Author: glasshouseofmusic

In addition to being a professional performer, Jarred is also an excellent teacher – as I can personally attest. Jarred teaches teachers, helping them to develop even when it seems there’s no more time to practice because they’re always teaching. He also accepts younger students who are already aware that they are serious about music. […]

Jarred Dunn is a professional pianist, a Yamaha Artist, and currently works as a piano instructor at McGill University Schulich School of Music. To get to this point, a professional performer often participates in many competitions. For pianists, the world of performing and competing are intertwined. Here are some of Jarred’s thoughts on performing and […]

North America vs Europe – the Classical Music Experience Having lived, worked, studied and performed in North America and Europe (he moved to Poland in September 2014, to further his musical education), Jarred has some clear thoughts on the differences between the two classical music environments. It makes you wonder what  Canadian society and culture […]

In this post, I interview Jarred about his love of Chopin. Jarred is known as a Chopin expert, and in 2018 was the First Prize and Concerto Award winner of the prestigious Lithuanian International Chopin Competition (Vilnius). What was the highest point in your musical life so far? There are many! One great moment of […]

In 2014, I spent about six months trying to get back into serious practicing after a five-year lull. I needed more than just determination. I needed inspiration. During this time, a colleague sent me an email about an open lesson with Jarred Dunn. (An open lesson is when there is an opportunity for an audience […]

Have you heard of the blob? Actually, it’s called the Blob chorus. It’s an app that I often use while teaching young children.  One of the things students first learn is pitch. It’s about training their ear to notice the different sounds that different notes make. Some kids are naturally musical, and they can pick […]

When you’re teaching pre-schoolers you need to have energy. Especially for those kids with a lot of energy. You know the ones…they want to jump from activity to activity. You need the energy because you have to keep up with them! But I also want to show them that music, and the piano specifically, is […]

At what age should you begin? I think 4 years old is a good age to start. Kids are really starting to pick things up… they’re learning their alphabet and numbers, some are able to tell right from left, and they’re all in school by this age. This past school year (pre-pandemic), I spent one […]

My name is Tasi Glass and I’m a piano teacher with 17 years of full time teaching experience. I have both my Teacher’s A.R.C.T. and Performer’s A.R.C.T. from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and I love piano and teaching!! Now when I say I love the piano – I really do mean it. As a child […]