2026
Upcoming 2026 dates and information coming soon.
2025 Annual General Meeting
Click here for information about the Annual General Meeting taking place before the PD Event.
Professional Development Event
Featuring Dr. Shannon Coates
Neurodiversity affirming voice pedagogy
&
Adjudicating Contemporary Styles
Part 1: Neurodivergent Voice
Discover what neurodivergence can look like in a voice student and a few ideas for how to change our teaching methods to create greater inclusivity in the voice studio.
Part 2: Adjudicating Contemporary Styles
The coordination required to create contemporary tonal outcomes (for music theatre and popular musics) differs from the coordination required to create western-classical tonal outcomes and our adjudicating needs to reflect this!
End of Day Bonus Workshop
Adjudicating Contemporary Styles (In-person participants only)
About
Learn more about Dr. Shannon Coates.
Schedule
Members-only Annual General Meeting
9:30 a.m. Registration, coffee, tea, pastries
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. NATS Ontario Annual General Meeting (in-person & virtual)
Members & Non-Members
12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break and PD Event Registration. Optional collective lunch order from the famous Italian market store Vincenzo’s.
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Intro to Neurodiversity Affirming Voice Pedagogy – 60-minute Lecture, 30-minute Q&A (in-person and virtual)
2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Adjudicating CCM Repertoire – 30-minute Lecture (in-person and virtual)
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 pm Adjudicating CCM Workshop BONUS (in-person only)
Pricing
Early Bird Rate until April 5
$85 members/$100 non-members
Regular Rate After April 5
$100 members/$125 non- members
SNATS Rate Anytime
$50