Hugo Benoit Roche (Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
Originaire de France, Hugo Benoit Roche découvre la guitare classique à l'âge de 7 ans. Durant son parcours, il se tourne également vers la guitare électrique, la guitare basse, le ukulélé et le chant.
Il poursuit ses études au Cégep de Saint-Foy, où il obtient un Diplôme d'études collégiales en musique avec une spécialisation en guitare classique. Par la suite, il complète un Baccalauréat en enseignement de la musique à l’Université Laval, où il étudie également la guitare jazz.
Depuis 2022, Hugo est très actif sur la scène musicale québécoise. Avec plus de 250 concerts à son actif, il participe à plusieurs projets musicaux, tels que le duo Hugo&Lou et le Trio Écho.
Passionné par la production et la composition, Hugo a publié le single « Brume » en juin 2023. Il a également composé, produit et interprété plus de 300 vidéos musicales diffusées sur diverses plateformes, telles que Facebook, Instagram, TikTok et YouTube.
Avant de rejoindre Long & McQuade, Hugo a été professeur de guitare pendant 6 ans à l’École de musique Chaudière-Appalaches. Son parcours diversifié et son expertise font de lui un enseignant dévoué et prêt à partager ses connaissances et son amour de la musique avec ses élèves.
Pour entendre son oeuvre, suivez le lien ci-dessous!
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Ian Bezpalko (Bass Guitar, Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Ian has a diploma in Jazz from the Victoria Conservatory and a keen interest all genres of music. By teaching solid foundations, he's able to help students of all ages reach their musical goals and have a lot of fun along the way.
Ian's rate is $32 per half hour.
Ian Macintyre (Drums) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Ian Macintyre has been a fixture on the local music scene for the past 25 years. During that timespan, he has played with acts such as RG Schaller, The Red Shed, and Rock Ryder in venues ranging from small clubs to more prestigious venues such as Centre 200 and the Savoy Theatre. A 2003 graduate of the Jazz Diploma Program at St. F.X. University, Ian has been teaching drums privately since 2010. His rate for a private half-hour lesson is $25.00.
Isaiah Roemmele (Violin, Piano) Registration Request
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Isaiah Roemmele is currently finishing his fourth year of his Bachelor of Music performance degree at the University of Alberta. He is involved in the University String Orchestra and has performed as a first and second violinist with the Lethbridge Symphony. In 2014, Isaiah was the Regional Gold Medalist for receiving the highest mark in Alberta on his Grade 6 Royal Conservatory examination. Music has been a centering part of Isaiah’s life for many years, teaching piano and violin.
His favorite pastimes are playing the violin and piano, music composition, and piano improvisation. He has been teaching since 2018 and he enjoys working with all ages of students. Isaiah is happy to help people develop their musical lives, has taught students of all levels, and has most experience with classical violin and is happy to share his love for piano as well.
Isaiah's rate is $28 per half hour.
Ivan Chu (Cello) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Ivan holds Bachelor's degrees in Fine Arts Cello performance and Education from York University. Ivan is a clinician at summer music camps and schools and performs with the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Suzuki trained, Ivan works with all ages, introducing new ideas to students while helping develop good practice habits. His rate is $31.00 per half-hour lesson.
Ivan Stoiljkovic (Violin, Viola) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Ivan attended Vladimir Dordevic Primary School of Music and the Borislav Stankovic Secondary School of Music in his native Belgrade. As a young adult, he moved to Kitchener, Ontario where he continued to study violin under the tutelage of Eduard Minevich, concertmaster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. In addition to ongoing musical studies, Ivan completed a Masters of Arts Degree in History from Queen’s University in 2001. Ivan has been teaching at our location since 2009.
Ivan charges $30 per half hour private lesson.
Iya Casuga (Drums, Percussion) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Saturday
Iya Casuga graduated with distinction from MacEwan University with a Minor in Education and is a former Long & McQuade student. She is currently doing her after degree in University of Alberta majoring in secondary music education. She has been playing for over ten years and started as a clinician in 2019 teaching several junior high and high school students. She has also played in several ensembles, such as the Dirt City Samba Squad and Honouring Hymn Worship Band. She has trained in various styles, and her teaching focuses on technique, rudiments, music notation, and groove. Iya welcomes students of all ages and skill levels.
Her rate is $28 per half hour.
