124 Main Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2X 1R9

Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (902) 496-6966

Store Phone: (902) 496-6996

Fax: (902) 496-7404

Lesson Centre Email: dartmouthlessons@long-mcquade.com

Store Email: dartmouth@long-mcquade.com

Lesson Centre Hours
Monday: 10am - 9:00pm
Tuesday: 10am- 9:00pm
Wednesday: 10am - 9:00pm
Thursday: 10am - 9:00pm
Fridays: 10am - 8:00pm
Saturdays: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

This Location Offers:

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Private Lessons

Welcome to Dartmouth's largest music lesson centre located at 124 Main street, Dartmouth. We offer 15 spacious studios in house and our very own recital room. Our studios are equipped with state of the art keyboards and acoustic upright pianos as well as a Yamaha Concert Grand. We offer lessons in violin, viola, cello, all woodwind and brass, all styles piano, guitar (electric and acoustic), banjo, ukulele, bodhran, percussion and drumset.

Our Violin Teachers:

Donald MacLennan - Violin music lessons in Dartmouth

Donald MacLennan (Violin)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Wednesday

Donald MacLennan (Dartmouth NS) is an award winning violinist/vocalist/composer who grew up in Chimney Corner, Cape Breton. A multi-genre arranger and improviser, MacLennan has established himself recording and touring internationally with Ben Caplan, the Modern Grass, Duane Andrews (NL), Mary Beth Carty, Michael C Duguay (ON), the Upstream Music Association, and his own jazz manouche project. He loves the ocean, baking bread, collecting records, and chocolate. Donald is $29 per half hour lesson.

Susan Sharpe - Violin, Fiddle music lessons in Dartmouth

Susan Sharpe (Violin, Fiddle)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Thursday, Saturday

Susan Sharpe (violin) began playing through the Halifax schools’ strings program. She has played in the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra and Mount Allison String Ensemble, and continues to play orchestral music with the Halifax Music Co-op. Susan enjoys playing a wide range of music, from classical to fiddle to music from movies and video games. Always on the lookout for more opportunities to play in a group, her favorite musical experience is playing in big orchestras. With experience teaching in musical and academic settings, Susan has taught all ages from young children to adults. She enjoys introducing students to the violin, helping them reach the next level in their playing and seeing them succeed. Susan’s rate for a half hour lesson will be $28.