Campbell River - Guitar Lessons

Jonathan Appleton-Jones (Guitar, Bass Guitar)

Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday

Jonathan has been teaching (and amassing his knowledge of music) since the late 1970s. In the mid 1980s he was a member of staff at the Douglas Academy of Music before moving to the Campbell River area in the early 1990s to teach at the Music Plant. He has a deep understanding of composition, theory and harmony and applies it progressively via the vocabulary, grammar and syntax of many music language styles. His strengths are classical, jazz, contemporary, finger style, and solo arrangements. His rate is $30.00 for 30 minutes.

Marty Verhagen (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Piano)

Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Thursday, Friday

Being fascinated by the sounds of over-driven and distorted guitar, Marty started his musical journey at the age of eight when he discovered Alternative Rock, Grunge and Nu Metal music. Using up most of his allowance money to purchase albums, his parents noticed his obsession and soon bought him a guitar for his tenth birthday. Not being keen on formal guitar lessons, Marty taught himself by ear (listening to his albums), guitar magazines and the internet thus developing himself a strong relative pitch to decipher the songs he wished to learn and play. By the end of high school he decided to expand his musicianship by enrolling into the music program at MacEwan University in Edmonton, AB. Achieving outstanding grades, Marty majored in both performance and recording and was asked to start teaching for a mentor of his during his second year. This developed into a passion that he still carries today, leading himself to evolve since 2007 as a brilliant instructor and learning other instruments to teach such as bass, ukulele, drums and piano. Marty is capable of adapting to any learning style and is driven to teach the student what they want to learn while guiding them into new territories and encouraging them along the way. His rate is $30 for a 30 minute lesson.

Sam Britton (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Voice, Composition, Ukulele)

Online Lessons:

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

Sam is a multi-instrumentalist, performer, composer and producer with an interest in all styles of music. He attended the Jazz Studies program at the Vancouver Island University, graduating in 2013. Sam has been on touring since 2014 all over Canada with bands such as The Body Politic, and Indie-Pop sibling duo Flawed Hearts. Sam loves to keep his students interested and engaged, let him know what you want to learn and he'll make it happen. He is excited to share his passion for music with all ages and skill levels! His rate is $30 for 30 minutes.