Get to know me
Hi. My name is Teri Slade and I love to teach.
I enjoy a busy schedule of teaching Body Mapping, conducting research at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Alberta, and much more. My work in research is informed by the intense rigour of researchers here at UofA, as well as the time I spent learning from and working with Gilles Comeau and Donald Russell at the Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory at University of Ottawa. When I'm not teaching, working, or making lesson plans, you can find me dancing Argentine Tango, playing piano, singing in choirs or simply reading books about pedagogy and/or somatics with a good cup of tea.
Like many musicians' health professionals, I discovered this work because I was injured. During my second year of Undergraduate studies in Piano at Memorial University, a severe case of bi-lateral tendonitis forced me to stop playing piano. During the four-year battle with pain that followed, I began my study of Body Mapping with the incredible Andover Educator, Jennifer Johnson. These circumstances led me to become a licensed Body Mapping Educator and pursue research in rehabilitation medicine. I now have the privilege of helping other musicians prevent injury and promote facility through the work of Body Mapping.
I love to share my experience and my knowledge of coordinate movement with students of all instruments, ages, and backgrounds. The setting of private lessons gives us the incredible privilege of finding the tactic that will work best for each individual. Group sessions and masterclasses allow large groups of people to learn together as a group. The five-year-old pianist, the undergraduate student, the adult amateur, the 80-year-old beginner: they all have their own unique goals and styles. It is my joy to find the best way to help each of them attain their artistic goals. Each of them is remarkable beyond words, and I can't imagine a more wonderful way to spend a life.
I enjoy a busy schedule of teaching Body Mapping, conducting research at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Alberta, and much more. My work in research is informed by the intense rigour of researchers here at UofA, as well as the time I spent learning from and working with Gilles Comeau and Donald Russell at the Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory at University of Ottawa. When I'm not teaching, working, or making lesson plans, you can find me dancing Argentine Tango, playing piano, singing in choirs or simply reading books about pedagogy and/or somatics with a good cup of tea.
Like many musicians' health professionals, I discovered this work because I was injured. During my second year of Undergraduate studies in Piano at Memorial University, a severe case of bi-lateral tendonitis forced me to stop playing piano. During the four-year battle with pain that followed, I began my study of Body Mapping with the incredible Andover Educator, Jennifer Johnson. These circumstances led me to become a licensed Body Mapping Educator and pursue research in rehabilitation medicine. I now have the privilege of helping other musicians prevent injury and promote facility through the work of Body Mapping.
I love to share my experience and my knowledge of coordinate movement with students of all instruments, ages, and backgrounds. The setting of private lessons gives us the incredible privilege of finding the tactic that will work best for each individual. Group sessions and masterclasses allow large groups of people to learn together as a group. The five-year-old pianist, the undergraduate student, the adult amateur, the 80-year-old beginner: they all have their own unique goals and styles. It is my joy to find the best way to help each of them attain their artistic goals. Each of them is remarkable beyond words, and I can't imagine a more wonderful way to spend a life.