1717 Bedford Highway
Bedford, Nova Scotia, B4A 3X1

Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (902) 496-6986

Store Phone: (902) 496-6960

Fax: (902) 496-6961

Lesson Centre Email: bedfordlessons@long-mcquade.com

Store Email: bedford@long-mcquade.com

Lesson Centre Hours
Monday.................1:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday to Thursday...11:00am - 9:00pm
Friday.................1:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday..............10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday.................CLOSED

This Location Offers:

Online Lessons All Lessons

Private Lessons

The largest Music Lesson Centre in Nova Scotia is located at 1717 Bedford Highway with plenty of parking available on site. Our facility includes a performance space for recitals and group classes. Committed to excellence in music instruction, the L&M Bedford location has almost 30 of the best qualified music teachers in the business. Our instructors are active in the local music scene and/or have degrees from reputable post-secondary institutions. Private music lessons are provided here at affordable rates, and there's no registration fee. Instruction is available on all popular musical instruments including piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, voice, drums, violin/fiddle, cello, brass and woodwinds. We also have teachers for specialized instruments including mandolin, banjo, lap-steel guitar and oud. Also offered are lessons in theory, songwriting, composition and looping. If you're looking for music education in a fun, supportive environment, contact us at 902-496-6986. We look forward to meeting you!

Group Lessons

Not available at present.

Our Mandolin Teachers:

Peter Davison - Guitar, , Ukulele, Harmonica, Mandolin, Looping, Songwriting music lessons in Bedford

peter davison (Guitar, , Ukulele, Harmonica, Mandolin, Looping, Songwriting)

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Online Lessons:

Peter has a Bachelor of Arts with Music from St. Francis Xavier. For five years he was a solo and ensemble guitarist on Norwegian and Princess Cruise lines playing everything from rock ‘n roll through jazz, country, R&B, various finger styles, and classical music. Pete has played drums, bass, guitar and keyboards in a variety of local bands. He won the 2010 Canadian Boss Loop Station championship as "The Duke of Loops". Pete has been teaching music since 1996 to students of all age and level of experience. His rate per 30-minute private lesson is $27.

Skip Holmes - Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Ukulele music lessons in Bedford

skip holmes (Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Mandolin, Ukulele)

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Online Lessons:

Skip played in rock and blues bands before getting into traditional music. He was a member of the house band on the iconic Up Home Tonight show on ATV. He's performed with The Ladies Choice Bluegrass Band, The Gordon Stobbe Trio, and The Richard Wood Band, and has toured and recorded with a wide range of musicians such as Graham and Eleanor Townsend, Calvin Vollrath, and Peter Dawson. Skip has transcribed a number of books of fiddle tunes for Mel Bay and has been teaching for over 35 years. His rate per 30-minute private lesson is $27.