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Port Coquitlam - Music history Lessons
Music Lesson Centre
View Store Details1360 Dominion Avenue
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3B 8G7
Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (604) 464-1118
Store Phone: (604) 464-1011
Fax: (604) 464-1109
Lesson Centre Email: pocolessons@long-mcquade.com
Store Email: poco@long-mcquade.com
Lesson Centre Hours
***CLOSED Monday, May 18, 2026******OPEN Saturday, May 16, 2026 & Sunday May 17, 2026***
Monday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday: 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
This Location Offers:
Online Lessons All LessonsPrivate Lessons
Group Lessons
Ongoing Class!
GROUP WIND LESSONS!- with GEETA:
"Learn all the specifics of your instrument with your musical peers!"
COST: $20.00 per person, per session
DATE: 45 Minute - Weekly - Thursdays - September 11, 2025 - June 25, 2026
TIME: Flutes: 5:30 pm, Clarinets: 6:15 pm, Saxophones: 7:00 pm, Trumpets: 7:45 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: All levels, Ages 10+
REQUIREMENTS: Must have your own instrument
REGISTRATION IS ONGOING
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
Spring Class!
INTRO TO IMPROV INTENSIVE! with GEETA:
Have fun learning about Jazz improvisation through history, theory and practical applications!
COST: $180 per person - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: 2 days - Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 and Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
TIME: 12 pm to 4 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: All instruments and voices welcome! All ages
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 2 years’ experience on your instrument required. Bring your own instrument and music stand *Drums, Pianos & Amps provided
REGISTER BY APRIL 20TH, 2026
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
Summer Classes!
BROADWAY BOUND MUSICAL THEATRE with SUSIE:
In this program students will explore pieces from different musicals with dancing, acting, singing, and stage presentation.
COST: $300 per person - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: JULY SESSION: Monday, July 20, 2026 to Friday, July 24, 2026 (inclusive)
AUGUST SESSION: Monday, August 17, 2026 to Friday, August 21, 2026 (inclusive)
TIME: 12 pm to 3 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: Beginner/Intermediate students
REQUIREMENTS: No experience required
REGISTER BY JULY 6, 2026 FOR JULY SESSION
REGISTER BY AUGUST 3, 2026 FOR AUGUST SESSION
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
ROCK SKOOL with HARRISON:
Wanna be a rock star, or experience what it’s like to be in a band? Play popular songs, learn about being in a band, and have fun rockin’ the house this summer! And of course, there’s the final performance for fans, family, & friends.
COST: $275.00 - non-refundable upon registration
DATES: JULY SESSION: Monday, July 13, 2026 to Friday, July 17, 2026 (inclusive)
AUGUST SESSION: Monday, August 10, 2026 to Friday, August 14, 2026 (inclusive)
TIME: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: Guitar, Bass, Drum, Keyboard, and Voice students looking to play rock songs with other students
REQUIREMENTS: Recommended 1-2 years of lessons (Geared towards more experienced students as they will be learning songs quickly for performance at the end of the week!) *If unsure about skill level, please let us know, we would double check with Harrison for the student.
REGISTER BY JUNE 29, 2026 FOR JULY SESSION
REGISTER BY JULY 27, 2026 FOR AUGUST SESSION
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
BAND CAMP with GEETA:
Continue improving your ensemble skills with all the basics of your instrument, music theory, and more!
COST: $275.00 - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: Monday, July 6, 2026 to Friday, July 10, 2026 (inclusive)
TIME: 10 am to 1 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: ALL Winds, Orchestral Strings and Percussion, and Levels aged 10+ welcome!
REQUIREMENTS: No experience necessary. Must have your own instrument and music stand.
REGISTER BY JUNE 15, 2026
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
JAZZ S’COOL with GEETA:
Have fun learning about Jazz music while playing and improvising with your peers!
COST: $275.00 - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: Monday, July 6, 2026 to Friday, July 10, 2026 (inclusive) *Joint session with Bigger Band on Thursday, July 9, 2026
TIME: 5 pm to 8 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: All instruments and voices welcome! All ages
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 2 years experience on your instrument. Must have your own instrument and music stand. Drums, piano, and amps provided.
REGISTER BY JUNE 15, 2026
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
BIGGER BAND with GEETA:
Have fun playing all genres of music in a band for all instruments!
COST: $150.00 - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: ALL Thursdays in July 2026 – July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 *Joint session with Jazz S'cool on Thursday, July 9, 2026
TIME: 6 pm to 8 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: ALL instruments and voices welcome!
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 2 years of private lessons and/or ensemble experience. Must be able to read musical notation. Must be aged 10 and up. Must have your own instrument and music stand *drums, piano and amps provided.
REGISTER BY JUNE 1, 2026
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
Our Music history Teachers:
Online Lessons:
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
A graduate from VCC, Gerard obtained his BMus in Classical Voice Performance in 2013. He has been teaching at Long & McQuade since 2016. Taking what he has learned from opera and the art of classical music, Gerard focuses on enhancing common vocal practices in more modern styles of singing such as musical theatre and pop. He places a strong emphasis on applying proper vocal technique to any genre of music. A few of the techniques Gerard focuses on are: range expansion, creating a richer tone with depth, developing the chest, head and mixed registers, cultivating vibrato, working through the various passagios, establishing healthy belting in both chest and mixed registers, and improving diction, breathing, phrasing and much more. In 2018, Gerard began teaching at Douglas College running both the music theory and aural skills/ear training prep courses for students entering the music diploma or music therapy programs. From 2015 to 2021, Gerard served as the Assistant Director and Head Teacher of Voice, Theory, Music History, Aural Skills and Ear Training at Bravo Music in Vancouver. From 2011 to 2014, Gerard was a tenor soloist and section leader for both Pacific Spirit Choir and West Vancouver United Church Choir in West Vancouver. He is very well versed with the Royal Conservatory of Music curriculum and has helped hundreds of students prepare for exams in rudiments, harmony, history and voice from preparatory to ARCT level. Gerard’s message to all his students: “we’re going to work hard, give your voice a work out and we’re going to have fun doing it.” Gerard's rate is $32.00 per half hour lesson.
