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Department of Arts, Culture and Media

Tony Nam-Hai Leong

Tony smiling with a professional suit
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Email
tony.leong@utoronto.ca
Building AA 332
Program
Music and Culture
Website
https://www.tonyleong.ca

Biography

Educator and conductor, Dr. Tony Nam-Hai Leong completed his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. An advocate for well-being and social change through accessible and lifelong music-making, community engagement is central to his work. Dr. Leong serves as MusicFest Canada’s Chairman of the Orchestra/Strings Division; Executive Member of the Canadian Music Educators’ Association; Past-President and member of the Ontario Music Educators’ Association Board of Directors; co-founding director of the Ontario Strings Association; Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician; and past Board Member of the Coalition for Music Education in Canada. With a passion for public and post-secondary education, Dr. Leong is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at the University of Toronto Scarborough; an instructor at Queen’s University; and Head of the Arts Department at Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute. His research includes the intersections of string music education, technology, adolescents, community music, and Music for Life.

Education

Ph.D. in Music Education, University of Toronto (2010)

Affiliations

Canadian Music Educators' Association, Executive Board Member

Ontario Music Educators' Association, Past-President

MusicFest Canada, Chair of Orchestra/Strings Division

Teaching Interests

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Curriculum Development; Student-Centred and Collaborative Learning; Relevant and Engaging Repertoire; Orchestra.

Research Interests

String music education; Technology; Adolescents; Community music; Music for Life.

Awards and Grants

IDEAS: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Sustainability Grant, "Songwriting Workshops and Lectures for Foundations in Musicianship Courses" (2023-2024)

Publications

Leong, T.N.H. (2014). Musical Storytelling. In Booth, D. Exploding the Reading. Markham, ON: Pembroke, pp. 87-89. https://www.orcabook.com/Exploding-the-Reading. ISBN 9781551382999

Leong, T.N.H. (2010). Canadian Repertoire in Publicly Funded String Programs. Journal of the Canadian Music Educators' Association, Bolden, B., Ed. Fall 2010, Vo. 52, No. 1.

Leong, T.N.H. (2010). Symphonic Engagement: A Case Study of Extra-Curricular String Orchestras. Doctoral Dissertation, OISE/UT. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/24810

Leong, T.N.H. (2005). OSAPAC: Music Technology at Our Finger Tips. The Recorder, Journal of the Ontario Music Educators' Association, Beatty, R. & Fitzsimmins, S., Eds. Winter 2005, Vol. XLVII, No. 2, pp. 57-61, 86.

Leong, T.N.H. (2004). Using Technology as a Vehicle to Enhance Musical Performance. Journal of the Canadian Music Educators' Association, Bartel, L. & Willingham, L., Eds., Fall 2004, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 30-33.

Leong, T.N.H. (2002). Elementary String Orchestras. The Recorder, Journal of the Ontario Music Educators' Association, Beatty, R. & Fitzsimmins, S., Eds. Fall 2022, pp. 29-30.