Hugo Benoit Roche (Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
Originaire de France, Hugo Benoit Roche découvre la guitare classique à l'âge de 7 ans. Durant son parcours, il se tourne également vers la guitare électrique, la guitare basse, le ukulélé et le chant.
Il poursuit ses études au Cégep de Saint-Foy, où il obtient un Diplôme d'études collégiales en musique avec une spécialisation en guitare classique. Par la suite, il complète un Baccalauréat en enseignement de la musique à l’Université Laval, où il étudie également la guitare jazz.
Depuis 2022, Hugo est très actif sur la scène musicale québécoise. Avec plus de 250 concerts à son actif, il participe à plusieurs projets musicaux, tels que le duo Hugo&Lou et le Trio Écho.
Passionné par la production et la composition, Hugo a publié le single « Brume » en juin 2023. Il a également composé, produit et interprété plus de 300 vidéos musicales diffusées sur diverses plateformes, telles que Facebook, Instagram, TikTok et YouTube.
Avant de rejoindre Long & McQuade, Hugo a été professeur de guitare pendant 6 ans à l’École de musique Chaudière-Appalaches. Son parcours diversifié et son expertise font de lui un enseignant dévoué et prêt à partager ses connaissances et son amour de la musique avec ses élèves.
Pour entendre son oeuvre, suivez le lien ci-dessous!
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Ian Bezpalko (Bass Guitar, Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Ian has a diploma in Jazz from the Victoria Conservatory and a keen interest all genres of music. By teaching solid foundations, he's able to help students of all ages reach their musical goals and have a lot of fun along the way.
Ian's rate is $30 per half hour.
Ian Macintyre (Drums) Registration Request
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Ian Macintyre has been a fixture on the local music scene for the past 25 years. During that timespan, he has played with acts such as RG Schaller, The Red Shed, and Rock Ryder in venues ranging from small clubs to more prestigious venues such as Centre 200 and the Savoy Theatre. A 2003 graduate of the Jazz Diploma Program at St. F.X. University, Ian has been teaching drums privately since 2010. His rate for a private half-hour lesson is $23.00.
Isabelle Rousseau (Clarinet, Saxophone) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday
(saxophone lessons, clarinet lessons)
A graduate of Cégep de Ste-Foy in music, then of Université Laval in music education, Isabelle has been teaching music for some twenty years in primary and secondary schools in various regions of Quebec. In Trois-Rivières, she has taught in the music-study program at Académie les Estacades, at école Chavigny and at école des Pionniers. Having started playing music at the age of 8, she began learning the clarinet as a teenager. She specializes in wind instruments and conducting. Isabelle has conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de St-Hyacinthe for 2 years, as well as several other wind ensembles in various master classes, including the Royal 22e Régiment in 2019. Committed to the development of music education in Quebec, Isabelle is a member of the F.A.M.E.Q (Fédération des associations des musiciens éducateurs du Québec) and has also served as president of the A.M.E.Q-Mauricie.
Isaiah Roemmele (Violin, Piano) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Thursday
Music has been a centering part of Isaiah’s life for 17 years, teaching piano and violin while doing a music performance degree in violin from the University of Alberta through the last 5. His favorite pastimes are playing the violin and piano, music composition, and piano improvisation. Isaiah is happy to help people develop their musical lives, has taught students of all levels, and has most experience with classical violin.
His rate is $28 per half hour.
Ivan Chu (Cello) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical, rock
Teaching Day(s): Friday
Ivan holds Bachelor's degrees in Fine Arts Cello performance and Education from York University. Ivan is a clinician at summer music camps and schools and performs with the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Suzuki trained, Ivan works with all ages, introducing new ideas to students while helping develop good practice habits. His rate is $28.00 per half-hour lesson.
Iván Garnica (Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Friday
Iván is a seasoned guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter with years of teaching experience from Mexico. Versatile across rock, blues, jazz, and more, Iván Garnica blends professional performance expertise with a passion for guiding students toward their musical goals. Through a well-defined, personalized curriculum, and emphasis on positive practice habits, Iván aims to create a space where students can discover their own musical identity. He has guitar studies at Mexico City's Conservatory of Contemporary music, and is currently a student at Holland College's School Of Performing Arts. Iván's rate for a half hour private lesson is $24.
