Abbotsford - Guitar Lessons

Adrian Doering (Guitare, Batterie)

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Styles enseignés: métal, rock

Jours d'enseignement: Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi, Vendredi, Samedi

Adrian has been an avid guitar player since 1992, including 8 years of private instruction with Carl Kory, Jim Blair and Mitch Merrett. His roots and influences are in rock music, but he also loves to play and teach metal, funk, pop, blues, gospel, country and many other genres. He plays with a variety of bands, both live and for studio recordings. Additionally, Adrian has a certificate in Audio Engineering. Adrian’s lessons are engaging, fun and tailored to each student’s unique goals and interests.
His rate is $30 per half hour.

Christopher Russell (Guitare, Piano, Banjo, Mandoline, Batterie, Chant)

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Styles enseignés: blues, classique

Jours d'enseignement: Lundi, Mardi, Jeudi

Chris has been performing and teaching music professionally since 1998. He started out playing rock, blues and metal, before taking classical performance at York University. He later studied composition, theory and jazz at Grant MacEwan University. Chris has performed live with Oscar Peterson, recorded and performed with world renowned bluegrass artist John Reischman (Tony Rice), and worked in the CBC studios as a session musician. He is an expert in many genres including rock, blues, metal, classical, jazz, prog, funk, country, folk, bluegrass, world and finger picking.
His rate is $29 per half hour.

Lance Chalmers (Batterie, Guitare)

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Styles enseignés: rock, rock

Jours d'enseignement: Mercredi, Vendredi

Lance has been a professional drummer for over 30 years, playing with touring bands such as Trooper. He enjoys sharing his musical experience and technical expertise with all his students. Lance offers a fun and relaxing professional method of learning for his students.
His rate is $29 per half hour.

Liam Whatley (Chant, Piano, Guitare)

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Styles enseignés: , jazz, blues

Jours d'enseignement: Mardi

Liam has been making music from a very young age. He started playing guitar at age 6, piano at age 7, and was singing in choirs even before that. This love for music led Liam to complete a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz and Contemporary Music (major in Composition) from MacEwan University in 2020. Liam has composed and performed a wide variety of music; including musical theatre, choir, classical, singer-songwriter, and jazz ensemble. In Spring 2024, Liam performed the roll of Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music with Abbotsford’s Gallery 7 Theatre. In Winter 2024, Liam composed music for and performed in a play adaptation of Prince Caspian, also with Gallery 7. Liam has taught private music lessons for over 5 years. His favourite part about teaching music is hearing people use what they’ve learned to bring a story to life through song. His rate is $28 per half hour.

Mark Hildebrand (Guitare, Mandoline, Ukulélé)

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Styles enseignés: classique

Jours d'enseignement: Lundi

Mark discovered guitar at the age of 14. He plays acoustic, electric, lap steel, mandolin, ukulele, bass and bandurria. He has been teaching all ages how to enjoy these instruments for over 30 years. As a young man, he won the Royal Conservatory’s silver medal of Canada in classical guitar. Mark has continued by composing new finger-style works that showcase this training. Mark has always admired artists like Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and old masters like Robert Johnson and Son House. That passion led to a nomination for a Covenant award by the Canadian Gospel Music Association for Best Blues Song, 'Waiting For the Resurrection'.
His rate is $28 per half hour.