St. Paul’s Choral Academy

Thanks to a generous donor with a passion for sacred music, the St. Paul’s Choral Academy is open to everyone – we welcome participants no matter where you are on your spiritual journey and no matter what genre of music helps you interact with the Divine. Whether you attend our Book of Common Prayer, Contemporary, or Classic Services, whether you have children in our Children’s Ministry, or are encountering us for the first time, there is a way for you and your family to participate.

See our classes and workshops below!

Choral Contemplations

Our Choral Academy programming has finished for 2026, and will resume in January of 2027, when Robert Busiakiewicz, our director of music, returns from Parental leave.

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Basic Music Theory & Sight-Reading (Beginner) 

Do you want to learn how to read music? Do you want to learn how to apply that knowledge to singing in church, or in a choir? This weekly 45-minute class led by Robert Busiakiewicz is designed to build up your skills so that you are familiarized with standard musical notation, ear-training, and theory.

No prior experience or registration is required. Suitable for all tastes, and for ages high-school and above.

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Music Theory & Sight-Singing (Intermediate & Advanced)

Do you want to improve your ability to read choral music? Do you want to learn how to apply music theory to more complex musical works so that you can sight-sing efficiently? This weekly 45 minute class led by Robert Busiakiewicz is designed to build up your skills so that you are confident in a variety of musical scenarios, comfortable with sight-reading, and applying more advanced musical theory in liturgical practice.

This class requires some prior musical training at high-school, undergraduate, or equivalent level. No registration required.

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Voice Lessons

Want to find your voice? Want to access your full vocal range and enjoy singing in church? This monthly class is designed to build up your voice for use in church. Focussing on singing techniques, exercises, warmups, and practical tools for musical participation, this 1-hour class celebrates the human voice away from the pressures of rehearsals and performances.

No prior experience or registration is required. All ages are welcome.

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Kids’ Ministry Music 

Do you want your children to encounter God through music? Do you want to hear them singing sacred music? A professional and acclaimed music teacher, Nicholas Nicolaidis, is going to be working with the children in our Kids’ Ministry during the 9:30 and 11:15 am services. Through encouraging their voices and introducing them to the joy of music, the children will be sharing their musical endeavours with our congregations in church services around four times per year. Dates for these will be announced in advance, but the training will be provided weekly.

No sign-up is required.

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The St. Paul’s Choral Academy has been made possible through the generosity of the Honourable Margaret McCain O.C.