First 3 Lessons Just $49.00
We teach music lessons on piano, guitar, ukulele, voice, violin, viola, cello, drums,
clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe, trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone, tuba & recorder.
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clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe, trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone, tuba & recorder.
Click the Register Now link to take advantage of this great new student offer
or click the Contact Us link or call 519-204-9222 for more information!
Piano Lessons (Ages 5+)
Piano and keyboard lessons are currently available with the teacher(s) listed below and are open to all ages 5 and above. Students must have access to their own piano or keyboard for practice at home. A method book will also be required, and we advise that you wait until your first lesson before purchasing a book so that the teacher can assess and recommend appropriately, which book to purchase. All of the above instruments & supplies as well as additional supplies that may be useful for piano and keyboard lessons are available for purchase and/or rent from School of Music Arts. Please refer to our Rentals page for further details on instrument rentals.
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sam beilby
Sam Beilby has loved music from the day he first touched a fiddle at the age of 3. He drew inspiration from family who lived on the east coast, and from there pursued his love of jigs, reels, and other traditional fiddle music. He took over 8 years of private lessons from the acclaimed Canadian fiddler Shane Guse. With that base of music, he busked his way through his first year of college, played trumpet in the Breslau Community Band, and sang in the Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir. Over time, he also taught himself piano, bass guitar, saxophone, and many other instruments - piano forefront among these until he became almost as proficient on the keys as on the fiddle. When he's not making music, Sam spends his time building Lego and enjoying the great outdoors. Sam is a graduate of Fanshawe College's Music Industry Arts program, and is excited to share his love of creating music with other aspiring musicians. At School of Music Arts, Sam teaches piano lessons and Violin Lessons.
Nathalie burden
Nathalie has had a passion for music for as long as she can remember. She started as a dancer at age 4 and soon fell in love with singing in her parent's living room. At age 10, she started voice lessons and began competing and performing around her hometown, right outside of Ottawa. In school, she dabbled in many instruments, the electric bass, drums, saxophone, ukulele, etc. Nathalie has starred in many lead roles in her high school productions of Beauty and The Beast Matilda the Musical, The Lion King, Cats, Tarzan, and Shrek the Musical. She's coming up on 7 years of teaching voice, piano, and ukulele to people of all ages. Nathalie prides herself in creating an individualized and uplifting learning environment for each of her students and believes that connecting with them helps in achieving their musical goals. She continues to eagerly develop and pursue her passion for music and performance through her bachelor's degree in voice performance at the University of Western Ontario. At School of Music Arts, she teaches Voice Lessons, piano lessons and Ukulele Lessons.
danielle cyr - online only
Danielle Cyr, Soprano, is a passionate performer and music instructor. Offering Voice Lessons, beginner piano lessons and alto Saxophone Lessons, her love of music inspires as well as empowers students throughout their vocal and artistic development.
Originally from Vancouver, B.C., Danielle holds an MMus in Vocal Performance from the University of Alberta, an Artist Diploma from Western University, an Artist Diploma from the Vancouver Academy of Music, as well as a BA in Vocal Performance from Trinity Western University.
She has performed in summer programs such as La Musica Lirica in Novafeltria, Italy, AEDO: Accademia Europea Dell'Opera in Lucca, Italy, COAA: Canadian Operatic Arts Academy, and VISI: Vancouver International Song Institute. Past Roles include La Contessa Ceprano in Verdi's Rigoletto, Fourth Maid in Strauss' Elektra, La Badessa in Puccini's Suor Angelica, Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Erste Dame in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, and Miss Jessel in Britten's The Turn of the Screw.
Originally from Vancouver, B.C., Danielle holds an MMus in Vocal Performance from the University of Alberta, an Artist Diploma from Western University, an Artist Diploma from the Vancouver Academy of Music, as well as a BA in Vocal Performance from Trinity Western University.
