Moncton

ben buchanan (Drums, Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo)

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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 rates are $23 per half hour session.

claude guy gallant (dieppe & moncton) (Guitar)

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Teaching Style: classical

Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Friday

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 $25 per half-hour lesson.

david angelique (dieppe) (Guitar)

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Teaching Style: classical

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Saturday

David was born in Cherbourg, France, and began playing guitar at the age of 14 under the influence of his first teacher, Daniel Cordhomme. At 16, he took Stéphane Fleury's jazz class and enrolled at the municipal music school with Fabrice Paris. After three years of classical guitar studies, he graduated with honors. Wishing to evolve musically, he moved to Paris to perfect his skills in the theory and practice of modern music at the American Jazz School, where he took guitar lessons with Mike O'Neil. The following year, he met Sammy Daussat, with whom he learned gypsy guitar. At the age of 27, he joined the class of Mariapina Roberti (international concert artist), who opened up new musical horizons for him, and with whom he organized a duo concert. David has also performed on Parisian stages such as the Café de Paris and the Chat Noir. His rate is $24 per half-hour for private lessons.

ekaterina burakova (Cello, Piano)

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Teaching Style: classical

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Ekaterina started playing the cello at the age of 8. She became an award winning cellist at the young age of 14 when her trio won second place at the international chamber competition “Concertino Praga”. Ekaterina began her teaching career a year later when she was 15. Ekaterina completed her Bachelor’s degree in performance and music education from Belarus Academy of Music and Sarajevo Academy of Music, and went on to complete her Master’s Degree in performance and music education from Belarus Academy of Music. She also holds a Teacher Certificate of Recognition from RCM. Along with teaching, Ekaterina has performed with many orchestra’s such as the Belarus Symphony Orchestra, National Concert Orchestra, Sarajevo Symphony, and others. Ekaterina has been living in New Brunswick since 2011 and has been teaching and performing in the Greater Moncton Area ever since. She has taught all ages and levels, and enjoys having her students participate in the Moncton Music Festival. Her rate is $24 per half-hour.

geoffrey cormier (Voice)

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Teaching Style: musical

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Thursday

Geoffrey received his Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance from Sheridan College in Ontario and has been involved in many kinds of vocal performing over the last 16 years. He has an understanding of voice theory and techniques that he is eager to share with his students, and is ready to help them unlock their vocal potential! While his musical background is Musical Theatre, he is comfortable to teach Rock, Folk, and Pop pieces, as well as any genre he can wrap his voice around. Geoffrey is looking forward to meeting new students and helping them find their voice in this wide world of music. His rate is $23 per half hour private session.

ghislain aucoin (dieppe & moncton) (Piano, Voice)

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday

Born in Bathurst, Ghislain is an award-winning pianist, singer, arranger and composer with years of experience teaching Classical and Contemporary styles to his piano and voice students. Since earning his degree from Humber College, Ghislain has been active in the Toronto music scene as a recurring member of Queer Songbook Orchestra and was invited to record piano and voice on their 2017 release Anthems & Icons at the Banff Centre. He is now persuing a second degree in Piano Performance from Université de Moncton. Throughout his time as an accompanist, he has had the pleasure playing piano alongside renound singers, such as: Lorna Lofte; Lorraine Segato; Beverly Glen Copeland, Carol Pope; Judith Lander; Nancy White and Alex Samaras. The joy of music making and singing is at the core of Ghislain’s teaching in order to meet each student at their individual level to build new skills or refine the basics. Hi rate is $25 per half hour private lesson.

halliday ogilvie (Piano, Voice)

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Teaching Style: classical, pop

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Thursday

Halliday Ogilvie is originally from Wolfville, NS. She earned her music degree from Mount Allison University, specializing in voice. She started her musical journey at a very young age and started getting involved in the Annapolis Valley Honour Choir in grade 6. Halliday grew up singing, and playing clarinet and piano, and was involved in music festivals and musicals throughout middle school and high school. Halliday loves a variety of music genres, such as classical, country, pop, and musical theatre. Her rate is $24 per half-hour lesson.

james coghlin (Piano, Theory)

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Teaching Style: classical

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

James has pursued an active career as teacher and collaborative pianist since arriving in Moncton in 2018. He holds a doctorate (D. Mus) in Piano Performance from the Université de Montréal; and studied under teachers Carol McWilliams, Janice Elliot-Denike, Kent McWilliams, Marc Durand, Maneli Pirzadeh and Jean Saulnier. He enjoys teaching students of all ages and is committed to helping students achieve personal goals at the piano as well as prepare for exams (RCM) and competitions. His rate is $24 per half-hour private class.

jonah landry (Drums)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Jonah Landry (he/him) has been involved in and has shown his passion for the local music scene ever since he can remember. Whether it’s playing rock/folk drums in John Jerome and the Congregation (Moncton) or fast double bass techniques in Necrohol (Halifax), he has the tools to teach many genres across the board such as pop, rock, folk, metal, and introductory blues and jazz. When he’s not teaching or playing locally, you can find him working on local music videos (nominated for 4 MusicNB Video of the Year Awards) and working behind his camera! Jonah’s goal is to give back to the local music scene that has given so much to him growing up. His rate is $24 per half-hour lesson.

