Fraser Family Fund for Music Education

The Fraser Family Fund for Music Education seeks to inspire and educate a new generation of passionate music teachers who will settle in Atlantic Canada to teach privately, ensuring that music education is accessible and flourishes. The fund is established in honour and loving memory of Katherine Fraser (1960-2025), Peter Fraser (1939-), and Rosemary Fraser (1939-2018), a devoted family of private music teachers whose legacy resonates throughout Cape Breton. Through their guidance and mentorship, persons across the lifespan learned piano, theory, and music history. Their students were encouraged to take Royal Conservatory of Music Exams and compete in the Cape Breton Kiwanis Music Festival. The fund supports students of all ages who aspire to study music and share their gifts with communities in need of musical connections, creative inspiration, and music instruction. The program prioritizes applicants who are currently providing private music instruction or intend to provide such instruction while enrolled in their music education program.