Our Group Lessons:
GROUP WIND LESSONS!- with GEETA - Geeta Das
Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2025-09-11 to 2026-06-18Cost: $20.00 per person, per session
GROUP WIND LESSONS!- with GEETA:
"Learn all the specifics of your instrument with your musical peers!"
COST: $20.00 per person, per session
DATE: 45 Minute - Weekly - Thursdays - September 11, 2025 - June 25, 2026
TIME: Flutes: 5:30 pm, Clarinets: 6:15 pm, Saxophones: 7:00 pm, Trumpets: 7:45 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: All levels, Ages 10+
REQUIREMENTS: Must have your own instrument
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
INTRO TO IMPROV INTENSIVE! with GEETA - Geeta Das
Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2026-05-02 to 2026-05-03Cost: $180
INTRO TO IMPROV INTENSIVE! with GEETA:
Have fun learning about Jazz improvisation through history, theory and practical applications!
COST: $180 per person - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: 2 days - Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 and Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
TIME: 12 pm to 4 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: All instruments and voices welcome! All ages
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 2 years’ experience on your instrument required. Bring your own instrument and music stand *Drums, Pianos & Amps provided
REGISTER BY APRIL 20TH, 2026
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
BAND CAMP with GEETA - Geeta Das
Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-10Cost: $275
BAND CAMP with GEETA:
Continue improving your ensemble skills with all the basics of your instrument, music theory, and more!
COST: $275.00 - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: Monday, July 6, 2026 to Friday, July 10, 2026 (inclusive)
TIME: 10 am to 1 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: ALL Winds, Orchestral Strings and Percussion, and Levels aged 10+ welcome!
REQUIREMENTS: No experience necessary. Must have your own instrument and music stand.
REGISTER BY JUNE 15, 2026
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
JAZZ S’COOL with GEETA - Geeta Das
Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-10Cost: $275
JAZZ S’COOL with GEETA:
Have fun learning about Jazz music while playing and improvising with your peers!
COST: $275.00 - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: Monday, July 6, 2026 to Friday, July 10, 2026 (inclusive)
*Joint session with Bigger Band on Thursday, July 9, 2026
TIME: 5 pm to 8 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: All instruments and voices welcome! All ages
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 2 years experience on your instrument. Must have your own instrument and music stand. Drums, piano, and amps provided.
REGISTER BY JUNE 15, 2026
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
BIGGER BAND with GEETA - Geeta Das
Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2026-07-02 to 2026-07-30Cost: $150
BIGGER BAND with GEETA:
Have fun playing all genres of music in a band for all instruments!
COST: $150.00 - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: ALL Thursdays in July 2026 – July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 *Joint session with Jazz S'cool on Thursday, July 9, 2026
TIME: 6 pm to 8 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: ALL instruments and voices welcome!
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 2 years of private lessons and/or ensemble experience. Must be able to read musical notation. Must be aged 10 and up. Must have your own instrument and music stand *drums, piano and amps provided.
REGISTER BY JUNE 1, 2026
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
ROCK SKOOL with HARRISON - Harrison Shaw
Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-17Cost: $275
ROCK SKOOL with HARRISON:
Wanna be a rock star, or experience what it’s like to be in a band? Play popular songs, learn about being in a band, and have fun rockin’ the house this summer! And of course, there’s the final performance for fans, family, & friends.
COST: $275.00 - non-refundable upon registration
DATES: JULY SESSION: Monday, July 13, 2026 to Friday, July 17, 2026 (inclusive)
AUGUST SESSION: Monday, August 10, 2026 to Friday, August 14, 2026 (inclusive)
TIME: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: Guitar, Bass, Drum, Keyboard, and Voice students looking to play rock songs with other students
REQUIREMENTS: Recommended 1-2 years of lessons (Geared towards more experienced students as they will be learning songs quickly for performance at the end of the week!) *If unsure about skill level, please let us know, we would double check with Harrison for the student.
REGISTER BY JUNE 29, 2026 FOR JULY SESSION
REGISTER BY JULY 27, 2026 FOR AUGUST SESSION
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
BROADWAY BOUND MUSICAL THEATRE with SUSIE - Susie McGregor
Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2026-07-20 to 2026-07-24Cost: $300
BROADWAY BOUND MUSICAL THEATRE with SUSIE:
In this program students will explore pieces from different musicals with dancing, acting, singing, and stage presentation.
COST: $300 per person - non-refundable upon registration
DATE: JULY SESSION: Monday, July 20, 2026 to Friday, July 24, 2026 (inclusive)
AUGUST SESSION: Monday, August 17, 2026 to Friday, August 21, 2026 (inclusive)
TIME: 12 pm to 3 pm
LOCATION: 1360 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam
WHO: Beginner/Intermediate students
REQUIREMENTS: No experience required
REGISTER BY JULY 6, 2026 FOR JULY SESSION
REGISTER BY AUGUST 3, 2026 FOR AUGUST SESSION
Call, text or email the Lesson Center to register!
