725 Fanshawe Park Road W
London North, Ontario, N6G 5B4

Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (519) 439-0102

Store Phone: (519) 439-0101

Lesson Centre Email: londonnorthlessons@long-mcquade.com

Store Email: london@long-mcquade.com

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

Our Guitar Teachers:

Aidan Wasse - Guitar, Ukulele, Electric Bass music lessons in London North

aidan wasse (Guitar, Ukulele, Electric Bass)

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

Aidan is a local multi-instrumentalist with a passion for playing, creating and teaching music. A graduate of Fanshawe College’s Music Industry Arts, and Audio Post Production programs, he has also studied piano, guitar, electric/upright bass, voice and music theory. Having performed with bands, orchestras, and theatre companies, Aidan has a love for many genres including rock, jazz, funk, soul, and classical. His passion for music also extends into the technological side, with professional experience in music production and audio engineering. As a teacher, Aidan aims to provide students with a well-rounded musical education, with an emphasis on fostering enthusiasm and having fun. Aidan's rate is $27.00/half-hour private lesson.

Alex Tirolese - Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Banjo, Ukulele, , Violin, Bass Guitar music lessons in London North

alex tirolese (Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Banjo, Ukulele, , Violin, Bass Guitar)

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

Alex is a talented saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist with 20 years of playing experience. He is currently pursuing a music degree through Berklee College of Music. Alex is a thorough and patient teacher with 8 years experience teaching privately at local studios and with the Holy Spirit Marching Band. Alex emphasizes musicality, each lesson building on the previous ones, and of course, having fun. Alex is well-versed in many styles of music including, but not limited to, rock, funk, jazz, and classical. When not teaching, studying or recording, you can catch Alex gigging across Ontario with his band, Fun Fact. In addition, Alex is an official artist for Spector Basses. His rate is $27.00/half-hour private lesson.

Benjamin Heffernan - Guitar, Bass Guitar music lessons in London North

benjamin heffernan (Guitar, Bass Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Sunday

Ben is a guitarist, producer, and singer-songwriter with over a decade of teaching and performance experience. He is a recent graduate of Western University’s Popular Music Studies program and has been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award as well as multiple Forest City London Music Awards for his work as a singer-songwriter. Ben has considerable experience playing and teaching a wide range of genres including pop, rock, folk, and R&B, and his teaching style revolves around the creation of a supportive environment for students where fun comes first. His rate is $27.00/half-hour private lesson.

Matthew Martin - Guitar, Ukulele, Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele music lessons in London North

matthew martin (Guitar, Ukulele, Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele)

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

Matt Martin is a London, Ontario guitar teacher of many stripes; with a diverse background in classical guitar, fingerstyle, flamenco, folk, rock, music theory, songwriting, psychology, education, and music production he dedicates his unique skill set to helping students reach their musical goals and inspire them to go further.

Matt began playing guitar when he was 15 and immediately became a life-long student of effective and efficient learning. Originally inspired by rock guitar virtuosos, he practiced technique endlessly for a year before discovering a new challenge, classical guitar. In less than three years, Matt advanced far enough in classical guitar, music theory, and piano to attend Western University, where he achieved his Bachelor of Music (honors) degree with a minor in psychology. After completing his music degree, Matt continued his training with a Bachelor of Education from UWO, followed by a Music Industry Arts diploma from Fanshawe. His debut single as a singer-songwriter, Maple & Pine won second place in the inaugural Aeolian Hall song contest out of 162 entries. His rate is $28.00/half-hour private lesson.

Mike Mercey - Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar music lessons in London North

mike mercey (Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday

Growing up in a family of musicians, including the Juno Award winning Canadian country trio The Mercey Brothers, Mike has dedicated his life to the art of music. He attended Humber College for percussion and is currently studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Previously, he was the songwriter, lead guitarist and singer in The Sourkeys, who were featured on CBC Radio and toured North America. Mike teaches guitar, bass, and ukulele and is well versed in production, mixing and engineering. Mike is a very creative and patient instructor with 15 years of experience in music instruction. He teaches all abilities and styles of music!