J.K. Gulley (Guitar, Lap Steel, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Dobro) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
J.K. Gulley is an award winning, professional musician. J.K. owns his own recording studio and is a SOCAN and CCMA award winner, as well as a Juno nominee. He specializes in finger-style acoustic & electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and ukulele.
J.K.'s rate is $32.00 per half-hour lesson.
Jack Comeau (Trombone, Trumpet, Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday
Jack returned to Calgary in 2005, after completing a bachelor of music degree at the University of Toronto. Jack has studied guitar with Jeffrey McFadden in Toronto, and Ralph Maier in Calgary. They have also performed & recorded with the University of Calgary guitar ensemble. Jack enjoys teaching all ages and levels, and believes that every student is capable, given individualized instruction. Jack offers lessons at the Calgary East store and their rate is $31 per half hour.
Jack Comeau - B Mus (Ukulele, Brass, Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Friday
Jack returned to Calgary in 2005, after completing a bachelor of music degree at the University of Toronto. He has studied guitar with Jeffrey McFadden in Toronto, and Ralph Maier in Calgary. Jack also performed and recorded with the University of Calgary guitar ensemble. He enjoys teaching all ages and levels, and believes that every student is capable, given individualized instruction. Jack offers lessons at the Calgary Chinook store and his rate is $32 per half hour.
Jack Dublanica (Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Jack Dublanica has a BA in Theory and Music History and has been playing the banjo and fiddle for over 30 years. He started teaching in 1995 and has experience teaching all ages of students in both private and group lessons. Jack has played with bluegrass/folk and bluegrass/country bands, including Home Brood, Citybilly, and Cactus Jack and the Rounders. He has performed at the Regina Folk Festival and The Big Valley Jamboree. He is currently a member of Binder Twine and the Bales. Jack teaches 5-string banjo, fiddle and mandolin in many styles including Celtic, Cape Breton and classical. Jack teaches banjo, mandolin, fiddle and beginner violin at the Regina store. His rate is $27 per half-hour.
Jack Zhou (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Jack is a certified contemporary guitarist who has a Degree in Guitar Performance from Musicians Institute as well as an Advanced Professional Certification in Composition from Berklee College of Music. He is sophisticated in guitar shredding, heavy metal, rock, blues, jazz, neoclassical, songwriting, and music theory. He has also studied under some of the finest virtuosos in the world, such as Dave Martone, Paul Gilbert, Tony MacAlpine, etc. He released his first solo instrumental album Livin’ the Moments in 2018. Jack has been gigging consistently for the past 6 years. Jack is open to teach students of all age groups and skill levels. His rate is $32/half hour.
Jacob Dryden (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Voice, Music Production) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday
Jacob is a singer and guitarist, composer and sound engineer. His current band Quickness keeps him busy, and he also does shows as a solo looping artist and owns a recording studio. He has a long list of sound engineering customers including Snoop Dogg and Carly Rae Jepsen. Jacob offers something new to the lesson Centre, with recording, looping and beatboxing in his toolbox of skills. Jacob takes students 6 years old and up and all ability levels. His rate is $30 per half hour.
Jade Wan (Piano, Theory) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
B. Mus Ed. (University of Toronto)
Ms. Wan is an accomplished pianist who began her music studies from Douglas College (BC), then completed her B.Mus in Music Education with a minor in Linguistics from University of Toronto. She studied piano under the tutelage of Dr. Barry Barrington, Dr. Leslie Kinton, and Mr. Boris Zarankin. After attaining intermediate performance knowledge of multiple orchestral instruments, she pursued short-term studies in the George Hurst Conducting Course at the Canford School of Music (now Sherborne School of Music) in Dorset UK. Additionally, she participated in the Saarburg International Music Festival in Saarburg, Germany studying chamber music with musicians from around the globe. Ms. Wan also volunteered as the assistant conductor with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets of the 800 Black Forest Squadron. With many years of Teaching experience behind her and various awards and certifications such as RCM Advanced Specialist in both Piano and Theory , she continues, as she has done for over 26 years, to regularly prepare her students for recitals, competitions, and the Royal Conservatory of Music examinations. She’s also a singer/songwriter for the past few years and came out with her first EP Takes a Little Thought. She loves teaching the ukulele and wants to inspire others to enjoy the instrument too.
Jade's rate is $37.00 per half hour.
