Courtenay - Drums Lessons

Amanda Neufeld

LESSONS COORDINATOR
Phone: 250-338-3899
Email: [email protected]

christy vanden (Guitar, Voice, Drums, Bass Guitar)

Online Lessons:

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

Christy Vanden is a guitar, drum and vocal teacher with over 8 years of teaching experience, both privately and at the Long and McQuade Lesson Centre in Courtenay. She is a local musician who has played lead guitar and vocals in numerous bands, toured as a solo act and played in the all-female multi-award nominated group, She Could Be Trouble. Christy has performed multiple times at Filberg Festival, Nautical Days, The Sid Williams Theatre, Sunfest Country Music Fest, and 2024's Vancouver Island Music Fest.

Christy was nominated in the 2022 Comox Valley Record's “Reader's Choice Awards” under the ‘Best Musician’, ‘Best Performer’ and ‘Best Music Teacher’ categories. She placed 2nd in the category of “Best Musician” in the valley and most recently placed 2nd for 'Best Music Teacher' in the Record's 2024 awards! Her rate is $30 per half hour.

corijn de roo (Drums)

Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday

Corijn de Roo has extensive experience performing a wide variety of musical styles. Besides many years of private lessons, he has had early classical percussion lessons in Amsterdam Conservatory for music and has attended VIU for Bachelor of Jazz Performance on drums. Having 25 years of combined music lessons between drums and piano as well as many master classes he has versed himself in styles from classical music to jazz, funk, blues and rock and roll to name a few. In addition to 4 years of teaching experience including one-off workshops with band classes and bands, Corijn has had an active career playing gigs in restaurants, pubs, and festivals both in Canada and overseas.
His lesson rate is $29.00 per half hour.

oscar robles diaz (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums)

Online Lessons:

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

Oscar Robles Diaz is a musician and music educator based in the Comox Valley. Originally from Mexico, he studied Classical guitar in Mexico City's Autonomous University (UNAM). Since 2008, he has been residing on Vancouver Island, Canada. He has toured extensively throughout Mexico and Central America, Western Canada, and as far away as Taiwan, and has also worked as a recording artist. A skilled multi-instrumentalist, he offers one-on-one instruction on guitar (acoustic and electric), bass guitar, Chapman Stick, ukulele, and drum kit. He is adept at teaching and performing a wide range of styles, including Flamenco, Spanish-Classical, Latin, Rock, Funk and Pop, to name a few. His rate is $31 per half hour.