Douglas Schmidt

Douglas has been a successful music educator with students receiving numerous accolades. He is currently an examiner for the IB International Baccalaureate program. Douglas has taught successful students as a faculty member at the University of Victoria, as an outreach educator for the Esprit orchestra Toronto , the Victoria Symphony, and has been department head at International Schools in Germany, Vietnam, Thailand (Mahidol University) and Guatemala. Douglas was the head instructor for Asia Music and Performing Arts Education, teaching instructors how to best implement effective music courses and curriculum in their music teaching. Douglas has taught students ranging from 5 years to Masters degree. Douglas philosophy is “you don’t work music you play it.”

Private instruction on:

• Piano
• Saxophone
• Clarinet
• Accordion
• Music Theory (beginner and advanced)
• Music Composition