1887 Kingston Road
Pickering, Ontario, L1V 1C9

Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (905) 686-9450

Store Phone: (905) 686-4900

Lesson Centre Email: pickeringlessons@long-mcquade.com

Store Email: pickering@long-mcquade.com

Lesson Centre Hours
Monday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Upcoming Holidays (closed)
Monday, September 1 (labour day)
Monday, October 13 (thanksgiving)

This Location Offers:

Online Lessons All Lessons

Private Lessons

Music lessons available in-person for all ages, all levels, and all styles. Professional, highly qualified and experienced instructors. Affordable rates and no registration fees. Some teachers available for online video lessons. See details below.

Our Viola Teachers:

Sümeyra Tanil - Violin, Viola music lessons in Pickering

Sümeyra Tanil (Violin, Viola)

Registration Request

Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Friday

Sümeyra's musical journey began at age 7 with piano, followed by violin at age 9. She has completed undergrad requirements in Violin Performance & Composition at York University, and continues to take advanced level courses (towards Master's level). Meanwhile, she has had the privilege of working closely with Mark Skazinetsky (associate concertmaster at TSO) for 4 years and continues to refine her craft under his mentorship. Currently, she is the principal second violinist in the York Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the UofT Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia International Music Festival Orchestra, and several orchestras in Turkey and Bosnia. Since 2019, Sümeyra has passionately taught violin and piano, aiming to instill her love for music in her students. Her musical interests span Western classical, pop, Turkish classical, and Balkan.

Sümeyra's rate is $30/30min lesson