Chris Robertson (Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
Teaching Style: metal, , ,
Teaching Day(s): Thursday, Friday, Sunday
Chris has been playing guitar and performing in bands throughout Vancouver and the lower mainland since 1998. Currently teaching at several Long & McQuade lesson Centres, he has been guiding budding and advanced guitar players for over a decade. Chris specializes in rock, pop and heavy metal, and teaches composition on the guitar. He is also the facilitator for the Rock Skool program, uniting youth to create music together. His rate is $31 per half hour.
Chris Smith (Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
Teaching Style: , rock, ,
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Saturday, Sunday
Chris teaches for Edmonton Public Schools as a substitute teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools as a guitar clinician, and Parkland School Division as a Junior High classroom teacher and Musical Theatre assistant, he has post-secondary training in both Music (MacEwan University) and Education (University of Alberta B.A. English, B. Ed. Science). He has taught, performed, recorded , written, produced, and toured nationally and internationally as a professional guitar player for over 30 years, performing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Junior Gone Wild, including multiple appearances at the Edmonton Folk Festival both as a singer/songwriter and as a sideman. His teaching approach is student centered, seeking to engage and retain student commitment to the instrument through student led pacing and personal choice in the material covered. Each lesson is unique to the student. The challenge of exploring music through this incredible instrument is broken into manageable steps for students of any skill level and for any musical preference.
His rate is $30 per half hour.
Chris Stahlke (Violin, Viola, Piano, Mandolin, Theory) Registration Request
Teaching Style: , , classical, , ,
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Chris has been playing violin and piano since 1983 and has been teaching privately since 1995. He holds Royal Conservatory Grade 10 diplomas for both violin and piano. Chris has played with several local orchestras, including Orchestra London and the University of Western Ontario Symphony Orchestra on violin and viola. He held the position of principal second violin with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra and is a member of various worship teams in the area. Chris enjoys recording for different artists, playing for local bands, and has had his violin playing featured on TV.
His rate is $30.00/half-hour private lesson.
Please note Chris only teaches in-person on Saturdays.
Chris Stephenson (Drums) Registration Request
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Chris Stephenson began his passion for playing drums at the ripe age of 12. At 18 years old, and a recent graduate of high school, Chris began his drumming career as a professional touring/recording artist gaining two JUNO Nominations and over a dozen world tours under his belt, to date.
With his experiences as a professional touring/recording artist and masterclass clinician, Chris is now focusing on his knowledge of theory and application in drum performance towards his first educational book ‘The Rhythm Trees’. Having studied under the likes of Alex Landenburg, Thomas Lang, Chris Coleman, Benny Greb, Matt Garstka and Aquiles Priester, Chris has developed his own approach to drumming in hopes to influence, educate and inspire drummers locally and globally. Chris proudly endorses Los Cabos Drumsticks, Mapex Drums, Murat Diril Cymbals and Remo Percussion.
$28 per 1/2hr. Lesson
Christian Malette (Guitar, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Christian Malette studied at the Cégep de Saint-Laurent and at the University of Montréal in jazz performance and arranging for large big band type ensembles. Christian took his blues classes with the Quebec bluesman Bob Walsh, accompanying him for more than 10 years. His career has led him to participate in many festivals across Quebec and France. He also accompanied the rocker Marjo for 6 years. You can hear him on the two albums of Marjo and his men Vol 1 and 2. Christian also has his own orchestra with which he performs as a singer and leader. Passionate about his art, he likes to share it with young and old!
Christine Brandt (Piano, Voice) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Soprano Christine Brandt was born in Kitchener, Ontario. She played the piano for 12 years before she began her studies in vocal performance at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON. While there she sang with the Maureen Forrester women’s choir where she had numerous opportunities for solo work. She received her Bachelor of Music in 2016 with a minor in psychology and has recently completed her Master's Degree at Mannes School of Music in New York City. Christine enjoys sharing her passion for music with others through teaching piano and voice lessons. She has worked with younger children to spark their interest in music through a music starters program. She has also worked with children’s choirs in her hometown of Kitchener.
Christine’s private lesson rate is $28 per half-hour lesson.
