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At Lightning Ant Music School, you will gain an exceptional and rewarding learning experience. At the most basic level you will learn your favourite cover tunes; and if you want to delve a little deeper, we can analyze the theory behind those tunes. You will have the option of being placed in a band and learn to play in a collaborative setting in preparation for live performances. If you’re looking for something more advanced, I offer music theory lessons and teach how the theory concepts we learn apply to the guitar, which improves our overall knowledge of the instrument and allows us to understand why things sound the way they do.  You will learn how to apply music theory and scale patterns for the purposes of improvising and you will acquire the skill of jamming to any chord progression in any key with other musicians.  We will explore a never-ending supply of rock and blues bending licks to satisfy the Stevie Ray Vaughan or Kirk Hammett in you. I also offer group lessons to families who are interested in forming a family band and playing their favourite music together.  

Private lessons are customized and personalized to meet your particular interest. I want to facilitate a learning environment where you can come and discover yourself through music. Lightning Ant Music School is a place where music is used used to strengthen relationships.  From a personal experience, there’s nothing more fulfilling than connecting with your friends and family through music; and rocking out on stage!  

 
 
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30 minute private guitar lessons once/week to anyone ages 6+

30 minute weekly private guitar lessons for $35 per lesson

    • Lessons are personalized to focus on your interests

    • Learn your favourite cover songs

    • Learn guitar licks, solos, scales and how to use them when jamming

    • Learn how to build chord progressions in any key which can be used for jamming purposes or writing your own songs

    • Learn how to improvise in different keys

    • Learn different modes/scales and recognize the different flavors they bring to your playing

    • Learn music theory and it applies to the guitar 

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Youth Band Program

Optional Youth Band Program (ages 6-17) which offers 60-90 min band rehearsals semi monthly on weekends for $20 per rehearsal.  Bands will prepare for performances/gigs/shows which occur at a minimum once a year (Spring), with many more opportunities throughout the year, and show off what they’ve learned together as a band...after all, rocking out on stage to an audience is what it’s all about!

    • Be placed in a band with other youth musicians and learn how to play music collaboratively

    • Band members will have opportunities to experience other roles within a band such as bass, drums, keys, or singing.

    • Whatever your role within a band, you will acquire new musicianship skills such as learning to play other instruments, learning to improvise, playing different musical styles, learning to play with other musicians which forces you to listen to their instruments as well as yours.

    • Other benefits young musicians will get out of this program is learning how to work as a team; learning to be respectful of each other’s musical tastes, preferences, and styles; setting goals and executing in preparation for a performance, finding self expression through music, building self confidence and self esteem; rocking out (to any style of music) on stage in front of an audience...there’s no better feeling!