Thaddy B. Lavoie (Bass Guitar) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday

I trained at Cégep de Drummondville, where I obtained a DEC (Diplôme d'Études Collégiales) in Music. This laid a solid foundation for my musical skills and my understanding of electric bass. I went on to pursue my musical passion at the Université de Sherbrooke, where I obtained a Bachelor of Music degree with a specialization in electric bass. This university experience enabled me to deepen my knowledge, explore new musical horizons and perfect my skills as a my skills as an electric bassist. My academic background in music has given me the technical and artistic skills necessary to excel in this demanding field. I acquired a solid understanding of music theory, a mastery of different musical styles and the ability to express myself creatively through the electric bass. These two institutions have played an essential role in my development as a professional musician.

Thomas Callow (Voice, Piano, Theory) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Thomas Callow is an experienced musician who has studied and performed for 27 years, and specializes in classical voice and piano. His musical journey started at the age of 5 years old with his first piano lesson, and it quickly flourished from there. He had his first performance at the age of 6, and then continued growing his passion for music by performing in musicals, choirs, orchestras, jazz bands and vocal jazz groups. In high school he found an additional love for music composition. He composed multiple choral pieces for professional choirs across Victoria such as Vox Humana, Prima, University of Victoria Chamber Singers, and many others. Thomas’ journey continued with studying and honing his craft of classical singing and music composition at the University of Victoria. He is now dedicating himself to passing on his knowledge, love and passion for music by offering exciting and engaging lessons to all those who wish to experience the magic that music has to offer. His lesson rate is $32.00 per half hour lesson.

Tia Gibson (Piano) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Saturday

Tia Gibson believes that all people are capable of learning music and she thoroughly enjoys walking through the learning process with her students. She has earned her Level 8 Royal Conservatory of Music certification, with First Class Honors. She has also participated in many music festivals and earned several 1st and 2nd place awards, including one for original composition and one for quick study. Tia has more than 5 years of experience teaching students of varying ages and abilities and is known for her warmth, care and patience. Tia has taught over 200 beginner pianists to effectively read piano sheet music. Although Tia now resides with her family in Calgary, she continues to offer online lessons for L&M students. Her rate is $28 per half-hour.

Timothy Horan (Drums) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Timothy Horan is a multi-instrumentalist who has played and studied music since the age of four. His playing draws from a variety of styles including: rock, hip hop, funk, metal, pop, jazz, and R&B. Using a positive attitude and nuanced approach to playing in a variety of styles, Tim seeks to bring a fun musical experience that caters to the individual student. His rate is $30 per half hour.

Tony Boyce (Saxophone, Piano, Guitar, Flute, Theory) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Tony, a graduate of UNB, is a multi- instrumentalist with 52 years of music experience and education, with certifications from the RCM and Berklee College of Music. Tony has studied guitar, piano, saxophone, flute and clarinet under many renowned instrumentalists. Ongoing professional music development is important to Tony and thus he has completed music courses from the California Institute of the Arts, Duke University and University of Rochester NY. Tony offers a unique teaching style which accommodates a variety of music learners, from beginners to advanced; children, youth and adults. Tony's rate per half hour is $27.00

Tony Tucker (Drums, Djembe, Hand Drums, Percussion) Registration Request

Teaching Style: rock, , , ,

Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Tony Tucker ‎is a percussionist from St. John's, who started playing drum kit at the young age of 10, alongside his parents who played piano and organ in church. In the 90’s, Tony began studying world percussion; his primary focus being traditional Flamenco, West African, Middle-Eastern, and Latin percussion. Tony's passion for West African music led him to study with djembe masters Famoudou Konate, Mohamed Kalifa Kamara, Mamady Keita, & M'Bemba Bangoura. He performed with 5-piece drum ensemble Fola, specializing in Guinean percussion. In 1997, Tony joined the El Viento Flamenco, wherein he has perfected the integral and complex hand clapping. The group performed with many Canadian symphonies, the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, the Atlantic Festival of Lights, PEI’s Folk and Jazz Festival, The Atlantic Film Festival, and Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival. Tony’s rate is $28 per half hour lesson.

Tori Ratheeshan (Voice, Piano) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Friday, Saturday

Tori grew up playing viola, veena, and ukulele, but ultimately fell in love with piano and singing, continuing to pursue RCM certification in piano and completing a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance at Queen’s University. Tori has performed in various choirs in Toronto, including the Bach Chamber Youth Choir and VIVA Youth Singers of Toronto, and Queen's University's Choral and Women's Polyhymnia ensembles. She has experience preparing students for RCM examinations and performance opportunities for school musicals and talent shows. With an understanding of the importance of connection and curiosity toward music, Tori prioritizes structured lessons with an encouraging space for experimenting with different styles or genres, from pop to classical and everything in between. Tori promotes artistic growth for musicians of all ages!