Ivan Stoiljkovic (Violin, Viola) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Ivan attended Vladimir Dordevic Primary School of Music and the Borislav Stankovic Secondary School of Music in his native Belgrade. As a young adult, he moved to Kitchener, Ontario where he continued to study violin under the tutelage of Eduard Minevich, concertmaster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. In addition to ongoing musical studies, Ivan completed a Masters of Arts Degree in History from Queen’s University in 2001. Ivan has been teaching at our location since 2009.
Ivan charges $27 per half hour private lesson.
Iya Casuga (Drums, Percussion) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Saturday
Iya Casuga graduated from MacEwan University with a Minor in Education and is a former Long & McQuade student. She has been playing for over ten years and started as a clinician in 2019 teaching several junior high and high school students. She has also played in several ensembles, such as the Dirt City Samba Squad and Honouring Hymn Worship Band. She has trained in various styles, and her teaching focuses on technique, rudiments, music notation, and groove. Iya welcomes students of all ages and skill levels.
Her rate is $26 per half hour.
J.K. Gulley (Guitar, Lap Steel, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Dobro) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
J.K. Gulley is an award winning, professional musician. J.K. owns his own recording studio and is a SOCAN and CCMA award winner, as well as a Juno nominee. He specializes in finger-style acoustic & electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and ukulele. J.K.'s rate is $30.00 per half-hour lesson.
Jaci Simpson (Trombone, Trumpet, Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday
Jaci returned to Calgary in 2005, after completing a bachelor of music degree at the University of Toronto. Jaci has studied guitar with Jeffrey McFadden in Toronto, and Ralph Maier in Calgary. She has also performed & recorded with the University of Calgary guitar ensemble. Jaci enjoys teaching all ages and levels, and believes that every student is capable, given individualized instruction. Jaci offers lessons at the Calgary East store and her rate is $31 per half hour.
Jack Comeau - B Mus (Guitar, Ukulele, Brass) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Friday
Jack returned to Calgary in 2005, after completing a bachelor of music degree at the University of Toronto. Jack has studied guitar with Jeffrey McFadden in Toronto, and Ralph Maier in Calgary. They have also performed & recorded with the University of Calgary guitar ensemble. Jack enjoys teaching all ages and levels, and believes that every student is capable, given individualized instruction. Jack offers lessons at the Calgary Chinook store and their rate is $32 per half hour.
Jack Dublanica (Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Jack Dublanica has a BA in Theory and Music History and has been playing the banjo and fiddle for over 30 years. He started teaching in 1995 and has experience teaching all ages of students in both private and group lessons. Jack has played with bluegrass/folk and bluegrass/country bands, including Home Brood, Citybilly, and Cactus Jack and the Rounders. He has performed at the Regina Folk Festival and The Big Valley Jamboree. He is currently a member of Binder Twine and the Bales. Jack teaches 5-string banjo, fiddle and mandolin in many styles including Celtic, Cape Breton and classical. Jack teaches banjo, mandolin, fiddle and beginner violin at the Regina store. His rate is $25 per half-hour.
Jack Zhou (Guitar, , Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Jack Zhou is a contemporary guitarist who studied guitar performance at Musicians Institute, as well as composition at Berklee College of Music. He is sophisticated in rock, blues, pop, improvisation, neoclassical, songwriting, and music theory. He has also studied under some of the greatest musicians in the world; Dave Martone, Paul Gilbert, Tony MacAlpine. He released his first solo instrumental album in 2018 and it has received many positive reviews. Jack has also collaborated with other artists/bands; 'Beyond the Root' and 'Ashes and Afterglow'. Jack is able to teach students of all ages and skill levels in guitar, bass & ukulele. He is fluent in English and Mandarin. His rate is $28 per half hour.
Jacob Dryden (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Voice) Registration Request
Teaching Style: rock, , , pop,
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday
Jacob is a singer and guitarist, composer and sound engineer. His current band Quickness keeps him busy, and he also does shows as a solo looping artist and owns a recording studio. He has a long list of sound engineering customers including Snoop Dogg and Carly Rae Jepsen. Jacob offers something new to the lesson Centre, with recording, looping and beatboxing in his toolbox of skills. Jacob takes students 6 years old and up and all ability levels. His rate is $30 per half hour.