She has performed in summer programs such as La Musica Lirica in Novafeltria, Italy, AEDO: Accademia Europea Dell'Opera in Lucca, Italy, COAA: Canadian Operatic Arts Academy, and VISI: Vancouver International Song Institute. Past Roles include La Contessa Ceprano in Verdi's Rigoletto, Fourth Maid in Strauss' Elektra, La Badessa in Puccini's Suor Angelica, Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Erste Dame in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, and Miss Jessel in Britten's The Turn of the Screw.
danial derakhshan
Danial is a music creator and educator with over a decade of engagement teaching piano, theory, and composition. He has also been a guest lecturer in seminars, workshops, and academic courses. His approach centers on guiding and supporting students to pursue their interests and goals.
He earned a Bachelor's degree in piano performance in Iran and recently completed a Master's in Music Composition at Western University. In addition to his academic pursuits, Danial has actively contributed to the music community through performances, compositions and scholarly work.
He earned a Bachelor's degree in piano performance in Iran and recently completed a Master's in Music Composition at Western University. In addition to his academic pursuits, Danial has actively contributed to the music community through performances, compositions and scholarly work.
zach harwell
Zach is a native of South Texas. He obtained a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting from the University of Maryland. Zach also holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Texas A&M University Kingsville, where he graduated magna cum laude. While at Texas A&M University Kingsville, he studied piano, voice and privately took conducting lessons.
In 2015, Zach began his teaching career teaching one year of elementary music pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. From 2016 to 2020, he was the assistant brass band director for Orange Grove ISD teaching beginning junior high classes in trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone and tuba. For the 2020-21 academic year, he was appointed interim head junior high band director, and became the full-time head junior high director for the 2021-22 academic year. While in this role, Zach oversaw all aspects of the beginning band, junior high concert band, junior high symphonic band and junior high honors band. He also assisted the high school marching band and taught the high school symphonic band, high school concert band, high school jazz band, high school beginning guitar, and high school beginning piano classes.
Zach is currently attending the University of Western Ontario for a Doctorate of Philosophy in Music Education degree. He is a member of the Texas Music Educators association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the National Association for Music Education, the Gold Key International Honor Society, The Singing Classroom, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the American Recorder Society.
At School of Music Arts, Zach teaches a wide variety of instruments including piano lessons, Voice Lessons, Recorder Lessons, Trumpet Lessons, Trombone Lessons and Saxophone Lessons.
In 2015, Zach began his teaching career teaching one year of elementary music pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. From 2016 to 2020, he was the assistant brass band director for Orange Grove ISD teaching beginning junior high classes in trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone and tuba. For the 2020-21 academic year, he was appointed interim head junior high band director, and became the full-time head junior high director for the 2021-22 academic year. While in this role, Zach oversaw all aspects of the beginning band, junior high concert band, junior high symphonic band and junior high honors band. He also assisted the high school marching band and taught the high school symphonic band, high school concert band, high school jazz band, high school beginning guitar, and high school beginning piano classes.
Zach is currently attending the University of Western Ontario for a Doctorate of Philosophy in Music Education degree. He is a member of the Texas Music Educators association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the National Association for Music Education, the Gold Key International Honor Society, The Singing Classroom, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and the American Recorder Society.
At School of Music Arts, Zach teaches a wide variety of instruments including piano lessons, Voice Lessons, Recorder Lessons, Trumpet Lessons, Trombone Lessons and Saxophone Lessons.
andrea he
Andrea is a dedicated piano teacher offering lessons to students from the age of 5 to adults. Currently completing a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Western University, Andrea has a rich musical education including an RCM Level 10 diploma with First Honor with distinction. With her ability to teach in both English and Mandarin, Andrea designs unique classes tailored to each student's needs. Her awards include the Phyllis Marie Kwasnica Music Scholarship, Third Place for Martisa Brooke Concerto Competition, many first awards in different classes in Kiwanis Music Festival and the Western Scholarship of Distinction. Andrea believes in sharing her passion for music to inspire and guide her students on their musical journey.
nina jogia
With over 15 years of teaching experience, Nina's passion is watching students grow and learn about music in a way that will instill a lifelong love of playing. Raised in a home where so many different styles of genres of music were played, (everything from Beethoven to Bollywood to the Blues and The Beatles), she has a very eclectic playlist and continues to build on it through her students! With a focus on beginner levels, she encourages students to learn the foundations of music while also encouraging personal creativity. She has worked for several music schools in the London area teaching piano lessons, Guitar Lessons and Flute Lessons. She studied flute with Fiona Wilkinson and Annelie Metrakos while completing her Bachelor of Music from The University of Western Ontario. One of her fondest memories was learning classical guitar with Paul Kramer at The Tamarack School of Music. She holds certificates for Grade 6 Piano and Grade 1 Rudiments from the Royal Conservatory of Music. As a member and co-facilitator of the group Belong to Song (a weekly program under the direction of The London Arts Council) she also had an opportunity to teach participants of guitar and saw how music can heal the heart, the soul and a community.
