Victoriaville - Guitar Lessons

Ian-Olivier Bégin Tejeda (Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Guitar, ukulele and bass teacher (bass for beginners). He successfully completed his DEC in music at Cégep Marie-Victorin. He then began a BAC in Jazz Studies at Concordia University. Ian-Olivier got his start in music at a very young age, playing bass with his father. He then became interested in the guitar, and has been studying the instrument for 13 years. His musical ambitions are to make a living from his music by teaching, performing and composing. He has often taught guitar and music theory in Montreal, and started teaching privately last summer at a school housed in a local church. He has discovered his passion. He loves passing on his knowledge and watching students of all ages evolve. For him, the most important aspect of music lessons is that his students have fun.

Matthew Cabana (Saxophone, Bass Guitar, Piano)

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Teaching Style: jazz

Teaching Day(s): Thursday

Matthew Cabana: born into a musical family, Matthew began his musical journey with Saxophone in the high school music program. He continued his musical studies at Cegep Vanier in the Popular Music program on Saxophone and Bass (electric). He was lucky enough to be invited by his father (a trombonist and vocalist) to play bass in his "Aces of Dixieland" orchestra, and then to work at Club Med. This was the start of regular musical work with him around Montreal, notably at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal every year between 1999-2007, and with the addition of the family band "Denny's Dixieland Clan" from 2002-2007, which included his Mother on Piano and his Brother on Trumpet. He has given bass lessons with École de Musique Chez Vous. In 2016, on Saxophone, he joined the band ''Under Our Groove'' which performs regularly, and during this time, he gave Bass, Saxophone and Piano lessons for beginners. He also completed the Jazz Performance Program at Concordia University between 2017-2018 on Saxophone. And has played Bass with several Blues, Rock, Funk and Jazz bands for 20 years. A personal belief: everyone can and should learn music! A recent resident of Victoriaville, Matthew is very patient and enthusiastic about continuing his musical journey with you. Languages spoken: English, French.

Samuel Sirois (Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Thursday, Saturday

Samuel graduated from the Cégep de Sherbrooke in 2022 with a diploma in music, jazz interpretation. He is currently at the University of Sherbrooke where he is in the process of obtaining his bachelor's degree in jazz guitar performance. His years of musical studies in high school, CEGEP and university have shaped his playing, leading him to explore many musical styles. He also has an excellent background in music theory, improvisation and ensemble playing. He believes that the most important aspect of music lessons is to learn while having fun.