Aaron Bales (Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Aaron has been giving guitar lessons for over 15 years, currently in the Markham area. A student of rock/metal early in life, he soon progressed to study classical guitar through the Royal Conservatory of Music. Aaron then shifted his focus to Jazz and Jazz Fusion styles, and became an honours graduate in the Jazz Guitar program at Humber College.
After his studies, Aaron found a rewarding passion in teaching. Aaron loves teaching a variety of musical styles (Rock, Metal, Jazz, Classical, Blues, Funk, Pop, Folk, Song writing, Shred and Improvisation) and has seen success with students of all ages, from beginner to College/University preparation.
Some of Aaron's musical accolades include: In 2010, he was hired to demonstrate amps at winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), and a few years later, he backed up Sarah Brightman on CTV Morning. With a vast array of styles under his belt and experience performing with numerous bands and ensembles, Aaron is eager to pass on and share his experience with students of all musical leanings.
Aaron's rate is $34.00 per 30 min lesson.
Aaron Matheson (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Aaron Matheson has taught private music lessons for nine years. He is a graduate of the MacEwan University music program with a Degree majoring in guitar performance. He also received a Music Diploma from MacEwan University majoring in Composition. He studied jazz and contemporary guitar with Juno-nominated guitarist Jim Head, as well as composition with acclaimed contemporary Canadian composer Allan Gilliland. He performs regularly throughout Alberta and has played in opening slots for artists such as Coleman Hell, The Zolas, Scenic Route to Alaska, Busty and the Bass, and The Royal Foundry. He has toured across Western Canada and India. He teaches all skill levels and genres, but specializes in genres like rock, pop, jazz, blues, funk, folk, and R&B.
His rate is $29 per half hour.
Adam Crossman (Guitar) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical,
Teaching Day(s): Friday
Adam is an award winning solo acoustic guitarist and composer. He has been playing and performing professionally for over 10 years, he has toured internationally through Canada, USA, and has successfully performed a solo concert series throughout China. In 2015, he won 2nd place at The Canadian Guitar festival international fingerstyle guitar competition. Adam has been highly recognized by the progressive guitar community and labels such as (CandyRat Records & FretMonkey Records) He has been teaching throughout Durham Region in an academic geared environment for over 5 years. Adam has a strong passion for teaching and sharing concepts and ideas, and guiding you along on your guitar journey! Adam's rate is $28 per 30 minute lesson.
Adam Lefaivre (Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday
Adam has taught guitar through Long & McQuade for several years, inspiring many students through private instruction, music camps, and adjudication. He teaches exclusively online through our Edmonton Highlands location, offering flexible and accessible lessons. Adam creates a personalized Google Drive folder for each student and types up detailed and organized notes for every lesson, making it easy to track progress and practice effectively.
Adam has been playing guitar for most of his life, both as a solo performer and in various musical acts. He composes and produces regularly for his music project Bloom Filter, which has been heard internationally and across Canada on college radio. In 2021, he received a federal grant for Bloom Filter and collaborated with several world-class session musicians.
Adam holds a Bachelor of Music in Audio from the University of Lethbridge, where he studied classical guitar, and completed a Master’s degree focused on music genre research. He continues to learn and write as much music as possible and loves to share that enthusiasm and excitement with his students.
Adam's online lessons are $25 per half hour.
Adam Willey (Guitar, Ukulele, Clarinet, Theory, Piano, Voice, Upright Bass, Bass Guitar, Saxophone, Composition, Songwriting, Composition) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Multi-instrumentalist Adam Willey has been an active part of the Canadian music scene for over a decade. His ability to fill a multitude of roles has kept him in demand as supporting musician for many notable Canadian artists on festival stages across North America. He completed his Undergraduate studies at the VCC School of Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music (2021), and has helped hundreds of people set foot on their own musical journey through one-on-one music education. His educational philosophy is simple; There's a music lesson in everything if you're willing to look for it.
His rate is $32 per half hour.
Adrian Doering (Guitar, Drums) Registration Request
Teaching Style: metal, rock,
Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Adrian has been an avid guitar player since 1992, including 8 years of private instruction with Carl Kory, Jim Blair and Mitch Merrett. His roots and influences are in rock music, but he also loves to play and teach metal, funk, pop, blues, gospel, country and many other genres. He plays with a variety of bands, both live and for studio recordings. Additionally, Adrian has a certificate in Audio Engineering. Adrian’s lessons are engaging, fun and tailored to each student’s unique goals and interests.
His rate is $32 per half hour.
