About Lifelong Music

'A Superior Fanfare' and 'Superior Suite' were written in 1995 to involve music students with Lake Superior environmental issues at White Pines C&VS. Compositions for schools continued and Lifelong Music was officially registered in 2001.

Concert band, brass band, brass ensembles, accompanied solos, and sax quartets are available at many levels. Beginning, Developing, and Progressive Band Series focus on meeting teacher/student needs at the fundamental stage of musical development, particularly where method books fall short. These 3 levels progress from 5 pitches to 1 octave to more than 1 octave ranges.

About the Composer

Originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Ken graduated with a B. Mus. Ed.- Honours 1974 & B. Ed. 1976 from the University of Western Ontario at London, and an Associate Music Performer’s Diploma - tuba 1974 from Western Ontario Conservatory of Music. His teachers included: Saville Shuttleworth, Charles Dalkert, Ralph Aldrich, Clifford Evens, and A. James Ford. Ken performed as principal tubist of the London Symphony Orchestra (Ontario), tuba recitalist, and tubist of the London Brass Quintet, a faculty ensemble. He was low brass instructor for UWO Faculty of Music and Conservatory of Western Ontario (now Conservatory Canada). He has played tuba for the Lakehead Symphony Orchestra, Sault Symphony, Sault Opera Society, tuba/trombone for Steeltown Silver Band, trombone for Sault Swing Band and Musical Comedy Guild.

Since 1976 Ken taught grade 9-13 instrumental music for Algoma District School Board including Band, Choir, Music in Life, and Piano Keyboard classes at Korah, Bawating, and White Pines secondary schools. In 1996 he was one of 6 team members of the Lake Superior Basin project chosen for the Reader’s Digest “National Outstanding Leaders in Education Award”, and in 1997 was presented the OSSTF Leadership in Education Award.

Ken was a 5-year board member of Ontario Music Educators Association, an instructor at the Ministry of Education Ontario Music Leadership Camp - Lake Couchiching from 1980-84, low brass instructor at Ontario Youth Music Camp in Beaverton, and Huntington Summer Music Camp in Sudbury.

From 1998 to the present, he continues as brass instructor at Algoma University and since 1999 at the Algoma Conservatory. He retired from the Ontario College of Teachers in January of 2021.

Lifelong Music has exhibited 15 times at OMEA Conferences in Toronto, London, Hamilton, and Niagara Falls. Ken presented a workshop - 'Instrumental Music: The First Three Weeks' Nov. 2nd, 2012 which engaged 80 delegates from student teachers to experienced music educators. Lifelong Music has exhibited for 5 years at the Nova Scotia Music Educators Conference.