Tori Ratheeshan (Voice, Piano) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Friday, Saturday
Tori grew up playing viola, veena, and ukulele, but ultimately fell in love with piano and singing, continuing to pursue RCM certification in piano and completing a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance at Queen’s University. Tori has performed in various choirs in Toronto, including the Bach Chamber Youth Choir and VIVA Youth Singers of Toronto, and Queen's University's Choral and Women's Polyhymnia ensembles. She has experience preparing students for RCM examinations and performance opportunities for school musicals and talent shows. With an understanding of the importance of connection and curiosity toward music, Tori prioritizes structured lessons with an encouraging space for experimenting with different styles or genres, from pop to classical and everything in between. Tori promotes artistic growth for musicians of all ages!
Tori's rate is $27/30min Lesson
Tracey Coulter (Piano, Theory) Registration Request
Teaching Style: classical, ,
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Tracey Coulter’s music education began at the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Kodály music program at four years of age. From there she took lessons in piano, guitar, and cello. Focusing on piano in her teens, she began taking Royal Conservatory of Music examinations. Tracey graduated with her Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria in 2001 in harpsichord, majoring in Music History and Literature. She has completed course work with the Royal Conservatory in Elementary Piano Pedagogy and continues her personal piano education with lessons of her own. As a teacher, Tracey believes students learn best in a warm, supportive, and creative environment, with individual goals and using healthy technique as a foundation. Tracey's rate is $28.00 per half-hour lesson.
Travis Matte (Guitar, Bass Guitar) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday
Travis began playing guitar at the age of 12 and by the age of 16 already began teaching in a local music school. While attending high school, he discovered that it was possible to study music in University. After 6 months of intense practice in classical guitar, a style he knew very little about at the time, he passed his audition and was admitted to the University of Ottawa School of Music. As a result, he holds both a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Guitar and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. Since university, has returned to his roots; specializing in Rock, Metal, Progressive Rock, Blues, and Folk, while also adding new styles to his repertoire, including Bluegrass music and some jazz. His performing experience stems from mainly being a session musician, filling in for local bands and projects. Currently he is working on his own solo project.
Rate: $28/half-hour
Speaks English and French
Tresor Otshudi (Voice, Piano, Guitar, Theory, Composition, Conducting) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday
Tresor is an award-winning singer, composer and conductor who has more than 20 years of experience performing in 4 different continents. He is also a Band and Choir Educator at École Gabrielle Roy, in Surrey and a Music Director at Tresor Music. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Trinity Western University, in Langley, a Musical Theatre certificate From Choreia, in Paris, France, and a Business Diploma from Pigier, in Lille, France. Tresor teaches all ages, styles and abilities, with a focus in Classical, Jazz and Pop music.
French is his mother tongue. His rate is $36 per half hour.
Trevor Wentzell (Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Composition) Registration Request
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Trevor is a multi-instrumental player, teacher and composer. He holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from St. FX University with a Major in Jazz Studies. Playing and studying music from the age of 5, Trevor is no stranger to the local music scene and is a first call sideman performing and recording on saxophone, flute, piano and organ. He has been a member of the Back Alley Big Band, The Chronos Band and Scott and The Rocks, and has opened for such musical greats as Charles Bradley, John Scofield and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the TD Halifax Jazz Festival. He enjoys teaching students of all ages and levels of experience. Trevor's rate per 30-minute private music lesson is $26.
Troy Barnes (Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone, Brass, Woodwinds) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday
Troy specializes on saxophone and clarinet, and teaches other woodwinds and beginner brass as well. He enjoys teaching students of all ages and musical styles, particularly classical, concert band, jazz, and improvisation. Troy has been teaching since 1998 and is patient and easygoing though he likes to challenge his students while keeping the lessons fun.
His rate is $28 per half hour.
Troy Zackowski (Guitar, Bass, Group: Rock Skool) Registration Request
Teaching Style: rock
Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
Troy is a certified recording engineer and completed a Berklee transfer diploma in Music Production and Composition. He also has a diploma in Advanced Music Production from NIMBUS. Strong in rock styling as well as blues, Troy has also done partial RCM theory training. His rate is $32 per half hour.
Tyler Cooke (Piano, Theory) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Tyler Cooke is a piano instructor from Kitchener, Ontario. Tyler holds a Bachelor of Music-Education and his A.R.C.T. He has been learning piano since he was 10 and has since received his grade 8 and grade 10 RCM certificates, both times with honours. He has also participated in the Kiwanis Music Festival, winning multiple awards in various categories. Tyler is well rounded in many styles, having played in bands and at weddings. He has been teaching for over 8 years to students of various age groups and ex-perience levels. His lesson rate is $27 per half hour.
Tyler Falk (Drums, Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Tyler is an experienced multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator based in Edmonton. With a decade of experience, Tyler has toured across Canada, performing more than 100 shows as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in rock, metal, and pop-adjacent genres. He holds a Diploma in Music Performance from MacEwan University and has furthered his training through private lessons in guitar, drums, and piano, as well as courses like Pickup Music.