Tori's rate is $30/30min Lesson

Tracey Coulter (Piano, Theory) Registration Request

Teaching Style: classical, ,

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Tracey Coulter’s music education began at the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Kodály music program at four years of age. From there she took lessons in piano, guitar, and cello. Focusing on piano in her teens, she began taking Royal Conservatory of Music examinations. Tracey graduated with her Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria in 2001 in harpsichord, majoring in Music History and Literature. She has completed course work with the Royal Conservatory in Elementary Piano Pedagogy and continues her personal piano education with lessons of her own. As a teacher, Tracey believes students learn best in a warm, supportive, and creative environment, with individual goals and using healthy technique as a foundation. Tracey's rate is $30.00 per half-hour lesson.

Travis Matte (Guitar, Bass Guitar) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday

Travis began playing guitar at the age of 12 and by the age of 16 already began teaching in a local music school. While attending high school, he discovered that it was possible to study music in University. After 6 months of intense practice in classical guitar, a style he knew very little about at the time, he passed his audition and was admitted to the University of Ottawa School of Music. As a result, he holds both a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Guitar and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. Since university, has returned to his roots; specializing in Rock, Metal, Progressive Rock, Blues, and Folk, while also adding new styles to his repertoire, including Bluegrass music and some jazz. His performing experience stems from mainly being a session musician, filling in for local bands and projects. Currently he is working on his own solo project.

Rate: $30/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Tresor Otshudi (Voice, Piano, Guitar, Theory, Composition, Conducting) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday

Trésor is an award-winning singer, composer, conductor, and recording artist with over 20 years of international experience, having performed across four continents. He specializes in Gospel and Classical music, with a soulful and expressive approach to R&B.
He is the founder and conductor of Juste Chanter Gospel Choir, a vibrant and growing choral movement based in Metro Vancouver, and serves as Music Director at Tresor Music.
Trésor is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting at Messiah University and a Post-Graduate Artist Diploma in Voice at the Vancouver Academy of Music. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Trinity Western University, a Musical Theatre Certificate from Choreia in Paris, and a Business Diploma from Pigier in Lille, France.
He teaches students of all ages and levels in both English and French, helping them grow in vocal technique, confidence, and artistry.
Rate: $38 per half hour

Trevor Wentzell (Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Composition) Registration Request

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Trevor is a multi-instrumental player, teacher and composer. He holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from St. FX University with a Major in Jazz Studies. Playing and studying music from the age of 5, Trevor is no stranger to the local music scene and is a first call sideman performing and recording on saxophone, flute, piano and organ. He has been a member of the Back Alley Big Band, The Chronos Band and Scott and The Rocks, and has opened for such musical greats as Charles Bradley, John Scofield and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the TD Halifax Jazz Festival. He enjoys teaching students of all ages and levels of experience. Trevor's rate per 30-minute private music lesson is $26.

Troy Zackowski (Guitar) Registration Request

Teaching Style: rock, , ,

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Troy is a certified recording engineer and completed a Berklee transfer diploma in Music Production and Composition. He also has a diploma in Advanced Music Production from NIMBUS. Strong in rock styling as well as blues, Troy has also done partial RCM theory training. His rate is $34 per half hour.

Tyler Cooke (Piano, Theory) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Tyler Cooke is a piano instructor from Kitchener, Ontario. Tyler holds a Bachelor of Music-Education and his A.R.C.T. He has been learning piano since he was 10 and has since received his grade 8 and grade 10 RCM certificates, both times with honours. He has also participated in the Kiwanis Music Festival, winning multiple awards in various categories. Tyler is well rounded in many styles, having played in bands and at weddings. He has been teaching for over 8 years to students of various age groups and ex-perience levels. His lesson rate is $27 per half hour.

Tyler Falk (Drums, Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Saturday

Tyler is an experienced multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator based in Edmonton. With a decade of experience, Tyler has toured across Canada, performing more than 100 shows as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in rock, metal, and pop-adjacent genres. He holds a Diploma in Music Performance from MacEwan University and has furthered his training through private lessons in guitar, drums, and piano, as well as courses like Pickup Music.
Tyler tailors lessons to each student’s unique interests while building a solid foundation, and fostering growth in technique, creativity, and confidence. He values collaboration as a key tool for musical growth, incorporating playing together and improvisation into lessons. Drawing on techniques inspired by the Alexander Method and Kenny Werner’s Effortless Mastery, he emphasizes natural, efficient movement behind the instrument. His extensive background in production and composition adds depth to his teaching, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of music. His rate is $30 per half hour.

Tyson Pilling (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Saturday, Sunday

Tyson Pilling has been teaching private music lessons for four years. Tyson is in his third year in the music program at MacEwan University with plans to later attend the UofA to obtain an Education Degree. Tyson has been playing guitar and bass since a young age. He has experience playing in a variety of styles such as acoustic finger picking, electric guitar, jazz, alternative, country and pop. Tyson has live music experience playing in jazz bands, pit bands, percussion ensembles, party bands and concert band ensembles. Tyson enjoys teaching all skill levels and ages of students and works to encourage them to achieve and surpass their goals.
His rate is $28 per half hour.

