Music Lessons

Whether you want to learn how to solo over complex John Coltrane songs, learn how to lay down a James Brown style funk groove, strum out three chords to your favourite pop songs, or rock out on one chord to a punk rock anthem, I’ll find out what teaching style, and approach to music works best for you, to help you to make the music you love!

A performer since the age of five, Ukraine-born pop singer Iryna Gerus has toured in Poland, Russia, Germany, the Slovak Republic, India and Jordan.

Erhu player from China and I have played it for over 10 years. It is my honour to spread Chinese culture here and I will teach the Erhu skills if anyone are interested in it.

Joseph Dowell (BMUS) is an accomplished, locally trained solo and collaborative pianist with a passion for classical music. He enjoys performing on his own and with others and loves teaching piano/music theory. His goal in teaching is to keep students engaged and fulfilled with their music studies and he adapts to students’ learning styles and musical goals.

Linshan has been playing the Chinese Zither (guzheng) for over 12 years.  She will make a combination of traditional and pop music and help students discover the traditional Chinese music in a new way. 

Luke is a Halifax born bassist specializing in R&B and funk bass with over 12 years experience performing and recording as a freelance musician.

I am an Award Winning Singer/ Professional Musician with over 30 years of experience. Whether you are looking to sing for fun, to gain confidence or aspire to further your career as a professional musician and entertainer, I will tailor these professional lessons to suit your individual needs. Variety of popular styles. I also teach piano accompaniment (play while you sing). A one-time paid assessment lesson is available to help you make a decision on taking further lessons. You will learn some vocal exercises during the assessment lesson. I also coach audition preparations for musical theatre etc. Ages 12 and above.

Serkan Suer has been playing drums for 23 years. He has performed as session musician for professional records; also performing as a stage musician in various musical styles.

Specializing in guitar performance, structured practice, and technical development, Stephen can be found teaching almost every day of the week either at Dalhousie University or at FRSPA!

Learn to play the Pipa with Su.   SU is a professional player with 20 years experience performing internationally at various contests and performances.  Some awards include the Child Star performance,  has reached level 10 from the Chinese Musicians Association and has passed the music teacher certificate which she has since helped other Pipa players attain.

Victoria Ioannou holds a Bachelor of Music from Acadia University where she studied with Gillian Smith. She previously studied with Conrad Chow with the Royal Conservatory of Music.