9219 28 Avenue NW
Edmonton South, Alberta, T6N 1N1

Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (780) 432-7002

Store Phone: (780) 432-0102

Lesson Centre Email: edmontonsouthlessons@long-mcquade.com

Store Email: edmontonsouth@long-mcquade.com

Lesson Centre Hours
Monday: 12:30pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday: 12:30pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday: 12:30pm - 9:00pm
Thursday: 12:30pm - 9:00pm
Friday: 12:30pm - 8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm

This Location Offers:

Online Lessons All Lessons

Private Lessons

Our professional, highly qualified instructors offer both in person and online video lessons.

Group Lessons

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Lessons Coordinator

Michelle Glen - coordinator of the music lessons in Edmonton South

Michelle Glen

LESSONS COORDINATOR
780-432-7002

Lessons Associate

Tatiana Gorchynski - coordinator of the music lessons in Edmonton South

Tatiana Gorchynski

Our Drums Teachers:

Ben Shillabeer - Drums music lessons in Edmonton South

ben shillabeer (Drums)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Ben majored in performance at MacEwan University. He plays for CCMA nominated band The Dungarees. Ben has been nominated for CCMA Country Drummer Of The Year 2015-2017. His previous bands, The Boom Chucka Boys and Social Code, each had numerous songs on the Canadian charts with many CCMA and Juno nominations alongside hundreds of performances worldwide. Ben's specialties are theory, music notations and technique and he has been teaching since 2014. Ben teaches drum lessons at our Edmonton South location.
His rate is $27 per half hour.

Cory Ward - Drums music lessons in Edmonton South

cory ward (Drums)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Style: jazz, rock

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

Cory is a graduate of MacEwan University where he received a diploma in music with a Recording Arts Major. He has been teaching drums since 2008 and currently plays in various music projects ranging from hip-hop to jazz to surf rock. His teaching style focuses on technique, rudiments, theory, and groove. Cory welcomes students of all ages, styles, and skill levels. Cory teaches drum lessons at our Edmonton South location.
His rate is $30 per half hour.

Iya Casuga - Drums, Percussion music lessons in Edmonton South

iya casuga (Drums, Percussion)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Style: classical, jazz, rock

Teaching Day(s): Saturday

Iya Casuga is currently taking her Bachelor of Music in Jazz & Contemporary Popular Music, with a Minor in Education at MacEwan University and is a former Long & McQuade student. She has been playing for over ten years and started as a clinician in 2019 teaching several junior high and high school students. She has also played in several ensembles, such as the Edmonton Catholic School District Senior All-City Band and University of Alberta Concert Honour Band. She has trained in various styles, and her teaching focuses on technique, rudiments, music notation, and groove. Iya welcomes students of all ages and skill levels. Iya’s rate for a half-hour lesson is $26. In person and online lessons available.

Skylar Benoit-Jones - Drums music lessons in Edmonton South

skylar benoit-jones (Drums)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Style: jazz, rock

Teaching Day(s): Thursday, Friday

I graduated with a diploma in Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music from MacEwan University specializing in Drumset Performance. I have been playing drums for over a decade and have years of experience playing live and teaching. I’m very passionate about music and I want to foster a similar love for the instrument in my students, and encourage them to pursue music in their lives.

My journey as a musician started in my basement as a young teenager; my love for music would eventually lead me to seek out knowledge wherever I could find it and any playing opportunities that were out there. Through study, and by playing in different bands, I immersed myself in different styles of music including Latin American, Afro-Cuban, Jazz, Rock, and Pop. My goal is to teach what I’ve learned on my drumming journey and inspire my students to craft their own. See you in lessons! Skylar offers lessons at our Edmonton South location and rate is $28 per half hour.