Jade Wan (Piano, Theory) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
B. Mus Ed. (University of Toronto)
Ms. Wan is an accomplished pianist who began her music studies from Douglas College (BC), then completed her B.Mus in Music Education with a minor in Linguistics from University of Toronto. She studied piano under the tutelage of Dr. Barry Barrington, Dr. Leslie Kinton, and Mr. Boris Zarankin. After attaining intermediate performance knowledge of multiple orchestral instruments, she pursued short-term studies in the George Hurst Conducting Course at the Canford School of Music (now Sherborne School of Music) in Dorset UK. Additionally, she participated in the Saarburg International Music Festival in Saarburg, Germany studying chamber music with musicians from around the globe. Ms. Wan also volunteered as the assistant conductor with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets of the 800 Black Forest Squadron. With many years of Teaching experience behind her and various awards and certifications such as RCM Advanced Specialist in both Piano and Theory , she continues, as she has done for over 26 years, to regularly prepare her students for recitals, competitions, and the Royal Conservatory of Music examinations. She’s also a singer/songwriter for the past few years and came out with her first EP Takes a Little Thought. She loves teaching the ukulele and wants to inspire others to enjoy the instrument too.
Jade's rate is $34.00 per half hour.
Jaime Carrasco (Drums) Registration Request
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Jaime Carrasco is a drummer/percussionist/educator, born in Chile, and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Jaime has been drumming since 1985 and has been teaching since 2005 (has been teaching at Long & McQuade since 2010). Jaime has a College Jazz Diploma from Malaspina University-College (now Vancouver Island University) in Nanaimo, BC (1999), and a BFA w/ Honours in Music (major in Jazz Drums, minor in Carnatic (South Indian) classical percussion) from York University in Toronto, Ontario (2002). Jaime has studied with Barry Elmes, Trichy Sankaran, Jim Blackely, Clarence Penn, Alvin Atkinson, John Riley, Eric McPherson, and Quincy Davis.
Aside from freelance work, Jaime is currently involved with several projects, including: Slow Train Home (country); The Leftists (power pop), follow-up album to debut (Demonstrate) will release soon; Claire Therese & The Lockdown (debut album, Villainy was released earlier in 2022, while the follow-up album has just been recorded in 2025) IJG (Impressions Jazz Group), and The Adventures (surf-rock). Jaime welcomes beginners to advanced students of all styles.
Jaime teaches drums at our Winnipeg (Pembina) location. His rate is $32 per half hour.
James DeGeer (Guitar, Bass, Ukulele) Registration Request
Teaching Day(s): Sunday
James DeGeer graduated with honours from Mohawk College's Contemporary Music Program. He actively works as a studio musician and performs around the GTA in many groups, playing a wide range of styles. James has been teaching since 2016 and likes to put emphasis on music theory, rhythm, technique and skills for playing with others. James specializes in Jazz fusion, Rock, Metal, Progressive Music, R&B and Brazilian. James's rate is $25 per half hour private lesson.
James Warren Morris (Clarinet, Composition, Flute, Woodwinds, Saxophone) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Saturday
James graduated from Humber College studying saxophone, flute, and clarinet, and has completed a Masters of Music from Berklee College of Music. He has been teaching lessons for over 7 years privately around the Markham region. He is freelance composer and performs at corporate events in the GTA. He loves to teach his students a variety of genres including jazz, classical, blues and contemporary. James believes in establishing a strong foundation for musical appreciation so that his students are able to perfect a variety of techniques as well as develop a lifelong connection with music.
James' rate is $30.00 per 30 min lesson
Jamie Moran (Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Tenor Banjo) Registration Request
Teaching Style: rock, , , , , ,
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Saturday
Jamie Moran has been a performer and educator in various music circles since 2014. A graduate of the MUN School of Music, he has performed with many ensembles including the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and Scruncheons Percussion Ensemble among others. Jamie is also the percussionist for Cabot Power, and performs with other local artists including The Celtic Fiddlers. Besides percussion, Jamie plays many different instruments including guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhran, banjo, drums, and he also sings. Jamie has traveled the province multiple times performing and leading workshops in various capacities. As an educator, Jamie is both a private and substitute music teacher. As an advocate for music, he is a board member with both the Newfoundland and Labrador Band Association and the CFM Local 820. His rate is $25 per half hour lesson.
