CMFAA since 1999. She continues to enjoy traveling around North America as an adjudicator and clinician.
Encouragement and validation are at the heart of her interactions with young people. She has had the privilege of running a home-based studio in the Beaches area of the city for many years. Her commitment to clear and knowledge-based communication is inspired by her own students, and all of the hard working music educators across the continent.