Adrian Dunn (Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Adrian is currently the third generation of music teachers in his family, with his sensibility and saintly patience woven directly into his DNA. With over 20 years of playing and performing experience, he's at ease with various guitar styles and is able and willing to customize the lesson path based on an individual’s stylistic preference. A student of St. F.X’s jazz program and a graduate of NSCC’s music program in Dartmouth, Adrian’s musical journey has been marked by accomplishments in writing, arranging, and performing with various ECMA and Nova Scotia Music Award nominees and winners. Now, Adrian brings his expertise to you in lesson format, offering instruction for all levels of guitar as well as beginner bass and keyboard lessons. His rate per 30 minute private session is $27
Aidan Wasse (Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday
Aidan is a local multi-instrumentalist with a passion for playing, creating and teaching music. A graduate of Fanshawe College’s Music Industry Arts, and Audio Post Production programs, he has also studied piano, guitar, electric/upright bass, voice and music theory. Having performed with bands, orchestras, and theatre companies, Aidan has a love for many genres including rock, jazz, funk, soul, and classical. His passion for music also extends into the technological side, with professional experience in music production and audio engineering. As a teacher, Aidan aims to provide students with a well-rounded musical education, with an emphasis on fostering enthusiasm and having fun.
Aidan's rate is $29.00/half-hour private lesson.
Alan Jossul (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo, Slide Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Alan Jossul teaches guitar, bass, ukulele, mandolin and banjo. He has taught music in the Comox Valley since the 1990s and earned a diploma in jazz studies from Vancouver Island University in 2001. Alan is an expert in a wide variety of styles including jazz and bluegrass, and he is a founding member of local bands Big Red Truck and The Emily Cars. His lesson rate is $32 per half hour.
Alex Moxon (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Sunday
Alex has been teaching music for nearly two decades. He received a Bachelors of Music with highest honours in 2012 from Carleton University with a focus in jazz studies. Since then the Ottawa-raised guitarist has played with a who's who of local and national talent in all genres, including Juno-winning artist Kellylee Evans, The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, HILOTRONS, Miguel De Armas, Roddy Ellias, Shawnee Kish, Iskwē, Michael Greilsammer, Petr Cancura, SOCALLED, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Among others, he has opened for Brian Charette, Bernie Worrell, Michael Winograd, Mother Mother, Kevin Drew, and Brian Blade. An up and comer on the world jazz stage, his debut record as a leader, “Alex Moxon Quartet” has received international radio airplay and stellar reviews. He's played with the National Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces as well as touring Broadway musicals Beautiful: The Carole King Story and Mean Girls.
Alex has experience teaching and performing in all major musical styles. He is happy to teach students of all ages and all experience levels. He has a flexible approach to teaching that addresses students' individual needs. He can also prep students for RCM Classical Guitar exams as well as university auditions for jazz studies. Alex teaches at both our Edmonton Highlands and our Edmonton South locations.
His rate is $31 per half hour.
Alex Tirolese (Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Banjo, Ukulele, Guitar, Violin, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Alex is a talented saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist with 20 years of playing experience. He is currently pursuing a music degree through Berklee College of Music. Alex is a thorough and patient teacher with 8 years experience teaching privately at local studios and with the Holy Spirit Marching Band. Alex emphasizes musicality, each lesson building on the previous ones, and of course, having fun. Alex is well-versed in many styles of music including, but not limited to, rock, funk, jazz, and classical. When not teaching, studying or recording, you can catch Alex gigging across Ontario with his band, Fun Fact. In addition, Alex is an official artist for Spector Basses.
His rate is $29.00/half-hour private lesson.
Alexandre Galarneau-Ronde (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Friday
Alexandre Galarneau-Rondeau has a Professional Technique - Music and Song and Composition and Arrangement from Lionel-Groulx College. A street musician who has traveled across Canada, Alexandre has visited our country from Percé to Tofino. He has shared his passion and discovered new musical cultures during his numerous trips to Europe (Ireland, Spain, France). He has participated in many events in the Greater Montreal area, such as Festival Tintamarre and Festival Emergenza. He cumulates 7 years of stage and teaching experience. He has recorded a studio album with Pontésable, produced 2 albums of his own compositions and 2 EPs in studio.
Alisa Anderson - ONLINE ONLY (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Voice, Ukulele, Piano) Registration Request
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Alisa is an accomplished musician who is passionate about inspiring music in others. She is a singer, plays multiple instruments, and graduated from Selkirk College’s Music and Technology program in Nelson, BC with a major in guitar performance. She has played all over the country, as a solo jazz performer, and as a vocalist at black tie events fronting a 17 member big band. She has been a blues bassist, a big band pianist, and a funk singer. She has written and recorded for movies, performed as a studio musician and worked as a recording engineer. Alisa is most excited about sharing her knowledge and fostering a lifelong love of music through teaching, and is a very capable and flexible teacher within many styles of music and teaching methods. Alisa's rate for a half hour private lesson is $26.