Tyler tailors lessons to each student’s unique interests while building a solid foundation, and fostering growth in technique, creativity, and confidence. He values collaboration as a key tool for musical growth, incorporating playing together and improvisation into lessons. Drawing on techniques inspired by the Alexander Method and Kenny Werner’s Effortless Mastery, he emphasizes natural, efficient movement behind the instrument. His extensive background in production and composition adds depth to his teaching, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of music. His rate is $30 per half hour.
Tyson Pilling (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele) Registration Request
Teaching Day(s): Saturday, Sunday
Tyson Pilling has been teaching private music lessons for four years. Tyson is in his third year in the music program at MacEwan University with plans to later attend the UofA to obtain an Education Degree. Tyson has been playing guitar and bass since a young age. He has experience playing in a variety of styles such as acoustic finger picking, electric guitar, jazz, alternative, country and pop. Tyson has live music experience playing in jazz bands, pit bands, percussion ensembles, party bands and concert band ensembles. Tyson enjoys teaching all skill levels and ages of students and works to encourage them to achieve and surpass their goals.
His rate is $26 per half hour.
Ulises Valenciano (Drums) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday
With more than 23 years on stage and 9+ as a Drum Instructor, Ulises Valenciano is a well experienced musician known for his versatile skills and adaptability, inspiring new generations of Drummers in Southwestern Ontario. During his career has performed across Mexico, Italy, United States, Spain and Canada as well as being part of recordings, live sessions and video shootings. He got into music at the age of 7 becoming a singer for a choir and then a few years later took a step into Drums taking lessons with the best drummers in the area and then studied Jazz drumming at The Arts Center of San Luis Potosi. As a part of the London community of musicians, has been actively collaborating with some of the most talented local bands and soloists contributing a new proposal and rhythmic perspective to Canadian Culture. His rate is $28 per half hour lesson.
Veronica Klock (Piano, Theory) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Veronica Klock’s students play to learn, to learn to play! Classroom activities get students moving to help them understand not only what music is, but how it feels and how it works, so they can learn to create their own musical ideas from their very first lessons. Healthy playing techniques learned in this way help students protect against repetitive strain injury while allowing them to draw the most exquisite tone possible from the instrument. She encourages group learning opportunities to experience the joy of playing together while building ensemble skills that serve musicians not only in their musical journeys, but in their day-to-day lives as well. Veronica began playing at age three, performing at age four, and teaching at age 18. Having studied with Dr. Harald Zabrack, Dr. Terence Dawson, Dr. Dale Reubart, and Helen Silvester, Veronica completed her A.R.C.T. in 1994 and graduated from UBC in 1998. She enjoys a vibrant career performing with the Strathcona Symphony Orchestra and in small ensembles; accompanying soloists; teaching; and composing; and has accompanied choirs as far away as the Grotto in Portland, OR and Disneyland, CA. Veronica teaches all ages and all levels. Her rate is $32 per half hour.
Victor Hugo Lopez (Guitar, , Ukulele, Theory) Registration Request
Teaching Style: jazz, , , ,
Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Saturday
Victor Hugo Lopez Bustamante has been entertaining audiences on the Winnipeg live music scene for over two decades. Whether contributing his varied musical skill-set and background to Papa Mambo, the Chuck Copenace group, Trio Bembe, Jupiter Storm and various other projects in Winnipeg and abroad, his musicianship, joy and musical expression shine through. His musical DNA includes genres spanning jazz/hip-hop/R&B/South-American folklore/Latin, and more from all over the world. Together with his training in Jazz pedagogy through his Bachelor of Jazz degree at the University of Manitoba, he has over a decade’s worth of experience developing tailored methods for teaching guitar, ukulele, bass, and music theory to students of beginning to advanced levels. Victor teaches at our Winnipeg Henderson location.
His rate is $28 per half hour.
Victoriya Savchenko (Voice, Piano, Theory) Registration Request
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Victoriya Savchenko is a native of Ukraine and is residing in Winnipeg.
She holds a Diploma in Piano Performance and Choir Conducting from the State School of Music in Ukraine, a Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education and a Masters Degree in Voice Performance from University of Manitoba, Canada.
Victoriya is the recipient of numerous awards, scholarships and distinctions and is an accomplished concert performer.
As well as teaching piano, music theory and voice for the past fifteen years, Victoriya has taught general music (including Orff and Recorder), choir and band in the public school system.
Every year her students participate in local concerts and festivals, and complete the Royal Conservatory requirements at different levels.
Her philosophy is to keep students interested and challenged while having fun learning.
Victoriya teaches at our Winnipeg (Pembina) lesson centre.
Her rate is $32 per half hour.
