

Composer, Arranger & Educator
Elena Fortin started formal organ lessons at the age of 9. Completing the 8-book organ series, her teacher suggested that she switch her attention to piano! From the age of 12 on, she studied Royal Conservatory of Music with various teachers, finishing with Pierrette Froment-Savoie. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Ottawa, studying piano and percussion. Elena wears many musical “hats”. She was a percussionist with Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, Ottawa Youth Orchestra. She was a percussion instructor for a DCA drum corps. She has served as an accompanist for choirs, ballet schools, RCM exams. She has conducted small orchestra ensembles and choirs. She has served as an instructor for group lessons, private lessons (in person and online). She has also participated in several local musical theatre productions. Elena has won awards for her compositions, and for her performances at local festivals and concerto competitions.
Follow Elena’s musical journey on YouTube — from 40-piece challenges and arranging projects to a video-a-day self-taught jazz challenge.
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Private piano instruction, RCM exam preparation, and original compositions available for purchase.
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One-on-one piano instruction tailored to each student’s goals and skill level. Online only.
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Focused preparation for Royal Conservatory of Music exams, including mock exams and targeted study plans.
Music for Sale
Original compositions and arrangements available for purchase. Sheet music and digital downloads.
Sheet Music Shop
Original compositions and arrangements for piano solo. Each piece includes a printable PDF and streaming audio preview.
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A collection of 12 miniature piano solos celebrating the animals of the Chinese zodiac — Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Explores different tempos, keys, ragtime, boogie woogie, tremolos, swing rhythm, and hand crossovers. Challenges the intermediate and advanced pianist.

Silent Night
Joseph Mohr / Franz Xaver Gruber, arr. Elena Fortin

A Chopinesque remix of Bach's Prelude in C Minor (BWV 999). The left hand carries the complete prelude while a furious, stormy melody soars in the right hand — 3 against 2 rhythms, 11 against 4 flourishes, double-note passages, trills, and ornaments. A challenging showpiece for the advanced pianist.

Four Variations on a Theme by Handel
G.F. Handel / Elena Fortin

Hallelujah
Piano Solo · Lv 4

How To Train Your Dragon
Piano Solo · Lv 2

Yesterday
Piano Solo · Lv 4

Let It Be
Piano Solo · Lv 3

Money, Money, Money
1 Piano, 4 Hands · Lv 5

The Prayer
Piano Solo · Lv 5

What A Wonderful World
Piano Solo · Lv 4

You Raise Me Up
Piano Solo · Lv 5

The Muppet Show Theme
Piano Solo · Lv 5

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Piano Solo · Lv 4

All Of Me
Piano Solo · Lv —

True Colors
Piano Solo · Lv 5

When A Man Loves A Woman
Piano Solo · Lv 4

Fight Song
Piano Solo · Lv 5

Dust In The Wind
Piano Solo · Lv 4

Champagne Problems
Piano, Viola · Lv 2

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Piano Solo · Lv 3

Never Surrender
Piano Solo · Lv 4

The Christmas Song
Piano Solo · Lv 5

Shallow
Piano Solo · Lv 4

Rewrite The Stars
Piano Solo · Lv 5

Fields Of Gold
Piano Solo · Lv 3

S.O.S.
1 Piano, 4 Hands · Lv 4

Con Te Partirò (Time To Say Goodbye)
Piano Solo · Lv 5

The Rainbow Connection
Piano Solo · Lv 3

It's Only A Paper Moon
Piano Solo · Lv 3