Christy Vanden (Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Christy Vanden is a guitar, drum and vocal teacher with over 8 years of teaching experience, both privately and at the Long and McQuade Lesson Centre in Courtenay. She is a local musician who has played lead guitar and vocals in numerous bands, toured as a solo act and played in the all-female multi-award nominated group, She Could Be Trouble.
She is currently the co-lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Time Well Wasted, and drummer for Oktiv6. Christy has performed multiple times at Filberg Festival, Nautical Days, The Sid Williams Theatre, Sunfest Country Music Fest, and 2024's Vancouver Island Music Fest.
Christy was nominated in the 2022 Comox Valley Record's “Reader's Choice Awards” under the ‘Best Musician’, ‘Best Performer’ and ‘Best Music Teacher’ categories. She placed 2nd in the category of “Best Musician” in the valley and most recently placed 2nd for 'Best Music Teacher' in the Record's 2024 awards! Her rate is $32 per half hour.
Chrysanthema Pashunkova - B Mus, DMA, RMT (Violin, Viola) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Friday, Saturday
Chrysanthema has an extensive background in teaching and playing violin. She has her DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia and has studied all over the world. She is currently involved in the Vancouver Early Music Programme and is an executive on the Board for ARMTA. Chrysanthema offers lessons at the Calgary Chinook store and her rate is $32 per half hour.
Claude Gagné (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Composition) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday
Claude Gagné holds a Bachelor's degree in guitar from Université de Montréal. For 15 years, he was a professional singer and arranger with the vocal group La Bande Magnétik. With this group he has completed 3 albums, 3 video clips and has presented several hundred shows in Quebec and Europe. He is the winner of a Félix in 1994 for arranger of the year. Claude has also self-produced 4 albums with his own songs and has performed several shows, including one at the Studio théâtre de la Place des Arts in 2012. He has over 25 years of experience teaching guitar, bass, ukulele and songwriting.
Langues parlées: français, anglais
Claude Guy Gallant (Dieppe & Moncton) (Guitar) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical,
Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Claude obtained a Bachelor of Music in Performance in 1986 from University of Moncton on the classical guitar. He has taught guitar with University of Moncton’s music department, at Moncton Music Centre, La Guitare, and Walter’s Music in Mississauga, ON. Claude is well-versed in classical guitar technique and various finger style guitar playing, such as Mark Knopfler, James Taylor, John Mayer, and Keb’ Mo’. He is also confident in pop, blues, and jazz. With Claude, you will get the most with your journey on guitar with the basics to complex chords, functional guitar theory, and guitar care and maintenance. His rate is $27 per half-hour lesson.
Cody Zevenbergen (Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Cody Zevenbergen is a professional musician with a B.F.A. in Jazz Guitar Performance from York University. He grew up in South Bruce Peninsula where he still resides today. He is an enthusiastic member of Owen Sound's music scene, having performed at local festivals such as Summerfolk, OTHERfolk, and Lupercalia. He has knowledge of a wide variety of musical styles including Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country and Blues. He has experience teaching guitar and ukulele to people of all ages and is excited to be teaching at Long & McQuade. Cody's private lesson rate is $27.00/half-hour private lesson.
Cole Foreshew (Drums, Drums) Registration Request
Teaching Style: jazz, jazz,
Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
Cole received his degree in Performance for Drums & Percussion at Centennial College, and has experience teaching students of all ages through multiple music schools in Barrie. His background spans multiple genres including rock, blues, solo, jazz, R&B, latin, boss nova, samba, salsa, calypso, assorted Indian and African genres, and more. Aside from teaching, he also performs with multiple acts, such as the Led Zeppelin cover band "Moby Dick" as well as his Cream tribute band, "Fresh Cream". Cole's rate is $28 per 30 minute lesson.
Colin Matthews (Cello) Registration Request
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Colin studied music at Dalhousie and McGill Universities. In his career as chamber musician and orchestral cellist, Colin has played with L'Orchestre Symphonique de Laval, the Thunder Bay Symphony, the Kingston Symphony as acting principal cellist and soloist, at the Ottawa Valley Chamber Music Festival and 'New Music in New Places', and as guest performer for the Scotia Festival of Music. Colin has recorded for film scores, CBC radio broadcasts, and two CDs produced by New Music North and Gatto Dolce. He was cellist for the critically-acclaimed stage production The Satchmo Suite and is cellist for the duo Gatto Dolce.
