Edmonton South - Guitar Lessons

alex moxon (Banjo, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele)

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Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday

Alex Moxon has been teaching music for nearly two decades. While focusing on jazz studies, he received a Bachelor of Music with highest honours in 2012 from Carleton University. Alex has experience performing and teaching in a wide variety of musical styles. He is happy to teach students of all ages and all experience levels while maintaining a flexible approach to teaching that addresses each students' individual needs. Alex can also prepare students for Royal Conservatory classical guitar examinations and University entrance auditions for jazz studies. Alex teaches at our Edmonton Highlands and South locations.
His rate is $29 per half hour.

chris smith (Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele)

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Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Chris teaches for Edmonton Public Schools as a substitute teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools as a guitar clinician, and Parkland School Division as a Junior High classroom teacher and Musical Theatre assistant, he has post-secondary training in both Music (MacEwan University) and Education (University of Alberta B.A. English, B. Ed. Science). He has taught, performed, recorded , written, produced, and toured nationally and internationally as a professional guitar player for over 30 years, performing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Junior Gone Wild, including multiple appearances at the Edmonton Folk Festival both as a singer/songwriter and as a sideman. His teaching approach is student centered, seeking to engage and retain student commitment to the instrument through student led pacing and personal choice in the material covered. Each lesson is unique to the student. The challenge of exploring music through this incredible instrument is broken into manageable steps for students of any skill level and for any musical preference.
His rate is $28 per half hour.

edward (ed) smith (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano)

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday

Ed Smith has taught music lessons privately for over 10 years and has been an active member of the Edmonton music community for 21 years as a performer, studio musician and arranger. After earning a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, NS) in 2002, Ed began to build his experience as a freelance musician and educator, performing in a variety of acts in Atlantic Canada, and also as a keyboardist on cruise ships with Holland America Line. He has gained a wealth of experience as a music educator since then and has also performed and recorded in Alberta with groups that cross a wide variety of genres, spanning rock, blues, jazz, country, and even salsa. Ed currently plays bass and keyboards in the Derina Harvey Band, a five-piece Celtic rock act based in Edmonton. Ed's rate is $30.00 per half hour.

gary myers (Banjo, Dobro, Guitar, Lap Steel, Ukulele)

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Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

From classical to country, rock to reggae, Gary has been teaching music since 1981. He studied at Grant MacEwan College and the University of Alberta. While specializing in roots music, he emphasizes building a solid technical knowledge of the instrument, whatever the style. He performs his original guitar-powered songs and instrumentals as Gary Wayne Myers. Gary teaches remotely through our Edmonton South location.
His rate is $31 per half hour.

ian small (Guitar, Ukulele, DJ)

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Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Ian has been playing and making music for nearly his entire life. He received his bachelor's degree in music from MacEwan University in 2022 and is deeply interested in learning from and teaching all musical styles. He approaches teaching music from a student-first perspective, striking a balance between theoretical concepts and technical skills while allowing the student’s goals and interests to direct the trajectory of their learning. In other words, expect an instructor that adapts to you -- any style or genre, from video game soundtracks to crazy jazz chords.


Ian teaches guitar, ukulele, and bass. He is active in the recording and production space and is always willing to take on students interested in digital audio, recording, and production, to DAW-assisted composition and beat-making.
Ian teaches at the Edmonton South Location.
His rate is $29 per half hour.

mitch zorich (Guitar)

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Mitch has been teaching guitar since 2002. He’s a graduate of the Red Deer College music program, has studied classical guitar through the Royal Conservatory of Music (3 time Gold Medalist for levels 7, 8, and 9), and has a Diploma in Jazz Performance from the London College of Music. He has studied with some of Edmonton’s finest instructors, and in L.A. with Greg Howe (a touring guitarist for Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake). Mitch enjoys, and has experience teaching various styles ranging from classical music to metal. His has completed the Suzuki Guitar Volumes 1-4 and Suzuki Principles in Action courses. Mitch teaches guitar and bass guitar lessons at our Edmonton South location.
His rate is $27 per half hour.

rebecca merkley (Guitar, Voice, Ukulele)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Saturday, Sunday

Rebecca is a multifaceted theatre artist, instructor, composer, musician and writer whose
original written work has earned her 7 Award Nominations. She is the first recipient of the Gerald Osborn Playwriting Award and has been working as a drama, voice, guitar and piano teacher for 10+years. She’s taught at Dominellis School of music, Resonate, Azimuth Theatre, Foote Theatre School (The Citadel), Mile Zero Dance, YONA SISTEMA (The Winspear Centre) and the Writes of Passage playwriting program (Workshop West). She completed her studies at Macewan University in 2012 and has been working in the local arts scene ever since. A favorite performing credit was being the lead vocalist for Drag Queen Thorgy Thor and their show“Thorgy and the Thorchestra" (The Winspear Centre). She is also a gifted producer and composer having produced two original musicals: “Rivercity the Musical”, and“Scoobie Doosical” at the Edmonton International Fringe. She’s also worked as a sound
designer/composer having recently designed for local playwright, Connie Massing in
collaboration with Workshop West in their world premiere of “Dead Letter”. Her rate is $29.00 per half hour

richard monkman (Guitar)

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Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Richard studied performance and composition at MacEwan University and has been teaching private students since 1993. Richard has two albums which were nominated for a 2003 CAMA, a 2009 APCMA and 2009 CAMA for best blues and instrumental album. He teaches a variety of styles such as blues, rock and jazz and also specializes in theory and technique. Richard offers guitar lessons at our Edmonton South location.
His rate is $29 per half hour.

robyn slack (Guitar, Ukulele)

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Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Robyn Slack is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, performer, and music educator based out of Edmonton, Alberta. He is well-versed in many different genres and styles, having studied classical guitar from an early age before playing lead in a variety of hard rock and punk bands and ultimately studying jazz at Grant MacEwan College, graduating from their music program with a comprehensive major. Robyn has been awarded several EAC grants for his musical endeavours, and has written and released albums with a number of different projects, including pop punk quartet Colour In Conflict and alt-folk ensemble Payphones. He has performed in festivals across the country, as a musical guest on CBC’s The Irrelevant Show, and has composed music for film, theatre, and podcasts. Robyn has been teaching guitar and ukulele for over a decade, and believes in tailoring curriculum to each student’s individual musical goals in order to help them excel while making learning engaging, rewarding, and fun.
His rate is $28 per half hour.

tristan harmatys (Guitar)

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Teaching Style: rock

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Saturday

Tristan is a graduate of University of Alberta where he received a Bachelor of Education degree. He has been teaching guitar since 2022 and he takes a student centered approach. Tristan allows the students to focus on music they are interested in learning to spark their passion for the music and instrument. He emphasizes the importance of the students learning to use their ears when practicing and playing songs and offers techniques necessary to advance the student in both playing and understanding the music. He enjoys teaching all genres of music.
His rate is $26 per half hour.