Sue Wood has been active in music for over 30 years as a piano teacher and an accompanist. She enjoys working with students and musicians of all ages and abilities. She is involved in the local music community serving on the executives of the Mid-Island Chapter of the BCRMTA and the Upper Island Music Festival. She founded Dreamtree Studios, originally an art gallery and music studio on Main Street in Vancouver, in 1994. As a member of the piano faculty at the Richmond Arts Centre, she maintains a connection with the lower mainland. In 2016, she completed the addition of a music studio to her home in the Brechin Hill neighbourhood of Central Nanaimo. She welcomes new and transfer students, as well as, music collaborators to Dreamtree Studios Nanaimo.
The Nanaimo Conservatory of Music was founded in 1977. Now operating from its new facility at 375 Selby Street the Conservatory will continue to provide high quality musical instruction to children and adults from Central Vancouver Island.The Conservatory prepares students for all levels of the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto) and Western Board exams. Students are encouraged to participate in the annual Upper Island Music Festival and to perform in Conservatory recitals. Whatever your skill level, the Conservatory has something to offer.All of our instructors are highly qualified and dedicated. Many of our music teachers are members of the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra.