Pickering (Store) - Ukulele Lessons

darren white (Guitar, Ukulele)

Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday

Darren has many years of experience as a guitar and music teacher as he began in 2001, and joined Long and McQuade's Pickering/Ajax location in 2017. He has generated an extensive background in private, one-on-one lessons. He enjoys teaching theory, technique, and song study, and his kind, friendly and supportive disposition makes learning fun. Darren has a unique perspective on the different applications of musicianship from his work in the film industry, scoring short films, and comedy sketches.

Darren's rate is $27/30min lesson

michael miller (Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Songwriting)

Online Lessons:

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

Michael has been teaching guitar professionally since 1990. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music and holds a diploma for teaching Guitar with the London College of Music in England. He is a registered teacher with RCM and RGT and is the Canadian representative for the world renowned guitar diploma course RGT “The Registry of Guitar Tutors”. He is well skilled in Classical and Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Vocals, Theory, Harmony, Song Writing and MIDI recording. Michael is an accomplished music composer with numerous album releases. He has achieved radio & television airplay and international sales under the band names “Rapid Tears”, “Adrenalin” and currently “MJM”, the Michael J Miller Band.

Michael's rate is $27/30min lesson

neal davis (Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Theory, Composition)

Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Neal Davis is a graduate of the Humber College Jazz Performance program. He is a busy performer on Upright and Electric bass playing most styles of music. He teaches all levels from beginner to advanced on Guitar, Ukulele, Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Theory and Composition. He has toured extensively across Europe and North America and has performed at many of the worlds top Jazz and Music Festivals. He is also busy in the Studio music scene playing on many recordings for clients as diverse as Sony Music Canada, Universal Records, Global TV, CBC, CTV, Discovery Television, ABC, History Television, TV Shows such as Saving Faith, Design for Living, The Young and the Restless and Movies for Dreamworks Inc. Neal is in demand as a educator having given countless workshops and masterclasses for Teachers and Students alike for the Durham District, Toronto District and York Region School Boards, Humber College, Jazz School University of Lucerne Switzerland, Royal Danish Academy of Music Copenhagen, Jazz School Basel Switzerland.

Neal's rate is $27/30min Lesson

steve bravatti (Guitar, Ukulele)

Online Lessons:

Teaching Day(s): Saturday

Steve’s main instruments are acoustic guitar, classical guitar, and electric guitar. He studied classical guitar at York University, and graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours degree. Steve enjoys singing, performing, and songwriting. He’s interested in a wide range of styles such as rock, punk, ska, reggae, and classical. With over 10 years of teaching experience with students of all ages, Steve takes a well-rounded approach and shows students the different ways they can learn to play and understand music. He has helped many students prepare for RCM classical guitar exams and other performances. He’s also interested in music subcultures and how music relates to people’s lived experiences. Steve enjoys teaching and seeing people connect with music that speaks to them, and is excited to teach students how to play the songs that they love and introduce them to new songs & sounds!

Steve's rate is $27/30min lesson