Dr. Amy Simon
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Registered Subjects: Clarinet (RMT)
Other areas of musical instruction: Flute, Saxophone, Rudiments, Advanced Theory, History of Music
Dr. Amy Simon is a clarinetist, woodwind specialist and music scholar. She holds a Masters degree in Music (Clarinet Performance) from the University of Victoria, and a PhD in Music (Ethnomusicology) from York University in Toronto, which she completed with the support of the prestigious Provost Dissertation Scholarship.
Amy is on the faculty at UPEI as an Instructor of Clarinet and Woodwind Techniques.
As a clarinetist, Amy is active as a chamber and orchestral musician. She toured for several years throughout Europe and North America as principal clarinetist in a classical Chinese dance show, performing about 100 shows a year. Currently, Amy plays clarinet and bass clarinet with the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra and Luminos Ensemble.