Mrs. April Waterbury holds two degrees from the University of Calgary. The first being a Bachelors in Music, specializing in flute studies and secondary music education (2007). The second, she received her Bachelors of Education in the Masters of Teaching Program (2009). In the summer of 2006, she completed advanced studies in France at the Barbara Krakauer School of Music, private flute lessons throughout Italy, and completed a conducting workshop at the Interlaken International Conducting Summit in Switzerland. With a strong passion for music and education, Mrs. Waterbury began her teaching career in 2002 as a private flute and voice instructor, volunteered for an after school music club program at Lycee Louis Pasteur school, and later taught with the Bands of Calgary for twelve years, where she worked with the Calgary Stetsons Show Band and the Calgary Stampede Showband as their flute instructor, woodwind coordinator, and flute choir director. For well over a decade, April spent her free time volunteering for various music executive boards such as the Alberta International Band Festival, Calgary Association for the Development of Music Education, Alberta Winds, and donated her time to teach private flute and voice lessons to families in need. For the past seventeen years, April Waterbury has been a proud concert band, jazz band, and choral teacher. Serving for three years in the Calgary Catholic School District, twelve years at Cochrane High School in the Rockyview School Division, and is currently in her second year as the Grade 9 and Senior High School Music Director at Webber Academy. Outside of teaching, Mrs. Waterbury spends time with her husband and their three beautiful young children, and is extremely close with her family and friends. Her hobbies include cycling, yoga, pilates, photography, and enjoys performing with the Alberta Winds wind ensemble