Vinh Nguyen (Violin) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Vinh Nguyen began the violin at 8 years old, studying classical music for 14 years at the Vietnam National Conservatory. This is where she received her undergraduate and graduate degrees for violin, studying under a Russian trained faculty. Since coming to Canada, she has performed with various symphony orchestras. Vinh is a certified violin teacher for all levels by the Suzuki Association of the Americas and is a registered Royal Conservatory of Music teacher. She’s been a faculty member at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music since 2014. Prior to VSOSOM, she was teaching at Douglas College. Her students are consistently successful in RCM exams at all levels and many have received college scholarships for their achievements in music. Vinh is a patient, passionate, and enthusiastic teacher who loves to work with students of all levels. Vinh’s rate is $32.00 per half hour lesson.
Wilfrid Lee (Brass, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
With an undergraduate degree from McGill University, Wilfrid has extensive performing experience participating in L'orchestra Francophone Canadian, Toronto Wind Ensemble, North Bay Symphony and the Red Brass Quintet and can also be heard on various albums ranging from folk, classical to pop genres.
Wilfrid currently gives brass lessons in the Markham area, but his teaching experience stems back to 2001 conducting brass clinics and educating students from the elementary to university level. His students have gone on to pursue further musical endeavors such as university education and involvement in various orchestras.
Wilfrid's rate is $28.00 30 min lesson
Will Fachin (Drums) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday
Will’s passion for music started at a young age in 2003 and it has continued to grow ever since. After years of studying he decided to take him drumming to the next level. He attended Mohawk College for Jazz Performance, and then briefly Humber College for Bachelor of Percussion. Will is fixated on being a versatile and complementary player and teacher. He has experience doing live sessions, including a number of genres such as jazz, funk, R&B, hard rock, indie rock, metal, and more. Will has also studied under many renowned players such as: Lorne Nehring, Mark Kelso, Anthony Michelli, Kevin Dempsey, Adrean Farrugia, Sophia Perlman, Ted Warren, Matt Halpern, Navene Koperwies and many more. Will has also recently become an endorser for Murat Diril Cymbals, and this is just one of the many milestones to come.
Will's lesson rate is $25/half-hour
William Laurin (Trumpet) Registration Request
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Depuis qu’il est tout petit, William a un penchant pour la musique, mais ce n’est qu’à l’âge de 12 ans qu’il rencontra la trompette. Tout au long de son secondaire, ce jeune trompettiste a joué dans diverses harmonies de sa région où il a pu apprendre différents styles de musique tels que le jazz, le pop et le classique.
William a complété un DEC en trompette classique. Voulant faire carrière comme trompettiste dans un orchestre, il poursuit ses études à l’Université de Montréal où il complète un Baccalauréat en interprétation classique en 2021. Lors de ce Baccalauréat, il a eu la chance d’étudier en France et de côtoyer des trompettistes de renom tels que Romain Leleu et Thierry Caens. Il étudie présentement en D.E.S.S. répertoire d’orchestre avec Stéphane Beaulac pour se préparer aux auditions futures. William adore également enseigner. Il a nota mment déjà donné plusieurs cours dans des écoles primaires et secondaire en plus de cours privés. Sa façon de penser: réussir à se surpasser tout en ayant du plaisir et dans un environnement positif!
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Since he was a little boy, William loves music, but it is only at the age of 12 that he discovers the trumpet. Throughout his high school, this young trumpeter played in various harmonies in his region where he was able to learn different styles of music such as jazz, pop and classical.
William completed a DEC in classical trumpet. Aiming to make a career as a trumpeter in an orchestra, he continued his studies at the University of Montreal where he completed a bachelor degree in classical interpretation in 2021. During his bachelor, he had the chance to study in France and meet renowned trumpeters such as Romain Leleu and Thierry Caens. He is currently studying a D.E.S.S. orchestral repertoire with Stéphane Beaulac to prepare his future auditions. William also loves giving trumpet lessons. He has already given several courses in primary and secondary schools and also private lessons. His concept: achieving his goals while having fun in a positive environment!
Yanick Bernier (Dieppe & Moncton) (Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele, Theory) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Yanick earned his Masters degree at Université de Montréal in 2008 specializing in classical guitar. He has been teaching music since 2006 and has always had a great passion for musical education. Yanick has played guitar since the age of 11 and hasn't stopped learning and playing since. His style of music is very global and he is comfortable teaching most music styles. In the classical music category, so far, nine gold medals from the Royal Conservatory of Music have been earned under his guidance. He also got Platinum in Moncton Community Votes 2022 for the Music Lessons category, and “Silver” in the 2023 votes for the Youth Music Lessons category. Yanick will be happy to teach you how to play guitar, bass or ukulele. His rates are $25 per half hour private lesson.
Yasmin Abedi (Piano, Voice) Registration Request
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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Sunday
Yasmin is a graduate of the Master of Music Education program at UWO. During her studies there, she focused on the neuroscience of music learning, exploring the cognitive and neurological benefits of music training for brain development. Yasmin tailors lessons to each student’s unique interests and goals, offering instruction across a wide range of musical genres and styles. As a piano and voice instructor, she emphasizes multicultural inclusivity, teaching voice in English, Farsi, French, and Italian, and incorporating cultural, folk, or contemporary genres that resonate most with her students.
