Biographical Note
Master Drummer Frederick Kwasi Dunyo was born in the Ewe village of Dagbamete, Volta Region of Ghana, West Africa. He has been drumming from the time he was a small boy, standing on blocks to reach the top of the drums. Since that time he has drummed, danced, taught and directed extensively in a variety of contexts in Ghana, USA, Canada, Bermuda and Taiwan. Kwasi is a member of the faculties of York University, University of Toronto, Royal Conservatory of Music and the Toronto District School Board. He has also performed and given workshops at many universities across North America.
Christopher Bagan
Sessional Teaching Staff: Early Music, Collegium Musicum, Historical Keyboards (harpsichord, fortepiano, organ)
Andrew Downing
Sessional Instructor: Jazz Bass, Jazz Materials and Ear Training, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Composition
Bina John
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (part-time): Music Education, Early Childhood, Psychology
Jim Lewis
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream: Jazz, Trumpet, Materials, Ear Training, Seminar in Jazz Studies
Jeffrey McFadden
Associate Dean, Performance and Public Events, Professor, Teaching Stream: Orchestral Instruments, Guitar, Area Head: Guitar
Nasim Niknafs
Associate Dean, Research, Associate Professor: Music Education, Coordinator, Music Education
Dennis Patrick
Associate Professor Emeritus, Teaching Stream: Music Theory, Composition, Electroacoustic Music
Jeffrey Reynolds (RETIRED)
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream: Music Education, Conducting, Orchestral Instruments, Trumpet