T IMOTHY M. LEDGER [email protected] +1 (438) 394- 9469
E DUCATION McGill University Schulich School of Music Doctor of Music: Performance Studies (Piano) anticipated May 2020 Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Performer Diploma (Piano) 2016 Master of Music (Piano) 2015 University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Bachelor of Music (Piano) 2013
M USICAL- A CADEMIC E MPLOYMENT McGill University Schulich School of Music | Practical piano instructor 2017–present Applied piano instructor to undergraduate and graduate performance and faculty program students in the Schulich School of Music McGill University Schulich School of Music | Course lecturer 2017–present Musicianship 1 (MUSP-170), Musicianship 2 (MUSP-171) Classroom keyboard proficiency for undergraduate music majors Concepts: scales, sight reading, transposition, chord progression realization Keyboard for Professional Practice (MUSP-500 D1/D2) Individualized training for graduate music theory, conducting, and musicology students in keyboard skills required for research, professional presentations, and classroom teaching Concepts: figured bass realization, melody harmonization, transposition, score reading, improvisation, sight reading, and performance McGill Conservatory | Research assistant 2016–present Creating and formatting new syllabi for Conservatory performance examinations Tasks involved: compiling, correcting, and synthesizing data from existing examination syllabi and addenda into mergeable data sheets; researching universal titles, editions, and publication information; updating French/English translation to adhere to McGill University’s observance of the Québec Charter of the French Language Indiana University Jacobs School of Music | Course coordinator 2015–2016 Musical Skills IV (MUS-T331) Instructor of post-tonal aural skills to undergraduate music majors in lectures twice per week; designing curriculum and course pack; supervisor of one to three associate instructors (teaching assistants) Concepts: singing, sight singing, critical listening, dictation, improvisation, written projects Indiana University Jacobs School of Music | Associate instructor 2014–2015 Musical Skills IV (MUS-T331); Music Theory and Literature V (MUS-T351) Teaching assistant to professor of post-tonal aural skills and post-tonal theory and analysis Concepts: singing, sight singing, critical listening, dictation, improvisation, analysis, writing, keyboard skills
O THER M USICAL E MPLOYMENT McGill Conservatory | Teacher | Pianist 2016–present Private instructor; collaborative pianist for all concerts, masterclasses, workshops Independent employment | Pianist; collaborator; instructor 2007–present Pianist; collaborator for vocal or instrumental lessons and performances; private instructor Indiana University Summer String Academy | Staff pianist 2016 Pianist for cello studios University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music | Pianist 2010–2013 Pianist for opera lessons S ELECTED R ECENT P E RFORMANCES Collaborative performance | Pollack Hall October 2019 with Professor Dr. Sara Laimon, piano Masterclass performance | Pollack Hall October 2019 Masterclass given by Sir András Schiff Concerto performances | Pollack Hall October 2019 as winner of the 2018-2019 McGill Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Collaborative recital | Pollack Hall May 2019 with Edgar Donati, violin Solo recital | Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur March 2019 through Accès Culture Montréal Collaborative performances | Victoria Hall; BAnQ March 2019 for OperaTalks, Opéra de Montréal Concerto performance | White Rock Theatre February 2019 at Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition
S ELECTED P E RFORMANCE A WARDS Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition 2019 Selected for live rounds McGill Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition 2019 Winner McGill Symphony Orchestra Classical Concerto Competition 2018 Winner Graduate Excellence Fellowship | McGill University 2016 Indiana University Concerto Competition 2014 Finalist Cliburn Prize | University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 2010, 2011, 2012 Winner, CCM piano competition William Black Memorial Prize | University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 2009 Winner Music Teachers National Association Competitions 2008 Third prize, national final, duo/duet category Ohio Music Teachers Association Auditions 2007 Winner, state final
P RIMARY T E ACHERS Ilya Poletaev 2016–present Jean-Louis Haguenauer 2013–2016 Elisabeth and Eugene Pridonoff 2009–2013 Brent Schloneger 1996–2009
P RIMARY C OACHES Stephen Wyrczynski · Mauricio Fuks · Michael McMahon · Kyoko Hashimoto · Axel Strauss · Thomas Robertello · Kenneth Griffiths · Donna Loewy
M ASTERCLASSES Jerry Wong · Donna Lee · Joela Jones · Read Gainsford · Ann Schein · Norman Krieger · Leon Fleisher · Graham Johnson · Seán Duggan · Robert McDonald · Christian Zacharias · Boris Kuschnir · András Schiff
S ELECTED R ECENT R ECORDINGS Live recordings | Hyunjoung Yang 2020 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 27, No. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia” 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80 Live recording | Hyunjoung Yang 2019 Short program: Haydn, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Liebermann Live recording | McGill Sound Recording Studio 2019 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Studio recording | Martha de Francisco, Jennifer Nulsen 2018 Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Schumann, Op. 9 Live recordings | Justin Chervony 2018 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Préludes, Op. 32 Live recordings | McGill Sound Recording Studio, CBC Classical 2018 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
S ELECTED A CADEMIC A WARDS International Student Grant Writing Competition | McGill University Graduate Dean’s Award | McGill University Graduate Dean’s Scholarship | Indiana University CCM Memorial Award | University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
S ELECTED P UBLISHED / P RESENTED A CADEMIC W ORK McGill Conservatory of Music 2021 Violin Examination Syllabus anticipated August 2020 Primary compiler and editor McGill Conservatory of Music 2021 Voice Examination Syllabus anticipated August 2020 Primary compiler and editor McGill Conservatory of Music 2019 Piano Examination Syllabus Published August 2018 Co-author, primary compiler and editor Argle Bargle: presented 2017 A musical response to a petulant dissenting opinion Coming Together: presented 2016 A brief analysis and postulations on musical manifestations of socio-political rhetoric The Seen and Unseen: presented 2015 Threads of Connection Among Charles Ives’s Five Take-Offs for Piano Charles Ives’s Psalm 90: presented 2015 A brief examination of the use—and absence—of five leitmotif structures
I NTERDISCIPLINARY C OLLABORATION “Live” | Missouri Contemporary Ballet 2017 Under the direction of Karen Mareck Grundy, the Missouri Contemporary Ballet presented choreography to my recording of Leave a Comment by Phillip Sink
C URRENT R ELEVANT V OLUNTEER A CTIVITY McGill University Classical Music Club | Coach 2018–present Volunteer as coach for chamber music ensembles formed by musicians with extensive classical training currently enrolled in other areas of post-secondary study
Further details and additional examples of performances, awards, recordings, research, academic employment, musical employment, non-musical/non-academic employment, and volunteer work are available upon request. Teaching philosophy, statement of scholarly and creative activity, and diversity statement available upon request.