Instructors

• Nicole Wilton – Early Childhood Music & Piano (Suzuki & Traditional)
• Brette Kristoff – Early Childhood Music
• Jeannette Gross – Early Childhood Music
• Skye Lennox – Early Childhood Music
• Alice DeCloedt – Early Childhood Music
• Tim Campbell – Guitar (Suzuki & Traditional)
• Sam Gibson – Guitar (Acoustic & Electric)
• Martin Janovsky – Piano (Suzuki & Traditional)
• Brandon Redekop – Piano (Suzuki & Traditional)
• Hannah Meginbir – Piano (Suzuki & Traditional)
• Lee Anne King Matchett – Piano & Voice (Traditional)
• Michael Swan – Violin (Suzuki & Traditional)

Brette Kristoff  (Early Childhood Instructor)

B.A. Hons

Brette has been involved in the early childhood music program since infancy, and even while in the womb, as both her mother (Nicole Wilton) and grandmother are/were musicians and early childhood music educators. Growing up in a musical household, she was encouraged to explore her creative and musical sides, enjoying a well-rounded and exploratory education. As a child, Brette was introduced to piano, violin, guitar, and voice— her favourite being musical theatre. She has been involved in assisting and teaching early childhood music through the CMEP summer camps since she was 15 years old, also working as a nanny/au pair in both Saskatoon and abroad. She enjoys working and learning with children through music and play in the early childhood music programs.

Brette holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in religion and culture and is currently pursuing her Master degree in religion and politics.

Jeannette Gross  (Early Childhood Instructor)

Jeannette has had a long and very rewarding career teaching music in Saskatoon. Along with a large studio of private piano students, she taught group piano and early childhood music with Yamaha Canada.

Jeannette (or Mrs “G” as all the kids call her) has taught early childhood music classes as well as daycare/preschool programming with Wilton Academy for almost 20 years before retiring four years ago.  Deciding it isn’t quite time to fully retire from teaching, she has returned to Wilton Academy to do some more!
Jeannette enjoys volunteering, reading, walking and extended time away in the winters.

Alice DeCloedt  (Early Childhood Instructor)

M. Ed (Bilingual Learning)

This is Alice’s first foray into the world of teaching music discreetly to young children. As a child, she grew up dancing, singing and occasionally acting in Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom. With a mother who taught creative dance, Alice tried to learn the piano, persevering for a good 14 years! She spent her early teenage years attending Sing for Pleasure summer camps, and her University summers running the booking office of a tuscan opera festival, in the Garfagnana. She would like to pass on her love and appreciation of music to all of the little ones she might meet along the way.

Working with children in the early years has taken Alice on a journey around the world! Alice has learned and taught internationally, with experiences in the U.K., Italy, the United States, Africa, Japan and Canada. Her passion for travel, married with her love of language learning led her to complete a Masters of Education in Bilingual Learning. Since 2020, she has volunteered and worked on a local nonprofit, Wild Sky Adventure Learning, bringing children back to nature for unhurried, child-led learning opportunities. She also directs Saskatoon’s *only* parkrun, a weekly free timed 5km walk/run/jog.

Alice is a proud mum of two children and has enjoyed participating with them throughout the Parenting with Music and Music in Early Childhood programs of Wilton Academy of Music.

Skye Lennox  (Early Childhood Instructor)

B. Ed

Skye has been an early childhood music teacher with Wilton Academy for many years in our classes, daycares and preschools. She has a Bachelor of Education degree and has enjoyed sharing music through the Wilton program.

She is also a violinist and Irish fiddler. Music has always been an important part of her life. As an adult she became the first certified Irish fiddle instructor in western Canada.

In her spare time, Skye is working on her Masters of Political Studies. She loves spending time on her farm chasing her dogs and chickens around when she is not running to activities with kids!

Michael Swan (Violin)

Suzuki and Traditional
B.Mus, ARCT

Michael Swan was born in 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He studied with Dorothy Overholt, Norman Lee Bisha, Mark Reedman and Robert Klose as he was growing up. In 1979, he was awarded the Gold Medal for the highest standing in Canada for Royal Conservatory of Toronto ARCT violin examinations. While studying with Yuri Mazurkevich at the Faculty of Music at the University of Western Ontario, he was awarded the Hideo Saito Prize for academic achievement in 1981 and 1982. He then studied with Aaron Rosand at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree in 1984.

Since September 1984, Mr. Swan has been the Concertmaster of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Saskatoon Symphony Chamber Players, appearing as soloist with the Orchestra on several occasions. He performs solo recitals regularly, and has several musical compositions (solo, chamber, orchestra and vocal), and a few professional conducting engagements to his credit. He has been featured both as a solo violinist and as a composer on CBC radio.

Throughout his entire performing career, Mr. Swan has taught individual lessons in violin, viola and music theory, and has also given instruction in group settings.

Lee Anne King Matchett (Traditional Piano & Voice)

B.Mus, RMT

Lee Anne King Matchett is an experienced pianist, vocalist, and music educator having earned her Bachelor of Music degree (’95) from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA. Upbeat with a passion for providing superior music education, her teaching style reflects her love for a wide variety of music, creative communication, and enthusiasm for the student’s musical journey. Whether it is teaching the Royal Conservatory of Music program, musical theatre, pop, rock, jazz, or country, she enjoys exploring all music with her students.

