Rhona-Mae Arca is a piano teacher and music theory teacher in SW Calgary (Bridlewood). She performs as a solo and collaborative pianist, chorister and cajónist.
Rhona-Mae holds an ARCT in Piano Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music and Level 7 Contemporary Idioms Certificate from Conservatory Canada. Rhona-Mae attended the University of Lethbridge, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Bachelor of Management. Influential music teachers in her music education include Derek Stoll, Irina Ginzburg, Elinor Lawson, Elizabeth Mahaffy and Sherry Kennedy.
Rhona-Mae is a member of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ARMTA), the Alberta Piano Teachers’ Association (APTA) and Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations (CFMTA). She has served on the ARMTA Calgary board for several years and was Branch President from 2008 – 2009.
In 2013, Rhona-Mae was named Tech Teacher of the Year by Roland Canada, Music for Young Children and Conservatory Canada. She accepted her award at the CMFTA National Convention in Halifax that July.
Rhona-Mae teaches beginner piano up to Grade 10 as well as music theory. At Musespeak Studio, her students explore a wide range of music, from folk to classical, from jazz to video game music, and nearly everything in between.