Chip Kean (Saxophone) Registration Request
Teaching Day(s): Friday, Saturday
Chip joined the RCAF in 1973. In 1986 he decided he needed a career change and in 1986 enrolled in the Volunteer Musician Program at 14 Wing Canadian Forces Base, studying saxophone there until 1989 when he was transferred to 22 Wing CFB North Bay. Chip continued his studies at the Canadian Forces School of Music and did Basic Improvisation & Keyboard Method & Theory through Berklee College of Music. He was appointed Director of the 22 Wing CFB North Bay in 1998 and served there until 2016. He was the Ensemble Director and Saxophone Instructor for the Nipissing University Applied Music Programme. Chip has performed with the Central Band of The Canadian Forces, 8 Wing CFB Trenton, The Continentals Big Band, Nightshift Dance Band and still performs with the After Hours Jazz Combo and the 22 Wing Military Band. His Rate is $25 per 1/2 hour lesson.
Chris Bilton (Piano, Film Scoring, Songwriting, Music Production, Theory) Registration Request
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Chris Bilton is a pianist, film composer, songwriter, arranger and producer with extensive credits. A passionate educator, Chris has been teaching music for over 15 years, most recently at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, CA where he taught and worked professionally for the past six years. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Chris has written, recorded and produced music for numerous albums, television shows, advertising campaigns and film soundtracks. A versatile performer, Chris has toured extensively as a Music Director and sideman in various musical genres throughout The United States, Canada, Europe and Japan.
Chris's rate for a half-hour private lesson is $27.00.
Chris Dahmer (Accordion, Piano, Theory) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical, jazz, rock
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Chris has been balancing a music career of performance and teaching for more than 40 years. Starting at a young age, his piano studies included Royal Conservatory, alongside pop and jazz. He went on to study with numerous jazz piano instructors in Toronto, and graduated from the Humber College music program. He also studied accordion for 10 years. In teaching piano (and accordion) Chris maintains a focus on developing well rounded students, incorporating many musical styles, including improvisation. He is comfortable with all levels and all ages, and can assist students preparing for college or university music programs. Chris is also experienced in teaching music theory, as well as working with ensembles.
Chris's private lesson rate is $26.00/half-hour.
Chris Hill (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Friday
Chris was born in Montreal Quebec and moved to BC when he was five, It wasn't long after that his love of music began to surface. His mother played jazz piano and his father played British invasion guitar mixed with the blues. So from an early age Chris had plenty of influences to choose from. His brother gave him a fretless bass when he was 9 followed by some guitars for various birthdays from his parents including a fender Stratocaster for his 16th.
After playing in bands in high school Chris was off to Capilano University where he studied jazz.immediatly following that he hit the ground running playing professionally in live in studio situations for the next 20 years.
He then switched from live to lessons and has been teaching steadily for the last six years. Chris takes great pleasure introducing people to music, watching them develop and hearing the tangible results.
His rate is $28 per half hour.
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 $29 per half hour.
Chris Rolin (Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
Chris Rolin has been playing guitar professionally and teaching students and producing music for various artists for over 35 years. He attended the Capilano College Commercial Music Program and is currently working on his Masters of Music in Guitar from Berklee College. Chris’s rate is $27 per half hour.
Chris Smith (Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical, jazz, rock
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 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 $28 per half hour.
Chris Stephens (Clarinet, Flute, Sax) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical, jazz, rock
Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Saturday
Chris received his Bachelor of Music from McMaster University. And Jazz diploma from Mohawk College. He is a versatile musician, having played both classical and jazz recitals. Chris played in an R&B/Soul band that specializes in the music of Tower of Power. And continues to play with the Chinguacousy Swing Orchestra. Chris prepares students for RCM practical and theory exams beginner through advanced levels. His rate is $28.00 per half-hour lesson.
Christian Malette (Guitar, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
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Christian Malette a étudié au cégep de Saint-Laurent et à l'Université de Montréal en jazz ainsi qu'en arrangements pour grand orchestre de type big band, et a fait ses cours de blues avec le bluesman québécois Bob Walsh en l'accompagnant pendant plus de 10 ans. Sa carrière l'a amené à participer à de nombreux festivals à travers le Québec et la France. Il a accompagné aussi la rockeuse Marjo pendant 6 ans. On peut l'entendre sur les deux albums de Marjo et ses hommes Vol 1 et 2.
Christian a aussi son propre orchestre avec lequel il se produit en tant que chanteur et leader. Passionné de son art, il aime le partager avec les jeunes et les moins jeunes !
Tarif pour un cours privé de 30 minutes: 25$
Langues enseignées: Français et Anglais
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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!
Rate for a 30 minute private lesson: 25$
Languages Taught: French and English
Christine Brandt (Piano, Voice) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical
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 $26 per half-hour lesson.
Christy Vanden (Guitar, Voice, Drums) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Christy Vanden is a guitar and drum teacher with over 6 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. Christy has played multiple times at Filberg Festival, Nautical Days, The Sid Williams Theatre and Sunfest Country 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 and has been named Top 2 in the category of “Best Musician” in the valley. Her rate is $27 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 $30 per half hour.
Chuck Smith (Guitar, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Chuck studied Music Production and Arranging at Trebas Institute in Toronto. He has 40+ years of playing experience and has been teaching for over 30 years. Chuck has played in many bands over the years in Ontario and on the East Coast, including country, pop, rock, and blues. As well as recording and performing with many artists currently, he is also a singer/songwriter. Chuck’s rate for a private half-hour lesson is $24.00.
Cindy Cooper (Piano, Voice) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical, ,
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday
As an accomplished singer, songwriter and composer, Cindy makes playing the piano, musical composition and singing an easy and fun experience. She loves leading students of all ages towards making connections with music and meeting their goals in a creative and fun style through tailored lessons and music manipulatives. She maintains a balance of all aspects of music within her lesson plans, including technique, ear training, composition and theory. She has her RCM Level 9 in Piano, and Theory, and has taken several courses in songwriting and music production from Berklee University. Giving students the necessary tools to learn to play and sing the music that they are passionate about is a highlight of being in the studio with her while she encourages students to become accomplished musicians in their own way.
Her rate is $29 per half hour.
Claire Desroches (Trumpet) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Saturday
Claire DesRoches is a recent graduate from the NSCC Music Arts program as a brass major. During the course, she mainly focused on jazz, blues, and classical styles and techniques, under the mentorship of both Augusto Enriquez and Meghan Gilhespy. She believes in the importance of finding the best way to make music interesting and enjoyable for every unique student and encourages lots of experimentation with style, genre, and performance. Claire is $25 per half hour lesson.
Claude Gagné (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Composition) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday
Claude Gagné détient un baccalauréat en guitare de l’Université de Montréal. Pendant 15 ans, il a été chanteur et arrangeur professionnel au sein du groupe vocal La Bande Magnétik. Avec ce groupe, il a réalisé 3 albums, 3 vidéoclips et présenté plusieurs centaines de spectacles au Québec et en Europe à son actif. Gagnant d’un Félix en 1994 pour arrangeur de l’année. Claude a aussi auto-produit 4 albums avec ses chansons et a fait plusieurs spectacles, dont un au Studio théâtre de la Place des Arts en 2012. Il a plus de 25 ans d’expérience en enseignement de la guitare, de la basse, du ukulélé et de la composition de chansons.
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, 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.
Cody Zevenbergen (Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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 $24.00/half-hour private lesson.
Cole Foreshew (Drums) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday
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 $25 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's rate per 30-minute private lesson is $28.
