About

Tamara is a self-started entrepreneur, author, musician, speaker, and disability advocate. Her experiences and expertise cross many fields. She continually challenges the perception of what having a disability means.

Music is the most influential part of her journey. As a professional live and studio musician since the age of 9, her performances have crossed boundaries from classical, to pop/rock, to folk, and continues to evolve. As a music teacher for the last 19 years, she has fostered a passion for engaging young musicians, especially those with physical and cognitive disabilities, to help each develop musicality. She challenges every student’s beliefs of what they are capable

She champions the importance of early intervention for children with disabilities. She believes that having a creative outlet for frustrations is imperative for young people, and doubly so for those who have disabilities. Her personal motto is that everyone has the ability to succeed if given the right tools and opportunities. All you need is creativity, patience, and a willingness to look at problems from a new perspective.

Tamara has been legally blind since birth, and lost the majority of her remaining vision in her early teens. She also has other physical and neurodevelopment disabilities that impact everyday life.  

A dedicated teacher, examiner, and clinician, Carolyn Jones has spent three decades contributing to a vast array of pedagogical projects. She was a lead compiler for two series of piano repertoire and étude books for the Royal Conservatory, edited the Grace Vandendool theory series, and contributed to the development of the RCM Theory Syllabus over several decades. As a pianist she has performed in many prestigious venues across Canada, as well as in the USA, Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe. Her CD of Debussy Piano Music enjoys immense success on Spotify and iTunes.

A lifetime professional musician, having first recorded and performed with the Legendary Tommy Banks, Gary spent three decades as one of Canada’s pre-eminent entertainment lawyers and music law educators, working with some of the most talented people around the world. He remains in demand as a session musician, composer, producer, and arranger, and continues to perform live with some of Canada’s finest musicians as leader of The Gary Cable Project (Orchestral Rock Odyssey and Legendary Rock Live!).

Emily is a motivated content creator and social media guru. Although her expertise are more formally crafted in paleontology and the sciences, she loves communications in all forms, and has found a special love letting the world know about music and accessibility. 

Emily is a fashionista and on rainy days, can be found at her sewing machine creating a fantastic historical dress, or perusing all of the social sites for the latest trends. 

Parjeet has loved music and the arts as long as they can remember. They play a number of different instruments including the violin, vocals, drums, ukulele, ocarina, and kalimba. Beyond that they love painting, design, and digital art. 

Parjeet has a strong background in computer science, coding, and HTML. This technical expertise complements their artistic skills, enabling them to merge creativity with technology seamlessly. They have been helping Odyssey Music develop a number of digital tools to help improve their website and accessibility.

In their free time, Parjeet can be found deep in a video game design project or playing the latest RPG or indie title.