A native of Elora, Ontario, Canada, David Rankine has been teaching music in Kingston area schools, community organizations, and historic sites for more than 20 years. A Kindergarten teacher for 8 years before becoming a Music Specialist, David completed his Honours Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University where he was an apprentice conductor with Dr. Mark Sirett, and his Bachelor of Education from Queen’s University where he received the L.W. Copp Teaching Award. David is a Certified Teacher Trainer in First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege, co-presented with Dr. Feierabend at the 2018 OMEA Conference, and hosted Canada's premier First Steps in Music Course in Kingston in 2018. David lives in a forest just north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children, Eva and George.
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