Laval - Drums Lessons

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.

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.

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

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