Colin Sankey (Bass Guitar, Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday
Having completed his BA in Applied Music from VCC in 2017, Colin is an accomplished musician and multi-instrumentalist. He has performed with many prestigious musicians, including three-time Juno nominee Francois Houle, and multiple Juno winner Hugh Fraser. His enthusiastic teaching approach is to encourage students to achieve their full potential. He also performs throughout the Lower Mainland, both as a solo instrumental act, and in jazz fusion and pop/R&B groups. His rate is $32/half hour.
Connor Robinson (Drums) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Thursday, Friday
Connor is a professional multi-instrumentalist from Calgary, Alberta with over 28 years of musical experience. He studied drums at Grant MacEwan University and has been a passionate student, creator and appreciator of music since age 8. Instructing drums since 2001, Connor has taught 25,000+ lessons and countless rock camps over the course of his storied career. His creative, fun and relaxed approach fuzes the practical with the technical in such a way that students can feel engaged and comfortable to learn at their own pace. Whether it’s Rock, Pop, Funk, Electronic, Punk or any other genre, Connor can have you on the road to playing it in no time.
Rate: $30/half-hour
Speaks English.
Conor Ronaghan - Jazz Diploma (Drums) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Conor is an up-and-coming, enthusiastic member of the Calgary music community. He obtained a diploma in Jazz Music Performance at Mount Royal University in 2014 and continued on to achieve a Bachelor of Music at Ambrose University in 2017. Conor has experience playing a variety of styles of music including jazz, jazz-fusion, rock, pop, blues, funk and Latin. Conor looks forward to meeting and working with students of all skill levels. Conor offers lessons at the Calgary Chinook store and his rate is $33 per half hour.
Cora Cameron (Cello, Voice, Guitar, Ukulele, Piano) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Friday, Saturday
Cora Cameron is an emerging artist/composer and honours graduate of Memorial University’s musicology program. Originally from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Cora is a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter with a passion for creative exploration of musical styles and improvisational sound. Cora’s experiences have been eclectic, ranging from a variety of performances with orchestral ensembles as a principal cellist (MUN Chamber Orchestra, HRASO, Maritime Conservatory Orchestra, Maritime Conservatory Baroque Ensemble) to choral singing (MUN Festival Choir), musical theatre productions (TaDa, Neptune YPCO, St. Luke’s Community Players), and sharing original works and jazz arrangements as the vocalist of Orchid Duo. With 10+ years of performance experience, Cora is eager to begin her journey in education and go beyond the books with philosophies she has developed in her own studies. She is offering beginner lessons and is eager to meet you! Cora is $30 per half hour lesson.
Craig Doll (Drums) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday
Craig Doll is a professional freelance drummer and educator hailing from Edmonton, Alberta. From about the age of 8, Craig has been completely in love with playing the drums and that love has only deepened with time. With over 20 years experience playing the drums Craig has played many live shows from jazz, pop, rock, country, punk, folk, alternative, funk, and metal. Craig prides himself on always being a student of the drums and to never stop learning or improving. This philosophy has led him to study with the great’s: L.A. based drummer, Dave Elitch and New York based drummer, Carter McLean.
Craig is looking forward to meeting you and starting you on your path. His rate is $32 per half hour.
Cristina Kindl (Piano, Voice) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday
Cristina studied music at the University of Ottawa, and has been teaching piano, acting and movement since 2004 to both children and adults. She recently completed a Master’s degree in Theatre and Performance Studies. Cristina specializes in creating individually tailored lessons for pianists and performers, and her passion lies in creating a safe, fun, and supportive environment to help students play and sing with ease and confidence. Lessons are available in English, French and Italian, and are $29 per 30 minutes.
Daisy Tam (Piano, Theory) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday
Daisy Tam holds a Master of Arts in Music Theory and a Bachelor of Arts Honors Specialization in Music from The University of Western Ontario. In addition, she holds an ARCT Diploma in Piano Performance from The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM). Daisy is an RCM certified teacher in Markham for lessons in piano, theory, harmony, and music history and is a member of the RCM College of Examiners as a theory examiner. She has guided students to achieve outstanding examination results and recognitions, including the RCM National Gold Medal for Excellence in Theory. She is also dedicated to mentoring her students and leading them through transformative learning experiences.
Daisy's rate is $34.00 per 30 min lesson.