Ulises Valenciano (Drums) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday

With more than 23 years on stage and 9+ as a Drum Instructor, Ulises Valenciano is a well experienced musician known for his versatile skills and adaptability, inspiring new generations of Drummers in Southwestern Ontario. During his career has performed across Mexico, Italy, United States, Spain and Canada as well as being part of recordings, live sessions and video shootings. He got into music at the age of 7 becoming a singer for a choir and then a few years later took a step into Drums taking lessons with the best drummers in the area and then studied Jazz drumming at The Arts Center of San Luis Potosi. As a part of the London community of musicians, has been actively collaborating with some of the most talented local bands and soloists contributing a new proposal and rhythmic perspective to Canadian Culture. His rate is $28 per half hour lesson.

Valérie Bouchard Dugas (Dieppe & Moncton) (Voice) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Valérie is a dedicated and emerging voice teacher who has been singing for as long as she can remember, with her musical journey taking a more professional turn in 2022. Since then, she has performed at over forty shows and festivals, mainly focusing on pop and jazz, and most recently participated in an opera production in January. After completing a year of classical voice studies at the University of Moncton, Valérie is excited to start her teaching career with a student-centered approach, focusing on listening and adapting to each singer’s unique goals. Her lessons aim to build confidence, technique, and authentic expression in a supportive environment. Her rate is $26 per half-hour lesson.

Veronica Klock (Piano, Theory) Registration Request

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Veronica Klock’s students play to learn, to learn to play! Classroom activities get students moving to help them understand not only what music is, but how it feels and how it works, so they can learn to create their own musical ideas from their very first lessons. Healthy playing techniques learned in this way help students protect against repetitive strain injury while allowing them to draw the most exquisite tone possible from the instrument. She encourages group learning opportunities to experience the joy of playing together while building ensemble skills that serve musicians not only in their musical journeys, but in their day-to-day lives as well. Veronica began playing at age three, performing at age four, and teaching at age 18. Having studied with Dr. Harald Zabrack, Dr. Terence Dawson, Dr. Dale Reubart, and Helen Silvester, Veronica completed her A.R.C.T. in 1994 and graduated from UBC in 1998. She enjoys a vibrant career performing with the Strathcona Symphony Orchestra and in small ensembles; accompanying soloists; teaching; and composing; and has accompanied choirs as far away as the Grotto in Portland, OR and Disneyland, CA. Veronica teaches all ages and all levels. Her rate is $33 per half hour.

Victor Hugo Lopez (Guitar, , Ukulele, Theory) Registration Request

Teaching Style: jazz, , , ,

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Saturday

Victor Hugo Lopez Bustamante has been performing for audiences on the Winnipeg live music scene for well over two decades. His skill-sets as a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and band-leader keep him busy throughout the year as a free-lance musician in many of Winnipeg’s most notable music groups. His work as a side-man includes groups such Papa Mambo, Dr. Henry Band, Trio Bembe, the Chuck Copenace group. Victor’s ability and fluidity to authentically blend his guitar skills into various genres can be attributed to his training in through his Bachelor of Jazz Degree at University of Manitoba as well as his own personal studies abroad in Cuba, Argentina & Chile. His musical DNA reflects both his Canadian and Latin-American upbringing, and spans the genres of Cuban music, Jazz, hip=Hop, R&B, Latin-American Folklore, Tango and more from all over the world. Whether leading his own groups (Meta-Clave, The Subversives), or lending his talents to various musical projects in Winnipeg and abroad, his musicianship, joy and expression shine through.

As a teacher with nearly two decades worth of music instruction taught to students of ranging from ages 6-60, Victor has developed tailored methods for teaching guitar, ukelele, bass, music theory, jazz and improvisation. By using his own insights into fretted-instrument mechanics, the Barry Harris’ approach to jazz language & harmony, as well as more traditional approaches to theory, rhythm and melodic improvisation, Victor Hugo Lopez Bustamante customizes lessons for each students’ needs to get them making music! Whether a longtime hobbyist, a beginner student testing the waters, or students preparing auditions and more, Victor will get you ready to PLAY!
Victor teaches at our Winnipeg Henderson location.
His rate is $29 per half hour.

Victoriya Savchenko (Voice, Piano, Theory) Registration Request

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Victoriya Savchenko is a native of Ukraine and is residing in Winnipeg.
She holds a Diploma in Piano Performance and Choir Conducting from the State School of Music in Ukraine, a Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education and a Masters Degree in Voice Performance from University of Manitoba, Canada.
Victoriya is the recipient of numerous awards, scholarships and distinctions and is an accomplished concert performer.
As well as teaching piano, music theory and voice for the past fifteen years, Victoriya has taught general music (including Orff and Recorder), choir and band in the public school system.
Every year her students participate in local concerts and festivals, and complete the Royal Conservatory requirements at different levels.
Her philosophy is to keep students interested and challenged while having fun learning.
Victoriya teaches at our Winnipeg (Pembina) lesson centre.
Her rate is $33 per half hour.