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Gabriel Brun

Gabriel began his musical journey in the Sea Cadets at the age of 13 with the snare drum. A few years later, he switched to the flute when he joined his high school's music program and joined the extracurricular band, which allowed him to participate in a music competition in Florida. Gabriel then studied at Lionel-Groulx College for 2 years in the classical music program with Josée Poirier as flute teacher. Later, in September 2018, Gabriel joined the ranks of the Orchestre à Vents de Musiques de Films, in Montreal, where he performs the most memorable themes from the video game universe, including "The Legend of Zelda", "Super Mario", "Mega Man", etc. This allows him to perform in some of Quebec's popular culture events such as the Montreal Comic Con.

Amélie Lantin (Voice)

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

Since she was young, one of Amélie's pleasures was to learn the words of songs by heart from her favorite artists of the moment, singing was one of her greatest passions. This passion followed her through high school where she learned to accompany herself on the guitar and perform at Christmas and end of year shows to her delight. The whole thing will not stop so soon, in her early 20's she enrolled in a musical comedy troupe in Laval to feed this desire to continue singing and then decided to enroll in College in Pop-Jazz interpretation where she deepened her understanding of the vocal apparatus, its technique, and this, in different styles, RnB, jazz, pop, Brazilian. During her studies, she also discovered a love for classical singing and decided to take lessons and try this different practice from pop/jazz singing. With her College degree in hand, she continued her career by taking singing lessons to deepen her knowledge of vocal technique and by participating in the OPCM choir to her great delight and continues her adventure in music to explore new horizons.

Rate: $26/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Antoine Fradkin (Violin)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Thursday

Antoine began playing the violin at the age of 4, and knew right away that he would make a career out of it. Having performed at several festivals, including the Montreal International Jazz Festival and at Disney in Florida, Antoine specializes in improvisation and pop/jazz music, and is currently working towards a bachelor’s degree in jazz violin from the Université de Montréal. His teaching philosophy is based on the desires and tastes of his students, while sharing his passion and knowledge with the next generation. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced student, Antoine can help you break away from traditional learning and broaden your skills.

Rate: $25/half-hour
Speaks French, English and Russian

Arielle Prud (Voice, Piano)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Saturday

Arielle is a singer-songwriter by trade, and has been teaching piano and singing for over 10 years. Her love of music began to blossom at the age of 6, when she took up the piano, her first instrument, and followed a classical training program that lasted ten years. She began composing lyrics and music at the age of 13, and branched out into the world of pop and popular song, where she now works. She graduated from Collège Lionel-Groulx in Technique de musique et chanson populaire, composition and arrangement. For the past 6 years, her songs, written and produced entirely by herself, have been playing regularly on regional and commercial radio stations across the province, as well as on many French-language stations across Canada and Europe.

Rate: $25/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Barbara Cwioro (Piano)

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Teaching Style: classical

Teaching Day(s): Monday, Saturday

Pianist, teacher, composer and music director, Barbara Cwioro has a Diploma from the Superior School of Music Frederic Chopin in Warsaw Poland, from Sorbonne University in Paris France and from UQAM and the Université de Sherbrooke in Montreal. She is an accomplished educator of piano, voice, choir singing, the introduction to music for children,both individually and within groups of all levels. An excellent pianist Barbara teaches students in a variety of different styles of music, classic, popular or contemporary. For her each student is unique and she adapts her methods to accomplish the goals the student wants to achieve in the most pleasant and quickest way.

Rate: $28/half-hour
Speaks English, French and Polish.

Connor Robinson (Drums)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Thursday, Friday

Connor is a professional multi-instrumentalist from Calgary, Alberta with over 28 years of musical experience. He studied drums at Grant MacEwan University and has been a passionate student, creator and appreciator of music since age 8. Instructing drums since 2001, Connor has taught 25,000+ lessons and countless rock camps over the course of his storied career. His creative, fun and relaxed approach fuzes the practical with the technical in such a way that students can feel engaged and comfortable to learn at their own pace. Whether it’s Rock, Pop, Funk, Electronic, Punk or any other genre, Connor can have you on the road to playing it in no time.

Rate: $28/half-hour
Speaks English.

Eva Shachbazian (Violin, Viola, Piano)

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Teaching Style: classical

Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Saturday

Eva Shachbazian was born in Yerevan, Armenia. In 1993, she entered the Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University, where she took viola lessons. She toured with the Israel Youth Symphony Orchestra, performing in Spain and China. In Hanover, Germany, the orchestra performed at the EXPO 2000 world exhibition. The orchestra has also performed with renowned conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev and others. After immigrating to Canada in 2003, she continued to work with various musical groups and orchestras such as Musician of the World Symphony Orchestra as principal viola, L'Ensemble Sinfonia de Montréal, Gloria and L'Orchestre de la Francophonie.

Rate: $26/half-hour
Speaks English, French, Armenian, Russian and Hebrew

Frédéric Laberge (Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Thursday, Saturday

Frédéric has over thirty years' experience as a professional musician and private teacher. Originally from Lac St-Jean, Frédéric taught himself to play electric and classical guitar. He went on to study classical guitar with Jean Vallières at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, and with Peter Mchutcheon at University of Montreal, where he co-founded the Quatuor de guitares de l'université de Montréal. While continuing his studies, he began to take on professional contracts at the age of 18, playing with various groups on the Montreal scene. He collaborated with Éric Lapointe, André Fortin (Les Colocs), Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire), French singer Jacques Higelin and became solo guitarist for the godfather of Quebec rock, Michel Pagliaro, which enabled him to perform on all the major stages in Quebec. He also collaborates with singer Fred Fortin and MG3 (Montréal Guitar Trio), and explores medieval music with Dragon Rouge and members of NEF.

Rate: $26/half-hour
Speaks: French and English

Graham Hudson (Piano)

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday

Graham began his piano practice at the age of 10 and has been teaching piano since 2018. He graduated from Collège Lionel-Groulx in Sainte-Thérèse in Composition and Arranging, where he studied Jazz/Pop piano with his teacher Denis Fauché. It was also there that he discovered the Ableton Live software and a real passion for composition under the guidance of his teacher Louis-Philippe Quesnel. Graham won the Cégeps en spectacle competition in 2019 as a soloist, playing his own piano composition, and in 2020 with his new duo "Malfé", exploring the timbral world of piano, synthesizers and noise. He began his Baccalauréat en Musique Numérique at Université de Montréal in fall 2021.

Rate: $25/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Guerschon Auguste (Voice, Piano)

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Teaching Style: gospel

Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Guerschon Auguste is an emerging artist who likes to combine Gospel music with pop, jazz and classical. As a member of the Jireh Gospel Choir, he performed on the TD stage at the 2016 Montreal International Jazz Festival. He also made a few appearances on television shows and sang back vocals for renowned artists such as Bobby McFerrin and Corneille. In 2019, Guerschon completed his bachelor’s degree in Jazz Interpretation under the mentorship of Vincent Morel. He regularly participates in Gospel workshops at Place des Arts and does studio recordings for various artists. He teaches singing and piano. He occasionally conducts the Jireh Choir and creates vocal arrangements for local Gospel artists. Guerschon has been teaching music since 2014.

Rate: $27/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Jadli Verilli (Drums)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday

It was during a Brazilian percussion workshop that Jadli discovered a huge passion for rhythm in all its forms. Music became a more serious part of her life when she began private drumming lessons and extracurricular activities. During her teenage years, Jadli was a finalist in the national Canada Roland V-Drums Contest, won the Emerging Talent Award at the Festival international des percussions de Longueuil, took 2nd place in her category at the provincial V-Drums contest, and was a finalist in the international Hit Like A Girl drum contest. Jadli continued her studies in vocational music and song techniques, graduating with a DEC. She had the chance to deepen her knowledge of world rhythms, jazz and popular music. During her studies, we saw her perform on the Belle et Bum TV show with her sidekick in the Le Rythme Dans le Sang competition. Jadli also has a DEC in Leisure Management and Intervention Techniques to further her artistic background. For over 2 years now, Jadli has enjoyed sharing her passion for teaching music with students of all ages!

Rate: $27/half hour
Speaks French, English

Jonathan Di Lalla (Drums)

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

Born to a musical family in Chomedey, Jonathan started playing the drums around the age of 11. He started with private lessons for 4 years and became active as an aspiring professional musician in high school, after playing his very first gig at 14-years-old. At the age of 17, Jonathan was accepted into the jazz performance program at Vanier College. He recently graduated from Concordia University with a degree in Jazz Studies. Over the years, Jonathan has performed in a variety of different groups across Quebec, Ontario, and the United States. His influences are rooted in rock, pop, jazz, metal, and funk. His diverse experience and studies with several teachers throughout the years have helped hone his versatility in many other genres as well. He currently plays drums in 4 different bands. Jonathan brings an enthusiastic and flexible learning approach to his lessons, with the idea that learning music on the drums can be both fun and educational.

Rate: $25/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Marc Deslandes (Clarinet, Flute, French Horn, Saxophone, Trumpet)

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday

Marc began his musical journey in his elementary school choir. In high school, he studied both clarinet and saxophone, getting involved in several musical projects. His passion for music led him to perform with several small and large ensembles. He is interested in writing and arranging music, as well as chamber music and symphony orchestra repertoires. As an adult, Marc studied ensemble conducting with trumpeter and conductor André Gauthier. As part of his bachelor's degree in music education, he studied classical clarinet at UQAM with Martin Carpentier, clarinetist with the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal. Marc has long been interested in all wind instruments, and is not afraid of musical challenges. His professional experiences have led him to conduct young people in school settings as well as adults in musical theatre settings. He has been teaching clarinet, saxophone, flute and trumpet privately for over 15 years, and continues to hone his teaching skills at university.

Rate: $25/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Mario Di Blasio (Drums)

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Mario has been playing drums for over 30 years. As a professional musician, he has played with Le Cirque du Soleil as well as on cruise ships around the world as a show band drummer. Mario has been teaching all styles of music from jazz to fusion, funk, latin, rock and pop since 2001. His concentrates on developing music literacy, technic and hand/foot independance.

Rate: $28/half-hour
Speaks English, French and Italian.

Mathieu David (Drums)

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

Mathieu David has been a drummer since the age of 13. He taught himself and then took private lessons at the age of 17 to specialize. Since then, Mathieu has played in several bands since his teens. He has also made a few recordings, not to mention many hours practicing drums in all their forms. In 2005, at the age of 24, he entered Concordia University in Montreal, during which time he began teaching drums. He finished his studies in 2009. He has over 2000 shows to his credit, including in Scotland, Ontario and several regions of Quebec. Mathieu specializes in many styles of music, including Rock, Jazz, Blues, Heavy Metal, Latin, Funk, Progressive Rock and many others. He also composes his own material. He is renowned for his versatility as a drummer and for his solos. Mathieu is well versed in all technical aspects of drumming. He already has over 20 years' experience teaching the instrument. You can also follow him on YouTube, where he has his own channel, Mathieu David, where he performs and covers many songs in many styles, not to mention many improvised solos.

Rate: $26/half-hour
Speaks English, French

Michel Beauchamp (Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Michel started playing guitar at the age of 10 and took private lessons from the time he was 14 until he entered CEGEP. During his high school years, music was not totally part of his life until he went to Cegep in film, where he realized what his true passion was. Michel then branched out into professional music and song techniques and then into arrangement and composition at Lionel-Groulx College. Michel has also played in several festivals, such as the Festival Santa Theresa and the Grand Tintamarre. He is a member of the Montreal alternative rock band "Flight of The Oryx" where he is a guitarist, keyboardist, arranger and composer as well as director, writer and video director. Since then, he has been composing, producing and arranging for emerging artists while continuing to perfect his instrument.

Rate: $26/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Simon Pelletier (Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Monday, Tuesday

Simon received his first guitar at Christmas when he was 12. The real gift, however, was the discovery of a deep love for music, which led him to make it his career. He loves putting all his energy into performing as much as he loves putting all his concentration into composing in his home studio. It was this blend of performance and composition that led him to represent his school at the Pan-Québécois "Secondaire en spectacle" competition. Currently, Simon is guitarist for Gab & Sim's duo, performing monthly at Laval's House of Jazz. He is also the co-founder of Studio Narluga, a full-service recording studio where he works as a producer, among other things. He is currently recording the follow-up to his first metal album, True Colours. He is now a proud holder of a college diploma in composition and arrangement from Collège Lionel-Groulx, as well as a certificate in film studies from the Université de Montréal. It's his academic side that makes him love teaching, and gives him the chance to pass on his ebullient passion to others.

Rate: $25/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Tatiana Dvorianskaya (Piano)

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday, Friday

Tatiana is a piano teacher with over 20 years of experience. Having studied twelve years in Russia, she graduated with a specialization in piano and accompaniment. Tatiana moved to Canada in 2010 and has been teaching since. Ms. Dvorianskaya participated as a piano soloist and accompanist in Québec, Russia, Europe and Chile. She performed as an accompanist at various festivals and competitions with the ensemble « Harmony» (performers of the Mariinsky Theatre and St. Petersburg Opera). Since 2013, Tatiana collaborates with the Canadian pianist Alejandra Cifuentes Diaz, with whom she produced their first CD album – Piano for four hands. Tatiana is always eager to learn and perfect herself. She is currently taking a graduate studies course in “Pédagogie instrumentale” at the University of Montreal. Having taught more than a hundred students, Ms. Dvorianskaya is pleased to join the teaching staff at Long & McQuade, where she teaches students of all ages and levels. In her opinion, every student is unique and talented. Her goal is to uncover this talent by encouraging the student's thought process and as well as developing the student's autonomy.

Rate: $28/half-hour
Speaks English, French and Russian

Travis Matte (Guitar, Bass Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Wednesday

Travis began playing guitar at the age of 12 and by the age of 16 already began teaching in a local music school. While attending high school, he discovered that it was possible to study music in University. After 6 months of intense practice in classical guitar, a style he knew very little about at the time, he passed his audition and was admitted to the University of Ottawa School of Music. As a result, he holds both a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Guitar and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. Since university, has returned to his roots; specializing in Rock, Metal, Progressive Rock, Blues, and Folk, while also adding new styles to his repertoire, including Bluegrass music and some jazz. His performing experience stems from mainly being a session musician, filling in for local bands and projects. Currently he is working on his own solo project.

Rate: $28/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Vincent Vertefeuille (Guitar, Ukulele)

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

Vincent has been teaching music since 2007. He holds a college and a Bachelor's degree in guitar. Following his college studies, he gained experiences as a studio and stage guitarist. At the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2012, he won the Grand Prix de la Guitare competition in the finger-style composition category. For several years, Vincent was part of the Pop/Rock band Bridgeway. In 2014, the band recorded their first album at Tommy Mac's studio and The Armoury Studio in Vancouver. Thereafter, he increased his opportunities to showcase his talent by completing his first finger style album entitled "Somewhere In Time". Furthermore, Vincent was offered the lead guitarist position in Luc Tellier's studio. He had the chance to work with many artists in Quebec, Western Canada and the United States, including David Usher, Jonathan Guilbault, Joel Legendre, Stéphanie Bédard, Liz Labelle and more! Nowadays, he accumulates freelance contracts and plays with more than a dozen Quebec artists as well as being offered the position of Artist Ambassador for Godin and Boucher Guitars.

Rate: $28/half-hour
Speaks English and French

Zachary Cusson (Violin, Guitar)

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Teaching Day(s): Saturday

As early as 3 years old, Zachary began to learn music by taking piano and choir lessons. By the age of 7, he entered an intensive violin program where he gained experience playing solo, in quartets and in orchestras. While continuing to improve on all of these instruments, he also introduced himself to the guitar at the age of 12 and quickly developed a desire to master the instrument, seeking inspiration from classic rock, jazz, blues and experimental genres. As a passionate musician and still in his early teens, he introduced himself to composition, studio production and music theory. Zachary is involved in several musical projects on the local scene, in the creation of film music and collaborates in several artistic projects. In addition, he frequently produces music-related videos for his YouTube audience. Zachary has been teaching since 2015 and advocates the importance of learning while having fun. He stands out but its structured and interactive teaching.

Rate: $26/half-hour
Speaks English and French