Ben Lockwood (Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone) Registration Request

Ben Lockwood studied music theory, performance psychology, composition and arranging at the Dartington College of Arts, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with Honours-Music (Performance). He has performed professionally on flute, saxophone and clarinet in the United Kingdom and internationally. He has taught students of all age groups and experience levels in both private and school settings. His students are consistently successful at exams, with some having gone onto study music at notable institutions such as the Royal Academy of Music in London, and the Leeds Royal School of Music. His rate is $28 per half hour.

Benjamin Heffernan (Guitar, Bass) Registration Request

Available Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Sunday

Ben is a guitarist, producer, and singer-songwriter with over a decade of teaching and performance experience. He is a recent graduate of Western University’s Popular Music Studies program and has been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award as well as multiple Forest City London Music Awards for his work as a singer-songwriter. Ben has considerable experience playing and teaching a wide range of genres including pop, rock, folk, and R&B, and his teaching style revolves around the creation of a supportive environment for students where fun comes first. His rate is $27.00/half-hour private lesson.

Bev Procter (Piano) Registration Request

Available Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Bev has been teaching for more than 25 years in the community and is honoured to be working with the Long and McQuade team. She is certified to Grade 10 with the Toronto Conservatory of Music with qualifications in piano, music history, harmony and theory. Bev has successfully prepared students for practical exams with RCM as well as rudiments of music. She encourages her students to become involved in the Kiwanis Music Festival of London and has coordinated numerous performance recitals. In her spare time, Bev is the organist and choir director at two churches in the London area. Whether studying for pleasure, competition or certification, all ages of students are welcome. Her rate is $28.00/half-hour private lesson.

Blake Johnston (guitar, bass, slide guitar,) Registration Request

Teaching Style: rock

Available Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Blake Johnston is a guitarist/singer songwriter/producer with 27 years experience playing guitar and 20 years experience gigging and writing songs.
He has played on and produced several Music Nova Scotia and ECMA nominated albums, as well as taking home an ECMA for 2022 Blues Recording of the year for Campbell and Johnston's Black Market Band of which he is one half of. Blake is proficient in the genres of Rock, Blues, Soul, Country and teaches slide guitar as well as introduction into open tunings.
Blake is $26 per half hour lesson.

Brad Conrad (Guitar) Registration Request

Teaching Style: jazz, rock

Available 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 $26.

Brad Shipley (Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Banjo) Registration Request

Available Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday

Brad has a Bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies from VIU and enjoys teaching music to all ages. he has been performing since 1998 in many different styles and genres. He believes music is in everyone and that you are never too old to learn.
His rate is $29 per half hour.

Brandon Dickson (Drums, Hand Drums, Percussion) Registration Request

Available Day(s): Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Brandon Dickson has been playing drums for over a decade and has been teaching since 2013. Brandon also teaches hand percussion for beginner and intermediate levels. He has toured with the Poltava Ukraine Orchestra to Europe and other locations in Canada and he is currently a member of the bands Magnetic and Tribal Vibes. Brandon believes in the equality of all limbs and how to practice proficiently. He is open to all styles of drumming and enjoys implementing world grooves into his teaching and playing. Brandon teaches drum and percussion lessons at the Regina store. His rate is $26 per half-hour.

Brandon Munro (Drums, Percussion) Registration Request

Brandon studied contemporary music at Mohawk College in Hamilton Ontario under some of Canada's most skilled musicians. In his time of study there he became very immersed in the musical vocabulary of contemporary rock /pop music. He plays in various groups around Ontario of all different styles and genres. Brandon has also performed at many jazz, folk and contemporary music festivals around the world. His rate is $25 for a 30 minute lesson.

Breanna Antosh (Clarinet, Flute, Woodwinds) Registration Request

Teaching Style: classical, jazz

Available Day(s): Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Breanna is a classically trained musician who studied at The King's University to earn a Bachelor of Music degree. She enjoys participating in community bands and choirs, and has a passion for learning about different instruments and musical styles. Breanna believes that music should be accessible for everyone, and she is excited to connect with students at any level who are ready to learn. Breanna teaches woodwind lessons at both our Edmonton South and Highlands locations.
Her rate is $28 per half hour.

Brenda Stettner (Piano) Registration Request

Available Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Brenda Stettner is a certified elementary and intermediate specialist through the Royal Conservatory of Music. She has been teaching piano, organ, and guitar since 1980. Brenda has experience with MIDI and multi-track recording, she composes and arranges music for herself and her students, and she prepares students for Royal Conservatory examinations and music festivals. Brenda believes in continuous learning and professional development, and is always looking for new ways to teach concepts in private lessons and master classes. Her unique teaching approach has motivated students to become teachers, recording artists, composers, and to generally enjoy making music. Brenda’s students benefit from her lineage, a 3rd generation student of Beethoven. Brenda teaches piano at the Regina store.

Thursdays available for video lessons only. Her rate is $28 per half-hour.

Brian Byrne (Voice) Registration Request

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

Brian was the lead singer of multi platinum selling band I Mother Earth and has toured across Canada and the US and over seas. He studied under Canada's top vocal coach Diana Yampolsky and also coached vocalists under Universal Canada and Warner Records. He has taught students all over the world. His rate for 30 mins is $25

Brittany Smith (voice, songwriting) Registration Request

Teaching Style: classical, rock

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

Brittany has years of experience writing, performing and recording music with numerous bands across a wide range of genres. She has been teaching voice, guitar and songwriting since 2011 and recently added ukulele to her teaching repertoire. Brittany's relaxed voice teaching style blends classical and modern techniques with encouragement and positivity to bring out the best in her students. She works with guitar and uke students on chording, rhythm and accompaniment.
Brittany charges $27 per half hour private lesson.

