1717 Bedford Highway
Bedford, Nova Scotia, B4A 3X1

Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (902) 496-6986

Store Phone: (902) 496-6960

Fax: (902) 496-6961

Lesson Centre Email: bedfordlessons@long-mcquade.com

Store Email: bedford@long-mcquade.com

Lesson Centre Hours
Monday.................1:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday to Thursday...11:00am - 9:00pm
Friday.................1:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday..............10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday.................CLOSED

This Location Offers:

Online Lessons All Lessons

Private Lessons

The largest Music Lesson Centre in Nova Scotia is located at 1717 Bedford Highway with plenty of parking available on site. Our facility includes a performance space for recitals and group classes. Committed to excellence in music instruction, the L&M Bedford location has almost 30 of the best qualified music teachers in the business. Our instructors are active in the local music scene and/or have degrees from reputable post-secondary institutions. Private music lessons are provided here at affordable rates, and there's no registration fee. Instruction is available on all popular musical instruments including piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, voice, drums, violin/fiddle, cello, brass and woodwinds. We also have teachers for specialized instruments including mandolin, banjo, lap-steel guitar and oud. Also offered are lessons in theory, songwriting, composition and looping. If you're looking for music education in a fun, supportive environment, contact us at 902-496-6986. We look forward to meeting you!

Group Lessons

Not available at present.

Our Voice Teachers:

Apryll Aileen - Guitar, Voice, Piano, Ukulele music lessons in Bedford

apryll aileen (Guitar, Voice, Piano, Ukulele)

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Online Lessons:

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

Apryll Aileen is a pianist, guitarist, and singer-songwriter from Atlantic Canada. Her recent album, “Bad Things,” fuses alt-pop and electronic styles reminiscent of the 2000s: her vocal style influenced by Adele and Stevie Nicks, her cadence and performance art influenced by Madonna.

Trained as a classical musician from the age of five, Apryll works this foundation into pop music that is both sophisticated and catchy. Her lyrical storytelling and stage presence have made her a favourite at music festivals from Halifax to Los Angeles and London.

Katie Graham - Piano, Voice music lessons in Bedford

katie graham (Piano, Voice)

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Online Lessons:

Katie has studied a variety of genres in both piano and voice, as well as music theory, composition, and performance. After working her way through the Royal Conservatory of Music, she attended Mount Allison University as a Piano Major in the Bachelor of Music Program. She later transferred to Nova Scotia Community College and completed the Music Arts Program as a Vocal Major, specializing in jazz, blues, folk and pop music. She has had the opportunity to perform on various stages, including The Marquee Ballroom, The Fredericton Play House, Saint John City Boardwalk, and CBC Radio. Her lessons are a happy blend of fundamental theory and feel-good music, which promise to be creative, entertaining and educational at all times! Katie's rate per 30-minute private lesson is $26.

Laura Gallant - Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Voice, Saxophone music lessons in Bedford

laura gallant (Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Voice, Saxophone)

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Online Lessons:

Laura Gallant is a musician who got started on her journey taking piano lessons when she was 5. She was always copying singers like Lauryn Hill and Christina Aguilera and then the guitar caught her interest as well. After spending years exploring songwriting and exploring mainly pop, rock and folk music, she decided to enrol in the Music Arts program at NSCC. There she explored jazz and joined local bands where she wrote and performed as the singer and rhythm guitarist. She loves sharing her musical knowledge and love for the art with any student who is curious! Laura's rate per 30-minute private lesson is $27.

Meaghan McKay - Piano, Voice music lessons in Bedford

meaghan mckay (Piano, Voice)

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Online Lessons:

Meaghan has cultivated within herself a passion for pedagogy in various forms for over 15
years, and has since collected a few university degrees that have helped develop her
teaching abilities. She has a Master of Music in Voice Literature and Performance from
Western University, an Artist Diploma in Voice Performance from Western University, a
Master of Arts in Musicology with a Specialization in Women’s and Gender Studies, and a
Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Acadia University. Meaghan has a particular
proclivity for the research of Music Performance Anxiety in singers. She has presented this
research at the 2022 University of Guelph Feminist Theory and Music Conference and has
been published in the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations journal.
Carefully toeing the line between academe and goofiness, Meaghan has a penchant for
meeting the individual needs of her students with a mix of cheer, encouragement and
technical prowess. Meaghan has performed on stage in opera, musical theatre, and solo
recitals, behind the scenes as a stage manager and stagehand, and under the stage as a pit
orchestra musician. Some of her favourite roles that she has sung include the mechanical
doll Olympia in The Tales of Hoffman, the energetic Lucy van Pelt in You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown, and the role of Evangeline in the Canadian Premiere of Gwyneth Walker’s
opera Evangeline. Meaghan's rate per 30-minute private lesson is $26.

Nicole Anaka - Teaching Exclusively Online - Voice music lessons in Bedford

nicole anaka - teaching exclusively online (Voice)

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Online Lessons:

Nicole has a Bachelor of Music degree from Mount Allison University and a Masters in Musicology from the University of Victoria. She has trained in Dalcroze Eurythmics at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Mass., and has her Grade 8 piano from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She enjoys teaching students of all ages and abilities, and teaches a wide variety of styles, including classical, musical theatre, rock, and pop. Her rate per 30-minute private lesson is $26.