Jake Lamontagne (Guitar, Ukulele, Music Production, Audio Engineering, Audio Production) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Thursday
Jake est un auteur-compositeur-interprète, multi-instrumentiste, réalisateur et mixeur de la Capitale-Nationale. Il commence son parcours musical à l’âge de 7 ans à la batterie, instrument qui l’amènera à jouer dans l’harmonie de son école secondaire ainsi que pour des concours comme Secondaire en spectacle. À l’adolescence, il se lance dans l’apprentissage autodidacte du piano pour y jouer des reprises de groupes tels Coldplay et pour y apprendre le blues. C’est à l’âge de 14 ans qu’il se procure sa première guitare et qu'il décide de faire carrière dans le domaine de la musique. D'abord inspiré par des artistes québécois, il commence en jouant des reprises allant de Jean Leloup à Offenbach pour ensuite se diriger vers Pink Floyd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B King, Nirvana et bien d’autres artistes qui ont marqué l’histoire de la musique. Il décide par la suite de se lancer dans la composition de ses propres chansons.
En 2018, il entame une nouvelle aventure lorsqu’il est sélectionné pour l’École nationale de la chanson, la seule école pour auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes de la francophonie. Cette année à Granby lui permet de parfaire ses compétences comme compositeur et comme guitariste. En 2022, il fonde son projet Ta Rouge Essence et sort son premier album en carrière, Aphrodite, de manière indépendante et sur lequel il joue tous les instruments. En 2023, il déménage à Québec pour étudier en Enregistrement et Sonorisation au Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy, pour approfondir ses connaissances en production en studio, en mixage et matriçage. Au niveau de la réalisation, vous pouvez l’entendre sur des projets comme Arnaud Emar ou Midtown Avenue!
Sur une note plus personnelle, Jake est une personne très calme, possédant une excellente écoute. Il est toujours prêt à transmettre sa passion pour la guitare et pour la production musicale à quiconque souhaitant se lancer dans cette belle aventure!
Jamie Moran (Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Tenor Banjo) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Saturday
Jamie Moran has been a performer and educator in various music circles since 2014. A graduate of the MUN School of Music, he has performed with many ensembles including the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and Scruncheons Percussion Ensemble among others. Jamie is also the percussionist for Cabot Power, and performs with other local artists including The Celtic Fiddlers. Besides percussion, Jamie plays many different instruments including guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhran, banjo, drums, and he also sings. Jamie has traveled the province multiple times performing and leading workshops in various capacities. As an educator, Jamie is both a private and substitute music teacher. As an advocate for music, he is a board member with both the Newfoundland and Labrador Band Association and the CFM Local 820. His rate is $28 per half hour lesson.
Janel Jarvis (Piano, Voice) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Janel received her education and training in music, recreation and fitness as well as dance and movement, and has been teaching classes in these intersecting areas for nearly 25 years. She develops and implements music and movement programs for people of all ages: babies and preschoolers, elementary, high school and post secondary and the general community. She understands the importance of putting one’s teaching into practice and is an accomplished performer. Janel is currently the vocalist for a 5 piece jazz ensemble as well as a trio, and accompanies music exams, auditions, and a local church choir.
Her rate is $28 per half hour lesson.
Jasmine Moore (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Theory) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
Jasmine Moore is a classically trained flautist with experience playing baroque flute, piccolo, clarinet, and saxophone in various ensembles from chamber music to large ensembles throughout Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. She has a Bachelor of Music degree where she studied under Paolo Borolussi and Mark McGregor. She believes in creating a well-rounded musical experience for her students while allowing them to explore and grow within their own musical interests. Her rate is $34 per half hour.
Jeffery Mosher (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday
Jeffery has a Bachelors of Arts with a major in music [saxophone] from Dalhousie , University. He played with the back up band to the Platters, Dan Aykroyd and the Blues Brothers, and others. Currently he is front man for the Mellotones and the Metric System. He has taught at Summer Rock, and the Acadia Jazz Camp, as well as privately. His rate for a 1/2 hour private lesson is $30.00.
Jennie Emms (Violin) Registration Request
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Jennie Emms grew up in a musical family, She has been playing violin from a very age, competing in local Kiwanis Music Festivals as well as performing with both the Red Deer Youth and Senior Orchestra, and Burman University Symphony Orchestra. She has had the pleasure of performing in the pit bands of local musical productions such as Beauty and the Beast and Sweeney Todd. Before moving to Edmonton to attend the University of Alberta, Jennie had a small private music studio for beginner to intermediate violin students. Her passion for music stems from the ability to be able to show emotion and storytelling through music, and she hopes to pass that along to her students as well.
Jennie's rate is $28 per half hour.
