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 Voice Teachers:

Aaron Dimoff - Voice, Piano music lessons in London North

aaron dimoff (Voice, Piano)

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Aaron Dimoff has been singing professionally on operatic stages across the country for the last decade. After receiving his Masters in Vocal Performance degree from UWO, he worked as a resident artist for the Calgary Opera company, performing and training with singers, conductors, and directors from around the world. Aaron has since performed on Canada's biggest stages, from the Edmonton Opera company to the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. An avid teacher when not performing, Aaron enjoys passing on his experience to everyone from absolute beginners, to musicians pursuing a professional career. His rate is $28.00/half-hour lesson.

Alexandra Morgan - Piano, Voice music lessons in London North

alexandra morgan (Piano, Voice)

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Teaching Style: classical, classical

Teaching Day(s): Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Born and raised in the Alberta Rocky Mountains, Alexandra currently resides in London as a choral scholar, freelance vocal instructor, and musician. She holds a Master's of Music degree in Performance and Literature from the University of Western Ontario, and a Bachelor's degree in Music Performance from the University of Lethbridge. She has performed across Canada receiving multiple grants and scholarships including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, London Opera Guild Scholarship, and the Intermezzo Classical Voice Award. As a well rounded artist, her experience spans a variety of styles including Opera, Musical Theatre, Choral, Country, Pop, and Folk! Alexandra is passionate about teaching students of all ages and walks of life. Her lesson plans are crafted individually, ensuring each student’s goals, needs and aspirations are achieved. With a focus on self-reflective learning, Alexandra hopes to build confidence and create a fun and supportive atmosphere that allows students to experience the magic of music! Additionally, her vocal teaching styles range from jazz, music, gospel, and pop. Her rate is $27.00/half-hour private lesson.

Angela Gjurichanin - Piano, Voice music lessons in London North

angela gjurichanin (Piano, Voice)

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

Angela is a recent graduate from the University of Western Ontario with a Masters of Music in Performance and Literature (MMus. 22) and holds a Bachelor of Music Honours (BMus. 20) from the University of Saskatchewan. She is a classically trained vocalist and is currently a freelancing opera singer and a voice/piano teacher. Angela has been involved in music since she was 6 years old, from playing the piano to singing Celine Dion, AC/DC, operatic repertoire and more! She is well versed in teaching all musical styles and strives to create a learning environment that is inclusive for all types of learners. Angela wants to share her experience and passion for music, and is able to customize every lesson to meet the needs of her students. Her rate is $28.00/half-hour private lesson.

Charnelle Pennyfeather - Piano, Voice music lessons in London North

charnelle pennyfeather (Piano, Voice)

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

Charnelle is a graduate of the Honours Theory and Composition Program at Western University. She is a classically trained vocalist and is currently a chorister, composer, organist and pianist at her church here in London. Charnelle has a passion for musical theatre and has composed original scores for several productions, as well as short films. She was the Musical Director of Western Hillel's Cabaret, Vocal Director for King's Players Production of Little Shop of Horrors and apprenticed with the Musical Theatre on The Thames. Charnelle believes in the power of storytelling in music and encourages her students to find their own unique musical voice. She specializes in classical music, musical theatre and pop styles and her rate is $28.00/half-hour private lesson.

Christina Willatt - Voice, Piano music lessons in London North

christina willatt (Voice, Piano)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday

Christina Willatt is an award-winning singer and pianist who has performed in Canada, the United States and Italy. Christina graduated from the Master of Music Performance program at UWO in 2011. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Regina in Performance & Composition, as well as Grade 10 Voice and ARCT Piano diplomas from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Christina has extensive experience teaching and is the music director at the Church of St. Jude in London. She is enthusiastic to teach students of all ages and skill levels in a variety of styles and genres including classical, jazz, rock and pop. Christina's rate is $28.00/half-hour private lesson.

Errington Sallows - Voice, Piano, Voice, Voice music lessons in London North

errington sallows (Voice, Piano, Voice, Voice)

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Teaching Style: musical, classical, classical, pop

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Sunday

Errington could not be more excited to be teaching voice lessons and piano lessons at Long and McQuade. She completed her Bachelor of Education at the University of Western Ontario where she also received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education and her Masters of Music Education with a focus on vocal and piano pedagogy. Errington currently works for Thames Valley District School board as a secondary teacher. She is very passionate about her students having a well-rounded experience during their lessons including allowing them to direct the type of music that is learned. Through her previous experiences teaching privately, working with Original Kids Theatre Company, leading vocal programming at multiple summer camps and her education, she is comfortable teaching a wide range of genres such as; classical, musical theatre, folk, and pop. For piano and voice lessons, Errington has extensive experience with RCM exams through her personal completion of them and many years of successful student exams. Errington strives to create a learning environment that is inclusive for all types of learners and hopes that, as a result of her experience and passion for music, she can customize every lesson to meet the needs of her students. Her rate is $28.00/half-hour lesson.

Katelyn Murphy - Piano, Voice, Theory music lessons in London North

katelyn murphy (Piano, Voice, Theory)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Sunday

Katelyn has three years of teaching experience. They have completed exams up to level eight in the Royal Conservatory of Music and are currently pursuing an associate's diploma in piano performance, as well as having professional training in choir and solo singing. They enjoy teaching students who are preparing for RCM exams in piano, as well as those who have different goals for taking lessons. Katelyn use a personalized approach, using individuals' needs and goals while integrating theory, technique, and musical comprehension. They aim to foster creativity within their students to find their musical voice and share my passion and love for music. Katelyn prioritizes creating a safe and supportive learning environment for all students, regardless of their age or skill level. They look forward to teaching you soon! Their rate is $27.00/half-hour 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.