CMFAA User Profile

"Thanks again for an awesome couple of days. It is obvious that you love what you do! And you’re in it for the kids! Love that!" - Teacher

"Woweeewow, Marion! You were absolutely fantastic this past week! I am sure each and every singer benefitted from your feedback. Your gift of teaching and encouragement is inspirational to all teachers out there. " - Accompanist

"Marion Abbott, your insightful adjudication at the Toronto Kiwanis Festival for Speech Arts elevated the event, offering valuable feedback that enriched the participants' learning experience. Your expertise and engaging commentary made the afternoon truly memorable, fostering an environment of growth and appreciation for the art of speech. Thank you for contributing to the success of the festival and making it both enjoyable and educational for all involved." - Parent

“It was our first ever competition and Marion absolutely nailed every. Single. Comment. Not only was she accurate and spot on with every advice, she was kind, honest and above all she was real. If we didn’t live so far away, we would have bought tickets to sit in and learn from every advice she gave every kid. You will learn so much from everything she has to say. “ - Parent

"Thank you for your thorough and constructive feedback. Your comments feel like a master class for my kid. It's truly an 'aha' moment, realizing how implementing your suggested techniques can make an immediate difference. Your insights have also helped me better understand what selections would be most suitable for my child. Thank you!" - Parent

"I just finished reading through my students adjudications and I wanted to send a message about how FANTASTIC this year’s adjudicator for musical theatre is! She had such a friendly personal tone in her writing and gave such helpful feedback/advise on next steps. Such a positive experience reading those comments!" - Teacher

"I wanted to say THANK YOU for your detailed and attention focussed comments! Wow! Our Musical Theatre and Pop Vocal participants will benefit from your expertise. I love that you shared repertoire suggestions with our performers and that you presented challenges to some of our participants." - Festival Co-ordinator

"We would really like to say thank you for your detailed, relevant, and incredibly kind-hearted feedback. We've done the local festival for many years now, and the adjudication hasn't always been great, so it is so lovely to have such high-quality engagement and commentary. " - Parent

"I have received your excellent adjudications and marking sheets and on behalf of the Music Theatre Discipline, I would like to thank you for your enthusiastic and encouraging comments to the participants. I’m sure they will all benefit from your expertise, encouragement and suggestions for “next steps”." - Festival Discipline Rep

"I can't thank you enough for your attention to those kids. I really just wanted to say that watching you with those kids was really inspiring, I love watching people in our industry do what they love and share that joy - I think we're all missing that. The kids are buzzing with excitement and feeling seen and inspired." - Festival Coordinator

"I’m talking to [competitor's] mother right now and she has nothing but RAVES about you!!! She said - you could actually tell you SAW her. You could actually tell you LISTENED to her. Your comments pumped the kid up amazingly and thrilled her, her parents and teacher beyond measure! Said it was the best thing that happened to the kid all year!" - Festival Coordinator

"I'm one of the participants from Kiwanis this year. I wanted to reach out here and send a quick thank you for all the time, effort and energy you put into adjudicating our performances! It was so much fun reading your feedback - it had so much personality and all your guidance is much appreciated! Workshop was amazing too - so many great tips!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for making this process super fun!" - Competitor