marin mcbeath (Piano, Voice, Guitar)

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Teaching Style: classical, pop, rock

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday

Marin (she/her/they) is passionate about sharing the joys and wonders of music. Her main instrument is voice, but she too has a secondary education on the piano and guitar. She is keen to aid students as they navigate these three instruments. She's comfortable with many genres, including blues, jazz, pop, classical, country, rock and more. As your teacher, Marin hopes to inspire you to build confidence in yourself by tapping into the beautiful tools music education has to offer. Her rate is $23 per half-hour private lesson.

melanie caissie (Piano, Voice)

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Teaching Style: classical

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Mélanie Caissie is a voice and piano teacher and performer with over 20 years in the industry. She received her Bachelor of Music in vocal performance at the University of Toronto and has her grade 9 RCM in piano. Mélanie has worked as a classical soloist for churches in Toronto and enjoyed being a freelance performing and recording vocalist in a variety of engagements. She has prepared many students in voice and piano for recitals, festival competitions, university auditions and professional gigs. She has a passion in sharing her love of music with her students. She teaches well-rounded lessons by incorporating performance technique, ear training, theory, improvisation, and musical games for the little ones. She teaches young artists how to maintain a healthy voice. Mélanie is comfortable teaching in French and English from 4-year-olds to adults. Her rate is $24 per half hour.

nhat-viet phi (dieppe & moncton) (Piano)

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Teaching Style: classical

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Nhat-Viet (Toto) Phi began playing solo piano at age six, and has enjoyed a long history of success in Canadian music festivals starting even before his national first prize at age eleven. In addition to headlining with several Canadian orchestras and chamber music with his brothers, he has been praised for his wide-ranging collaborative talents across the nation in vocal, choral, string, woodwind, brass and percussion disciplines. From 2007-2019, Toto was the official accompanist for the University of Moncton music department. Since 1990, Mr. Phi has enjoyed teaching piano privately for all ages and all levels including ARCT, in English and French. His rate is $26 per half-hour lesson.

nicholas gaudet (dieppe & moncton) (Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele)

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Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Since picking up his first guitar at the age of 8, Nicholas' love for music began and never stopped! He has always sought knowledge on composition, theory, and technical skills for each instrument he plays, and for all genres that interests him. With Nick's teaching, he always strives to spark the same love of music as he has. Nick has played multiple shows since the age of sixteen, and actively participates in many bands and projects, all expressing his love for all genres and styles. His rates are $24 per half-hour.

philippe desjardins (dieppe & moncton) (Guitar, Ukulele)

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Teaching Style: rock

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

Philippe Desjardins has been playing guitar for over 20 years and has 10 years of professional experience as a musician and over 5 years of experience as a private instructor. The young guitarist has done tours in Europe and all over Canada with different bands/singers over the last few years. Phil is currently playing all over town with different singers/bands/projects and plays jazz music in different events with his trio or solo. Phil has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians and artists over the years and likes to explore different styles including rock, pop, metal, hip-hop, folk, blues, country, jazz, and world. Phil loves to share his passion with people of all ages making it fun, interactive and informative for everyone. Whether your goal is to just learn songs and have fun or you’d like to learn more about theory, improvisation, fretboard knowledge and/or technique, Phil can help you attain your goals. His rate is $24 per half-hour private lesson.

pierre deschênes (Bass Guitar, Guitar)

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Teaching Style: metal

Teaching Day(s): Saturday

Pierre Deschênes is originally a self-taught guitarist who played his favorite bands like AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, etc. He started playing at 12 years old knowing he wanted to play since early childhood. He went through high school playing with his friends with similar tastes in music but also different ones, and here he discovered jazz, blues, and classical music. In 2018, he enrolled in Université de Moncton to study classical music. Since then, he refined his skills on guitar and gained knowledge in theory, composition and sight reading. But one of the skills he did not expect to learn is teaching. It is something he loved and now wants to share his love for music with everyone! His rate is $24 per half-hour lesson.

sandra hettich (Fiddle, Violin, Viola)

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday

Sandra has been teaching since 2012. She teaches classical as well as traditional (fiddle, various styles), but is open to any style that can be accommodated within the curriculum and the students’ current level. Her musical journey took her from classical training in Germany to playing traditional music after moving to Canada in 2001, where she developed a great love for Cape Breton and Appalachian Oldtime music. By now, fiddle playing and classical are both integral part of her musical life. Her rates are $23 per half-hour private lesson.

yanick bernier (dieppe & moncton) (Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele)

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

Yanick earned his Masters degree at Université de Montréal in 2008 specializing in classical guitar. He has been teaching music since 2006 and has always had a great passion for musical education. Yanick has played guitar since the age of 11 and hasn't stopped learning and playing since. His style of music is very global and he is comfortable teaching most music styles. In the classical music category, so far, nine gold medals from the Royal Conservatory of Music have been earned under his guidance. He also got Platinum in Moncton Community Votes 2022 for the Music Lessons category, and “Silver” in the 2023 votes for the Youth Music Lessons category. Yanick will be happy to teach you how to play guitar, bass or ukulele. His rates are $24 per half hour private lesson.