Services

Lessons

Lessons are offered in English or French.

We offer private, semi-private and group lessons at our studio locations (90 Harmer Ave North, or 630 Island Park Drive), at your home, online, or at one of the area French Catholic, or French Public schools that we teach out of during the day*. The length of time of lessons can be 30, 45 or 60 minutes depending on the student's level and the size of the group.

We offer instruction for all musical instruments as well as theory and ear-training, music history, composition, improvisation, music learning by ear and rote.

We prepare students for Kiwanis, Royal Conservatory of Music Exams, recitals, entry into university music programs, school band or orchestra exams and performances. 

Lessons during the day in French Schools

If your child attends one of the schools that we offer lessons at during the day, you are welcome to have lessons at that school. We offer lessons during the day and after school at the following French schools: Marie-Curie, Michel-Dupuis, Michaëlle-Jean, Jean-Robert-Gauthier, Terre-des-jeunes and Édouard-Bond.

We provide you with a day and time for lessons and the teacher comes to the student’s classroom at the time of the lesson and brings them to the music room.

Our music program is approved by the French school boards and the principals of the respective schools. Together with the child’s teacher at school, we select a time for the lesson, so that there is no disruption to the school routine.

Lessons at the French schools are given in French. (Contact us if you are interested in lessons at the schools).

Group Classes (Beginner and Intermediate)

This course is for students who know which instrument they would like to learn how to play, whether it is piano, guitar or violin. In this course students will learn how to play music on said instruments by ear and by rote.

Group classes are a fun and interactive way for students to learn to play an instrument. It is easier for some students to learn in a group for a few reasons: they are motivated to learn at the same pace as their peers, if they do not understand a concept, they can watch how some on else does it, and the class is filled with fun games that teach skills.

Our classes are led by a skilled instructor, to make sure students receive lessons catered to their age and ability. Group classes are offered at our studio location.

Groups will be made up of students close in age and technical ability.

Music Initiation course (per term, or full year)

This course consists mostly of games and activities that are geared towards exposing children to musical concepts that they would be mostly unaware of. It is for children with no musical background, but it could also be adapted and become useful to advanced students.

The goal of the class is to give students an overall appreciation of music by informing them about various aspects of music such as:

  • dynamics
  • pitch
  • melody and rhythm
  • harmony
  • different genres of music
  • music throughout history
  • music in movies and television
  • notation of melody and the names of notes
  • notation of rhythm
  • identifying different musical instruments (by appearance and by sound)
  • the physics of sound

This is intended to be a fun and interactive way to learn about music and trigger the desire to want to make music.

Online Lessons

We offer online lessons to people who live out of the area, or in the event of inclement weather, illness, or simply for the sake of convenience. Contact us if you have any questions about what you need in order to have online lessons.

Entertainment

We also provide piano and violin/viola Music for All Occasions including Bar Mitzvahs, Christmas parties, weddings, dinner parties, etc.