{"id":34,"date":"2018-10-10T10:18:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T10:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2024-09-29T23:58:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T23:58:34","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/?page_id=34","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34\" class=\"elementor elementor-34\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c8228f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c8228f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62501356\" data-id=\"62501356\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30782b72 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30782b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music for Everyone<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ff56d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ff56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Edwards Academy was born out of a desire to provide students with well-rounded music education that is engaging, fulfilling and available in the comfort of their own home.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5daf12b2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5daf12b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2af431ba elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2af431ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3958deb animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3958deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edward CockertoN<br>Principal<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55de290 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55de290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Edward Cockerton is a music educator, music director, accompanist and performer. He is a graduate of Red Deer College with a diploma in Voice and Piano.\u00a0 Edward teaches music privately in the Gr<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">eater Toronto Area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; background-color: rgba(26, 117, 187, 0);\">In addition to teaching, he<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; background-color: rgba(26, 117, 187, 0);\">\u00a0works as an accompanist for the National Ballet of Canada&#8217;s In Studio program.\u00a0 He is also a musician with St. John the Baptist, Norway Anglican Church and Knox College at the University of Toronto.\u00a0 In his spare time, he records famous Western and Eastern pop music for ballet classes.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788ec28 elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"788ec28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-animation-float elementor-repeater-item-2f2530a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-cockerton-256047202\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-animation-float elementor-repeater-item-0ef5b9f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/edwardmusichands\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-537e057 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"537e057\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a79cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94a79cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"415\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Edward-Cockerton-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Edward-Cockerton-Headshot.jpg 415w, https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Edward-Cockerton-Headshot-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fac2ad0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fac2ad0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-666d7e0\" data-id=\"666d7e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776dadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"776dadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper elementor-testimonial-text-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><i style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 22px; white-space: normal;\">\"It is my goal as an educator to help students enjoy music as much as I do, and I strongly believe that the appreciation of music will help students grow in all areas of their lives.\"<\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music for Everyone Edwards Academy was born out of a desire to provide students with well-rounded music education that is engaging, fulfilling and available in the comfort of their own home. Edward CockertoNPrincipal Edward Cockerton is a music educator, music director, accompanist and performer. He is a graduate of Red Deer College with a diploma &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/?page_id=34\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About Me<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":78,"href":"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1391,"href":"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/1391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edwardcockerton.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}