liz linden
Liz has been involved in music her entire life. She started playing piano at age 3 and violin, viola and voice at age 8. She has been teaching music for over 15 years and works with children and adults of all ages and stages. She holds a bachelor's degree in drama in education from the University of Windsor with a minor in music education. She has been involved with numerous choirs and orchestras including the Windsor symphonic orchestra as principal violist, and performed in numerous musical theatre productions including Sweeney Todd and Little Shop of Horrors. At School of Music Arts, Liz teaches piano lessons, Voice Lessons, Violin Lessons and Viola Lessons. When Liz isn't teaching, she loves relaxing with her dogs reading romance novels with a big cup of tea.
mia masui
Mia is a pianist and an educator native of Osaka, Japan, currently based in London, ON. She started taking music lessons at age 3 through the Yamaha education system and has been surrounded by music and piano ever since. Mia holds a Bachelor of Music from Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB, and a Masters of Music from Western University. She was fortunate to study with various teachers including Lynn Johnson, Stephen Runge, and Brett Kingsbury. While she was a student, she participated in several summer music programs to develop her solo and chamber music repertoire such as Orford Music Academy (QC), Scotia Festival (NS) and Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival (NF). Mia's interest in piano is not only performing pieces by great composers, but also having a healthy approach to the instrument both physically and mentally. She received a full scholarship to attend Dr. Lister-Sink Intensive Injury Prevention Program in the US to learn prevention of performance injuries from piano playing. As a performer and educator, Mia is looking forward to sharing the joy of music with students, teaching them a proper approach to the instrument to prevent injuries and create a healthy relationship with music and the body.
jasmine ruffo
Jasmine has been teaching Flute Lessons for 10 years and piano lessons for 5 years. She also teaches alto Saxophone Lessons. She received her Bachelor's of Music Education from the University of Western Ontario. She did a Bachelor's of Education at the University of Ottawa and is currently doing her Master's of Music Education at Western. Jasmine loves teaching students of all ages and abilities, and recently completed a course in Special Education for students with exceptional needs. She has performed with groups such as the New England Arts Orchestra on flute and the Ottawa Woodwind Ensemble on piccolo. She loves chamber music (especially flute choir), but wants to focus on what the student wants to learn, whether it's jazz, pop, theory or classical. She is registered with both the Ontario College of Teachers and the Royal Conservatory of Music.
What Are Your Rates?
We've learned that every music teacher is different, and each has different skills. Some have Masters degrees, while others are still students themselves. For this reason, we've given the teachers the ability to set their own rates when they are hired based on their skills. The rate for piano lessons start at $26.00 for a 30 minute lesson.
Is 30 Minutes Enough?
For beginners the answer is definitely yes. When you are first learning, you're getting a lot of new, and in some cases, confusing information given to you. The amount of information given in one 30 minute lesson will give you a lot to work on as you practice throughout the week. Practicing is absolutely essential to learning music. As you get to more advanced skills, more time may be necessary if and when your teacher recommends it.
How Long Will It Take To Learn?
We get asked this question a lot. There is no specific date, or number of lessons. It depends on a few things including how often students practice. Although the songs may be very simple, we know we can have students playing at least one short song within 30 days. If you are hoping to play Mozart, it will take more time. But anyone can do it if they want it enough or work hard enough.
What Else Do I Need To Play?
There are additional supplies that may be needed throughout the course of your study, such as metronomes or piano benches. Also, as you progress, you will need new, more advanced method books so that you can continue to learn new songs and new techniques. We stock the basics to make sure every student has what they need to play, but other items can be specially ordered for you if needed or desired. Also, for acoustic pianos, piano tuning and repairs are also available. For more information on product availability, and piano repair scheduling and pricing, please ask our administrative staff.