Brock Nielson (Drums) Registration Request

Brock Neilson has been playing drums for over twelve years. He is an experienced teacher, performer and songwriter and has played drums for many different groups including Witherfire, Yeoman and Scripted Fiction. His expertise on the drums extends to rock, funk, soul, rap, country, worship and many other styles of music. His intent as a teacher is to instill a love of music in students and help them to achieve their goals as musicians.
Brock teaches drum lessons in Saskatoon at our 8th St. location.
Rate: $26 per half hour

Bryan Valeriani (Drums) Registration Request

Available Day(s): Thursday

Bryan has been playing drums since 1982 and teaching since 1995. He has played everything from jazz to heavy metal. Bryan performs regularly with his Latin jazz trio and is a member of the Brian Eagles Band. He has recorded and performed with many groups, most notably with Juno nominated singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards. Bryan has studied at the world-renowned Drummers Collective in New York City with a grant awarded from the Ontario Arts Council. He has also studied with Jim Chapin, Kim Plainfield, Magella Cormier and Joel Rosenblatt. Bryan has taught for the Carleton University Bachelor of Music program and is a member of both the Vic Firth Education Team and the Hudson Music Teacher Integration Program. His curriculum covers the complete range of drumset techniques and concepts from the key fundamentals to advanced studies. For more on Bryan you can visit: www.drumhead.ca.

His rate per half hour private lesson is $28.

Bryn Badel (Brass) Registration Request

Available Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday

Bryn performs in a wide variety of styles with various groups around BC. He has a BMus from UVIC and was previously principal trumpet with the Vancouver Island Symphony. He teaches all the brass instruments and his rate is $32 per half hour.

Caitlin Toom (Voice, Piano,) Registration Request

Caitlin is an experienced vocalist, accompanist, composer, and graduate of Vancouver Community College's jazz voice program with a minor in Classical Voice. She has been performing and teaching in Vancouver for over seven years. As a performer, Caitlin has fronted a 13-piece funk band, various jazz combos, as well as solo work. As an instructor, she has taught voice and piano as well as musical theatre performances. Caitlin is adaptable and passionate, specializing in jazz, pop and rock. She welcomes students of all levels, styles and abilities. Her rate is $30/half hour.

Cal Johnson (Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele, Rock Skool, Rock Camp) Registration Request

Teaching Style: jazz, rock

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

With folk-pop song writing roots, a jazz harmony influence merged into a rock n’ roll edge- Cal Johnson, or formally known as Caleb Johnson is a 2 time Music Nova Scotia award nominated, multi instrumentalist & singer-songwriter. No stranger to the scene, Johnson has had the pleasure of composing for Ondinnok, a theatre project in Montreal (2020), debuting solo live on Global News Halifax (2018) as well as performing with “The Blue Lane” at Halifax's TD Jazz Festival (2016), Bell FibeOP's "Club One New Releases" and CTV’s Breakfast Television (2016). Along with these experiences, Johnson has also obtained a diploma in music arts and has been privileged to attend private songwriting workshops under the instruction of East coast artists such as Matt Anderson, Thom Swift and Christine Campbell.

Today, Johnson is currently based out of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, performing with his new indie blues-rock group “Cal Johnson & The Former Cause.” You can find his debut solo EP “Come and Go” on all digital streaming platforms. Cal's rate is $24 per 1/2 hour private lesson.

Caleb Moroz (Drums, Guitar) Registration Request

Teaching Style: jazz, rock

Available Day(s): Tuesday, 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 $29 per half hour lesson.

Cam Steele - Online Lessons Available (Guitar, Ukulele, Bass, Theory, Composition, Music Technology, Production) Registration Request

Teaching Style: jazz, rock

Available Day(s): Saturday

Cam Steele is a teacher, performer, and composer in Edmonton. He performs regularly in Edmonton in various contemporary styles from rock, blues, jazz, RnB, funk, and popular music. Cam also plays as a solo guitarist inspired by great fingerstyle players and classical repertoire. Cam values teaching music as a language and creates a space where students start making music within their first lesson. Cam also offers instruction in music technology, electronic production, songwriting, and orchestration. Lessons with Cam are constructed around learning how to really play the music students want to do!
Cam holds a Music Diploma and a Bachelor of Music Composition from MacEwan University, and is currently pursuing a degree in Music Education from the University of Alberta.
Cam offers guitar lessons at our Edmonton North location.
His rate is $27 per half hour.

Cameron Tubbs (Cello) Registration Request

Available Day(s): Wednesday

Cameron has earned a Master of Music in Cello Performance from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor of Music in the same from Eastern Michigan University and has been playing cello since the age of 10. Cameron has taught lessons in a variety of settings: his private studio, an after school centre for students who were not offered a musical education at school, and the community teaching program at the University of Missouri. He has won the university concerto competition at Eastern Michigan University and was awarded the New Music Ensemble fellowship and the University of Missouri. Cameron enjoys performing chamber music, orchestral playing, and solo performing. His rate is $28.00/half-hour private lesson.