After teaching at the post-secondary level for over thirty years Dr. Dale Wheeler is now enjoying life as an independent musician. He maintains a small private studio in Red Deer and is a senior examiner, clinician, and consultant for The Royal Conservatory of Music and RCM Publishing. He holds the doctorate in piano performance and pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma as well as degrees and diplomas from the University of Saskatchewan and Trinity College of Music, London. Dr. Wheeler has appeared as a recitalist, accompanist, adjudicator, and lecturer from coast to coast in Canada and throughout the U.S. He has presented at major conferences throughout North America and Europe, the most recent being the International Society for Music Education 2018 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He has served as president of both the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra and the Alberta Piano Teachers Association.