Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele Lessons
Lessons for Mandolin, Banjo, Accordion, plus other Folk/Traditional instruments. We offer instruction in Bluegrass, Celtic, Newfoundland plus traditional and modern styles. Our instructors will show you the proper technique and can teach students how to read music and play by ear. Looking for Fiddle or Bodhran lessons? Check out our Violin/Fiddle page and our Drums and Percussion page for instructors and more information.
Available for
Beginners & Up
Ukulele: Ages 4 and up
Mandolin or Banjo: 7+
Start At Any Date
Begin this week or the next!
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Length of Lessons
30 minutes, but hours lessons available
Locations
444 Torbay Road St. John's or
1 Centennial Square, Mount Pearl. Online also available
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Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele Teachers
Music Instruction in English
Darryl holds a B.Mus. with honours from St. Xavier University. He offers over 25 years of teaching experience in all styles of guitar, bass, accordion, banjo, ukulele and mandolin. He has taught students from the age of 5 to seniors. He has experience in many styles including rock, country, folk, fingerstyle, jazz, classical, and improvisation. He has written two guitar books, one on technique and the other on jazz styles. Darryl has also taught the secondary guitar course at Memorial University. He performs regularly around town with local bands "Miss Conduct" and "The Outfit".
Music Instruction in English
Hailing from St. John’s, NL, Clare Follett is a seasoned veteran on the East Coast music scene. You may have seen her perform with the likes of Nick Earle and the Reckless Hearts, the Janet Cull band and countless others, or as a solo artist performing her original music. Clare has also worked with artists such as Rosemary Lawton, Kelly McMichael, Quote the Raven, Kellie Loder, and many more as a producer and recording engineer. Clare has received nine MusicNL nominations, three MusicNL awards, and four Newfoundland and Labrador Arts & Letters awards for her songwriting. She was also selected as an ECMA Break Out Artist in 2018. Clare holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in double bass as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Music Instruction in English
Julianne started her music career as a 7-year-old taking voice lessons
at The Music Collection. She is now a graduate of Memorial University's
Bachelor of Music program and a devoted teacher. She has been featured
in a number of local operas, musical theatre productions and pop music
concerts; with highlights including the role of Alice in Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland (MUN Opera, 2019), Denise in La marriage aux
lanternes (MUN Opera, 2015) and Belle in Scrooge (Peter MacDonald
Productions, 2014). Julianne has won several awards for her
participation in the Kiwanis Music Festival, most notably the
prestigious Senior Vocal Rose Bowl Award in 2018 for the top performance
in the festival by a senior vocalist. Since beginning her teaching
career in 2015, Julianne has shared her passion and enthusiasm with
musicians of all ages and abilities. Her students have gone on to have
great success in the Kiwanis Music Festival, performances in musical
theatre productions and increased their confidence and love of
music. Julianne's unique background of training in singing, acting, and
performance gives her a unique skill set that includes musical genres
such as Musical Theatre, Traditional, Opera/Classical, popular music and
songwriting. She loves working with voice and beginner piano and
ukulele students to find technique, expression and confidence in music.
Music Instruction in English, Irish, French
Rowan Sherlock originally hails from Waterford, Ireland, having moved to Newfoundland in 2017 after coming to NL on tour with a band from Ireland, aptly named ‘Newfoundland’! Now a Canadian citizen - currently a full-time music teacher and gigging musician. He plays mandolin, piano and fiddle for acclaimed Juno award winning Newfoundland group ‘The Irish Descendants’, as well working as regular gigging fiddle player for ‘Rugged Shores’ and as a session musician for others too. Rowan has a BA in Music Composition and Classical Violin performance and completed his Masters Degree in Music Composition, from Ireland. Rowan has since toured the world extensively with many orchestras and groups, before making Newfoundland his home.
Music Instruction in English
With over 20 years experience as a performer, recording artist and teacher, Matt is able to effectively teach students of all ages and skill levels. Through his years of study, Matt is well versed in a wide range of musical styles from jazz and blues to hard rock and metal.
As director of our Rock Groups and summer rock camps, Matt has helped his students go from the studio to the finest stages in our province, including the Iceberg Alley and George St Summer concert series festivals.
Matt is able to offer advanced musical theory instruction in the areas of scale / chord relationships, key development and analysis, modal and CAGED theory and improvisation. Additionally, Matt also offers instruction in the fields of songwriting, recording and the recording arts, allowing students the chance to turn their ideas and dreams into reality.
Matt also has a minor in Musicology from Memorial University of Newfoundland that is centered on theory, rudiments, instrumentation analysis, ear training and transcription.
His love and passion for music and its history go hand in hand with instruction to offer a total and all encompassing approach to music education.
Music Instruction in English
Hailing from the Airport Heights area of St john's Joe Tucker began playing guitar at the age of 12 under the influence of many popular alternative acts of the time. Bands like Radiohead the Smashing Pumpkins and Tool provided the initial motivation to explore music at a deeper level while the music that his parents had on provided a strong foundation to build upon. Artists such as Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd and of course the Beatles were no strangers and became fuel for the musical fire in the pit of his stomachThe high school years saw the formation of Joe's first band, Roundelay. Joe fronted the band providing vocals and guitar work and went on to record 3 full length albums and 2 eps. Currently Roundelay are writing and demoing what will be a 4th full length effort.In his mid to late 20's Joe started offering his services (primarily on lead guitar) to a long list of acts. The Corroborators, Another North, Ribbon Tied, Presto Magic, The Connexions, Youngtree and the Blooms, The Cratediggers and Presto Chango round up the bulk of his collaborations.Joe had also has filled in for multiple artists like Glyd, Sherry Ryan, Mark Bragg, Jared Waterman and Cat Bowring.Joe currently resides in St John's and has been teaching private guitar, bass, and Ukulele lessons for over 20 years.
Private Music Lessons
& Bass Guitar+
Violin, Cello, Viola, Fiddle
+ Percussion
Woodwind, Brass
Mandolin, Banjo +
Ensembles & Groups
Enabling students a chance to apply their skills in a group, rehearsing and performing together. Inspiring, yet fun and informal. Drumline, Vocal Performance, Rock Band or Ukelele.
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