Helen Van Spronsen

Born in New Zealand and raised there and in Canada, Helen grew up playing both team sports and music. Music won out in the end and Helen has been teaching music in schools since 1992. Over a number of yearsshe developed a book of dry erase templates to help young musicians in her classes to develop their music writing skills. The book was a hit with her students, and with pre-and in-service teachers Helen presentedworkshops to.In 2017 shehad the audacity to self-publish her bookand it has been well-received locally and internationally. It also gave Coach Willem an idea.