A resident of Oakville, Ontario, Maud Jocelyn McLean's varied and extensive background includes a number of years in the teaching of music, Canadian history and English literature. Her background also involves public speaking and, for seven years, as Joy McLean, she was heard daily on the CBC National Radio program "Kindergarten of the Air."Maud McLean's writing credits include the "Sounds of Fun" book for the Toronto Junior League, A Responsive Chord, the 75th anniversary book of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and several published entries in the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. She also has prepared numerous "how-to" manuals for the Ontario Arts Council.