Saskatoon Academy of Music

We are pleased to share our overall award winners from our annual Academy Music Festival, 2026!

You can listen to all of these students' fabulous recordings here: https://www.saskatoonacademyofmusic.com/media

Special thank you to Matt at Rainy Day Recording Co. for working with our students to record, mix, and master their festival pieces. As well, thank you to Joel Dietrich Photography for photographing our awards reception.

2026 Overall Award Winners:

Piano
highest overall in 106: Methni K
highest overall in 108: Eliana O
highest overall in 110: Lan H
highest overall in 112: Fuji X
highest overall in 114: Isaac S
highest overall in 116: Taylor H, Ivor N
highest overall in 118: Matthew B

Vocal
highest overall in junior: Vlada P
highest overall in musical theatre uptempo: Dyllian F
highest overall in musical theatre ballad: Morgan B
highest overall in classical: Alita S
highest overall in pop/contemp: Alison T

Strings
highest overall 8 and under: Neveah R
highest overall 12 and under: Callie X
highest overall 14 and under: Mizpah S
highest overall 18 and under: Sophie W

Drums
highest mark overall: A***n A

Woodwinds/Brass
highest mark overall: Judah H

Guitar
highest mark overall: Dash Q

In case you forgot what summer is supposed to feel like, our ukulele stack is here to remind you! ☀️

We had a blast celebrating our Rockband 101 class this past weekend! Special thanks to The Matt Remenda Ensemble for inspiring our students with their awesome set, and to our Rockband instructor, Jesse for his amazing work this term. These kiddos are headed to Rainy Day Recording Co. later this week to track their new single - stay tuned for that in the upcoming weeks.

Next up: our Rockband summer camp runs August 17-21st, ages 8-16. 🤘🏼

We are hiring for piano and guitar instructors for summer and fall. If you think this might be you, hop into our DM's and we can chat further!

Summer registration is now OPEN!

Summer lessons run through July and August, and are the perfect time to kick off your musical studies. We can't wait to make music with you!

Beginner Discount | The Academy of Music We offer a discount for students who are trying lessons for the first time in a given instrument. This is a great way to determine if an instrument and teacher are the right fit before committing to further lessons.

Wow, what a great year for our Academy Festival!

We run our festival every spring, and it's always a huge labour of love. This year we had 475 entries, 9 adjudicators, and a very full week.

Thank you so much to our photographers for capturing some beautiful candid moments throughout the week; Joel Dietrich and his team Naysa, Finn, and Marlaa (https://jdlphotography13.my.canva.site/)

Our preschool camp is almost full... who's going to snag those last two spots?

We can't wait to make music with you!