sentences:  He received an "Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto" diploma in classical piano at age seventeen.From 1962–66, Douglas attended the University of Toronto and obtained a BA in music education.During this time, he became very interested in 20th-century classical music, and started composing pieces influenced by Anton Webern, Elliott Carter, and Igor Stravinsky, as well as such contemporary jazz artists as Paul Bley and Gary Peacock.