Allie Bennett (Fiddle, Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday
Allie has been in the Canadian Music Industry since 1975. He has toured Canada, the U.S., Britain, Sweden, Australia, and Germany and has over 125 album credits as a studio musician. In 2003 he was Musical Director of The Rise And Follies Of Cape Breton - The Second Coming. In 2005 he was presented with the East Coast Music Association’s Musicians Achievement Award. Nominated for 2 Music Nova Scotia Awards – Educator of the Year and Traditional / Roots Recording of the Year for his CD “Full Circle.” Allie has been teaching music since 1992 and his rate for a half hour private lesson is $28.00.
Andrew Somerville (Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
From jazz to jugband, mariachi to metal, Andrew Somerville has performed, studied and taught music in Canada, The U. S. and México. Mr. Somerville studied guitar and bass at Toronto's Humber College, Detroit's Wayne State University and privately in Detroit, Toronto and Mexico City. Andrew’s goal-oriented approach focuses on the student’s abilities and musical tastes. He is equally comfortable teaching beginners of all ages up to the most advanced students of theory and technique. "The way to motivate a student is to give them the means to create the music they love and to show them how to make practice both fun and rewarding." Andrew's rate is $28.00/half-hour private lesson.
Anthony Kelly (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Anthony Kelly is a contemporary guitarist who is proficient in classical, flamenco, fusion, rock, metal and progressive styles of guitar, with over a decade of teaching and performance experience. Anthony studied at VCC in the Bachelor of Applied Music program as a classical guitar major and jazz/contemporary guitar minor. Anthony has also studied guitar under Canadian virtuoso guitarist and music producer, Dave Martone, where his primary focus has been in instrumental guitar in the style of Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and fusion guitarist Greg Howe. Anthony is also influenced by bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Pantera, Polyphia, Tool, and Dream Theater.
His rate is $31 per half hour lesson.
Ben Buchanan (Drums, Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Theory, Songwriting) Registration Request
Teaching Style: rock, metal, , , , , ,
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Ben earned his Bachelor of Arts degree (Major in Music) from Mount Allison University where he took classes on Theory, History, Composition, Analysis, Arranging, Methods and Teaching. He began taking drum lessons at the age of 12 and then took bass and guitar shortly after. He began teaching in 2015 and has been teaching drums, guitar, bass, ukulele, song writing and production techniques all over the maritimes. Ben plays rock, metal, acoustic, fusion and electronica and acts as composer and producer for various musical projects. Ben loves discussing writing techniques, production and advanced music theory concepts. His rate is $28 per half-hour session.
Brad Conrad (Guitar) Registration Request
Teaching Style: rock,
Teaching Day(s): Thursday
Brad has a music degree from Dalhousie University and has been playing in local and national bands for the last 17 years. He has appeared on stage with a number of acts such as Nathan Wiley, Blue Rodeo, Sam Roberts, Dutch Mason, Matt Mays, and Jill Barber, received a Juno during his tenure with “Johnny Favourite” and currently he plays regularly with “The Mellotones”, “The Metric System”, “Joe Murphy”, “The Hopping Penguins”, and hosts a long standing weekly blues jam at Bearly’s. He’s been teaching for the last 16 years and is a regular coach at Summer Rock. His rate for a half-hour private lesson is $30.
Brittney Stranges (Piano, Voice, Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Saturday
Brittney Stranges is an Ontario Certified Teacher with over 12 years of experience teaching private music lessons, and 6 years of in-classroom experience. She earned her combined Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music and English Language and Literature, followed by her Bachelor of Education in the Junior/Intermediate Division with Music as her teachable subject, both from Brock University. She spent two years teaching music abroad at an academy in Wembley, England. Brittney has performed with various ensembles and choirs from a young age, is a current Brock University’s Wind Ensemble member as an auxiliary percussionist, and frequently performs at local open mic nights. She has been playing piano since she was 7 years old and guitar since she was 15.
Brittney's rate for a half-hour private lesson is $28.00
Caleb Moroz (Drums, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Sunday
Caleb is an Honours graduate of the Mohawk College Applied Music Program, and has over 12 years of teaching experience. Caleb is a versatile musician who performs professionally in a number of different styles, including jazz, rock, funk, Latin and country.
His rate is $33 per half hour lesson.
