124 Main Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2X 1R9

Lesson Centre: Phone or Text (902) 496-6966

Store Phone: (902) 496-6996

Fax: (902) 496-7404

Lesson Centre Email: dartmouthlessons@long-mcquade.com

Store Email: dartmouth@long-mcquade.com

Lesson Centre Hours
Monday: 10am - 9:00pm
Tuesday: 10am- 9:00pm
Wednesday: 10am - 9:00pm
Thursday: 10am - 9:00pm
Fridays: 10am - 8:00pm
Saturdays: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

This Location Offers:

Online Lessons All Lessons

Private Lessons

Welcome to Dartmouth's largest music lesson centre located at 124 Main street, Dartmouth. We offer 15 spacious studios in house and our very own recital room. Our studios are equipped with state of the art keyboards and acoustic upright pianos as well as a Yamaha Concert Grand. We offer lessons in violin, viola, cello, all woodwind and brass, all styles piano, guitar (electric and acoustic), banjo, ukulele, bodhran, percussion and drumset.

Group Lessons

All

Our Voice Teachers:

Cora Cameron - Cello, Voice, Guitar, Ukulele, Piano music lessons in Dartmouth

Cora Cameron (Cello, Voice, Guitar, Ukulele, Piano)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Friday, Saturday

Cora Cameron is an emerging artist/composer and honours graduate of Memorial University’s musicology program. Originally from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Cora is a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter with a passion for creative exploration of musical styles and improvisational sound. Cora’s experiences have been eclectic, ranging from a variety of performances with orchestral ensembles as a principal cellist (MUN Chamber Orchestra, HRASO, Maritime Conservatory Orchestra, Maritime Conservatory Baroque Ensemble) to choral singing (MUN Festival Choir), musical theatre productions (TaDa, Neptune YPCO, St. Luke’s Community Players), and sharing original works and jazz arrangements as the vocalist of Orchid Duo. With 10+ years of performance experience, Cora is eager to begin her journey in education and go beyond the books with philosophies she has developed in her own studies. She is offering beginner lessons and is eager to meet you! Cora is $28 per half hour lesson.

Dunnery Bond - Piano, Voice music lessons in Dartmouth

Dunnery Bond (Piano, Voice)

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Online Lessons:

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

Dunnery Bond is a singer-songwriter who graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance in 2015. He has appeared in six mainstage Neptune Theatre productions, won the nationally aired singing competition "The Next Star" in 2008, and has studied both classical and jazz piano for over sixteen years - including completing his Grade 9 RCM. He has performed with David Foster, Suzie McNeil, Bruce Guthro, Paula Cole, and many other artists. His rate for a half hour private lesson is $27.

John Lindsay-Botten - Voice, Piano, Brass music lessons in Dartmouth

John Lindsay-Botten (Voice, Piano, Brass)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Monday

John has a Bachelors in Music in Voice from Mount Allison University and grade 8 Royal Conservatory of Music piano. John originally entered university on trombone but switched to voice after two years. He has sung both solo and chorally with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, the Elora Festival Singers, Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Mississauga Choral Society, and the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir among others, and he took on the lead role of Pierre Elliott Trudeau in Vocalypse Productions’ presentation of G. E. Clarke and D.D. Jackson’s opera Trudeau: Long March/Shining Path. John has produced a CD of his own pop/adult compositions called ‘A Labour of Love’. He has been teaching music since 1994 and his rate for a half-hour private lesson is $28.

Katie Graham - Voice,  Piano music lessons in Dartmouth

Katie Graham (Voice, Piano)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Style: classical, rock

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Katie has studied a variety of genres in both piano and voice, as well as music theory, composition, and performance. After working her way through the Royal Conservatory of Music, she attended Mount Allison University as a Piano Major in the Bachelor of Music Program. She later transferred to Nova Scotia Community College and completed the Music Arts Program as a Vocal Major, specializing in jazz, blues, folk and pop music. She has had the opportunity to perform on various stages, including The Marquee Ballroom, The Fredericton Play House, Saint John City Boardwalk, and CBC Radio. Her lessons are a happy blend of fundamental theory and feel-good music, which promise to be creative, entertaining and educational at all times! Her rate for a half-hour private lesson is $26.

Tia Maxfield - Piano, Voice music lessons in Dartmouth

Tia Maxfield (Piano, Voice)

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Online Lessons:

Teaching Style: musical

Teaching Day(s): Saturday

Tia is a vocalist, audio engineer, and producer who graduated with a Bachelors of Music in Music Technology from George Mason University. She has recorded for many video game projects, including Arknights, Ambition: A Minuet in Power, and Sony’s EVO 2023. Her voice also appears in the webseries Deathbattle, the documentary Earthbound USA, and Devin Townsend’s album Lightwork. She has multiple years of teaching experience in voice, piano, and performance skills. Tia's rate is $27 per half hour lesson

Our Group Lessons:

 Kayleigh James lessons in Dartmouth

- Kayleigh James

Lesson Registration Dates: 2025-01-13 to 2025-03-03
Cost: $216

Come and learn the piano with your child in a group class setting! Two ages groups available starting in Janaury, 2025.
Cost is $216 for 8 weeks!