Please note Mike is currently teaching virtual lessons only. Mike's rate is $27.00 per half-hour private lesson.

Oscar Abley - Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar, Saxophone, Songwriting, Theory music lessons in London North

oscar abley (Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar, Saxophone, Songwriting, Theory)

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

Oscar Abley is a multi-instrumentalist, sound engineer, and music educator from London, Ontario. They play most frequently on saxophone in Anddre & The Reflections and Juice Joint. Oscar is known for their enthusiastic stage presence and rhythmic playing. They studied classical saxophone and mathematics at the University of Ottawa before moving to the MIA program at Fanshawe College, graduating in 2023 and receiving the Instrumentalist of the Year and EMAC Band Of The Year awards. They really like art. Their lesson rate is $28/half hour lesson.

Rick McLeod - Guitar music lessons in London North

rick mcleod (Guitar)

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

Rick started teaching guitar in the early '70s in local music centers, evening classes at Fanshawe College, and lunch classes in local Separate Schools. He worked on the guitar curriculum committee for Yamaha Canada Music where he assisted in editing, testing, and contributed original material to the Yamaha Guitar Method Series. He also was involved in writing articles for the national newsletter, adjudicating music festivals, and working as a clinician at music camps and teacher seminars in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. He also enjoys playing live. Rick has also recently been awarded his Fifth Degree in the Martial Art of Kejute. His rate is $27.50/half-hour private lesson.

Our Group Lessons:

SONGWRITING & DEMO WORKSHOP Benjamin Heffernan lessons in London North

SONGWRITING & DEMO WORKSHOP - Benjamin Heffernan

Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2024-03-18 to 2024-05-13
Cost: $160.00

Explore the songwriting process in a creative, collaborative environment alongside other songwriters. This group class with Ben Heffernan will focus on lyric writing, different types of songwriting processes, and using various writing exercises in order to explore new territory as songwriters. Participants will come away from the workshop with at least one finished demo recording of an original song. All genres of songwriters are welcome.

Students must bring headphones and a laptop with an Intel Core I5 Processor. Additional gear will be provided. Personal instruments welcome!

This class runs every week for 8 weeks from 6pm-8pm starting on Monday, March 18th and ends on Monday, May 13th 2024. Ages 16+

Note: There will no lesson on April 15th

Cost is $160.00 for the class.

ADULT BEGINNER GUITAR CLASS Matthew Martin lessons in London North

ADULT BEGINNER GUITAR CLASS - Matthew Martin

Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2024-04-19 to 2024-06-07
Cost: $160.00

A welcoming and engaging class for complete adult beginners to guitar, or students who have been dabbling for a while but feel like they missed out on the basics. Matt will take you from the basics of how to hold the guitar, to playing notes, chords, and strumming patterns. By the end of the class students will have learned the foundations of good guitar technique and applied that to playing simple melodies and chords for popular songs.They will also learn how to read tabs, chord diagrams and chord charts.

Students will learn from handouts provided by the teacher and the book “First 50 Campfire Songs You Should Learn on Guitar”.

Cost: $160
Required: Guitar & "First 50 Campfire Songs You Should Learn on Guitar” by Hal Leonard
Timeline: Every Friday from 7pm-8:30pm starting April 19th (Last class June 7th) - 8 weeks

Note: The book is not required for the first lesson for those who are unsure if they would like to complete the remaining 7 weeks of the course. Talk to us if you are interested in a single paid trial class!

COLOURFUL MUSIC Scott McIlwraith lessons in London North

COLOURFUL MUSIC - Scott McIlwraith

Lesson Registration Brochure Dates: 2023-09-16 to 2024-06-29
Cost: $17.00 Per Session

Create personalized compositions and visual art pieces in this game-based, multidisciplinary, music theory class! In each 60-minute session, students aim to collect as many notes as possible through a variety of music themed games. When finished, students use their collected notes to create songs and pictures personal to them. Students will perform and share their works of art at the end of each class. Open to beginner students ages 4 - 14, each 60-minute group class will be on Saturdays with sessions from 10 - 6 PM. Optional choice for this group to be weekly or bi-weekly. Cost is $17.00 per session.