Lee Anne has had the pleasure of teaching piano, voice, and music theory to students of all ages both privately and in the classroom for over 20 years. She has been the performance educator at various performing arts high schools, providing workshops and masterclasses to promising musicians. Lee Anne has worked at a variety of record labels, recording studios, and in the internet industry, providing music/audio services for a variety of media. These experiences have given her a keen understanding of the music industry.

Lee Anne enjoyed being a Suzuki violin parent for more than 10 years and is an avid listener/performer of all styles of music including jazz, rock, classical, musical theatre, Latin, and more.

Brandon Redekop (Piano)

Suzuki and Traditional 

Brandon has been a student in Nicole Wilton’s piano studio since the age of 4 years.  He also attended U of S Early Childhood classes for several years with Mrs. Cole as his teacher.

He has completed Book 7 Suzuki piano as well as Book 4 Teacher Training, and is continuing his music education in Grade 10 Royal Conservatory of Music studies.

Brandon enjoys sharing his love of music with his ever growing family of piano students. Franz Schubert is his favorite composer and he enjoys listening to and playing all the great composers of every era.  Brandon is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. He is also an avid competitor in Badminton.

Martin Janovsky  (Piano)

Suzuki and Traditional
M.Mus, B.Mus

Martin Janovsky is an accomplished pianist, music teacher and composer.  Stemming from a European background, Martin was trained to play piano since the age of 6 by his father, locally renowned pianist and music teacher also by the name of Martin Janovsky.  He holds a Bachelor and Master’s degree in Music Performance from the University of Saskatchewan under Kathleen Solose (M.Mus. Juilliard, Dipl. Moscow Conservatory).  Further, he has performed in master classes led by the likes of Robin Harrison, and Viennese pianist Anton Kuerti.

Martin enjoys teaching children of all ages and has taught piano and music/theory for over 13 years, primarily from the Royal Conservatory of Music.  He is currently furthering his education in Suzuki Method under the tutelage of Nicole Wilton in his desire to consistently expand his knowledge of proven methods and keep up to date with current trends and styles.  This includes teaching modern, pop, and show tunes as well.

Martin takes pride in his local performances in support of many charities and events including such venues as Persephone Theatre and University of Saskatchewan’s Quance and Convocation Hall.  In addition, Martin also performs and gives lecture-recitals around the world.  His abstract titled “Aspects of Voice Leading and Rhythmic Profile in Chopin’s Scherzo No.1 in B-minor, op.20: Hidden Treasures Revealed in Performance” was accepted for a presentation as a lecture recital at the International Conference “The Performer’s Voice: An International Forum for Music Performance and Scholarship” for the National University of Singapore.  He has received grants from the University of Saskatchewan’s Graduate Students Association and Yong Siew Toh’s Conservatory in Singapore.  Martin is particularly noted for his works by Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, and Bach.  His European background has also inspired him to play music stemming from his roots including Czechoslovakian artists such as Smetana and Dvorak.  He also plays background music for functions around Saskatoon which include modern, pop, and show tunes.

Tim Campbell (Guitar)

Suzuki and Traditional
B.A.

Tim Campbell is a guitarist and instructor of Contemporary and Classical guitar. Tim’s wide ranging interests include the styles of Gypsy Jazz (Jazz Manouche), Flamenco, Pop/Rock and Suzuki Early Childhood.

In 1996, Tim graduated with a diploma in Performance from Selkirk College in Nelson, BC. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary (2002). Tim has recently completed Book 3 training in Suzuki Guitar, and is currently 1 of 2 Registered Suzuki Guitar instructors in Saskatchewan. He has studied with jazz guitarists Cliff Maddix and Paul Landsberg, classical guitarist Ralph Maier, and flamenco guitarist Peter Knight.

Tim has been teaching and performing in Western Canada for the past 20 years. During this time, he has performed in a diverse range of musical venues and genres. Highlights include playing with country recording artist Shane Yellowbird, Hot Club Edmonton’s Clint Pelletier and Daniel Gervais and Peter Knight’s flamenco ensemble. Currently, Tim is performing and recording as a solo guitarist, and as a member of the gypsy jazz group Hot Club Saskatoon.

Sam Gibson (Guitar)

Acoustic and Electric

Sam Gibson is a guitarist and instructor of acoustic and electric guitar. He enjoys a variety of musical genres including Classical, Rock and Gospel, and teaching students of all ages. His music education began with piano lessons at age 6, eventually completing a Royal Conservatory of Music grade 8 certificate. At age 10, Sam began taking guitar lessons and has studied guitar as his primary instrument ever since.

Over the years, Sam has played with several local groups and has performed at the Saskatoon Jazz Festival. He has been a member of the worship team at Elim Church in Saskatoon for 7 years and runs a YouTube channel (Electric Praise) which provides resources to worship team guitar players.

Currently, Sam is studying Computer Science at the University of Saskatchewan, and he has an interest in using animations and graphic arts to improve music education.