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Personalized Music Lessons

In-Person 1:1 Music Lessons with experienced and qualified teachers.
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Ukulele

Piano

Guitar

Drums

Voice

Personalized Music Lessons at Oak Learners

Oak Learners is dedicated to inspiring minds through Arts Education and our Love of Music! We offer a supportive learning atmosphere, working with your child’s unique learning style to inspire their strengths and interests.

Private music lessons are available to learners of all ages from young to old in a variety of disciplines, including Piano, Guitar, Voice, Ukulele, Drums, Percussion and Composition. Students are placed with a teacher who is a professional in their field and who loves inspiring a love of music in their students. Our music lessons are unique and blend music theory with music that children will love to practice.

 

Subjects & Ages

Available for all Ages: Preschool through Adult.

Musical Specialties include:

Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Vocal, Drums, Percussion, Composition, Musical Theatre, Early Years Music Experience

 

Scheduling

Private Music Lessons are booked in 30-min sessions, at a mutually convenient time that recurs on a weekly basis at the same day/time each week. A small buffer of time is set aside at the start and end of each session so that parents can check in and check out with the tutor. If you ever feel that you need or want more time to review your child’s progress with the tutor, please feel welcome to schedule this through our office so we can build it into the timetable.

Consistency is important! As educators and parents, we know that children do best with predictable timetables and positive relationships with their teachers. Therefore, committing to a full term, or a full school year of tutoring allows more time to strengthen the student-teacher relationship and to build on the progress of each term. A longer commitment also helps with teacher-retention rates and this means that we can also commit to maintaining your child’s regular session timing each week.

Fees

  • 12 Lessons – $432
  • 24 Lessons – $792
  • 36 Lessons – $1116

Sessions are purchased in bulk and pricing is based on the average session being 30 minutes. Session credits will be added to a student’s account and deducted after each lesson. Bulk pricing provides savings on lessons and ensures that you can keep your chosen date and time slot for as long as your lessons continue.

 

 

How it Works

1) Let us know you are interested in working with an Oak Learners teacher! Email music@oaklearners.ca or call 416-820-5233 so we can begin to work with you to design a personalized tutoring program for your child(ren).

2) Our Extra-Curricular Coordinator will reach out to as you to complete a “Student Intake Questionaire”. This will help us understand more about your child so we can assign the best teacher to work with them.

3) Our Extra-Curricular Coordinator will review your Intake Form and assign one of our qualified teachers to work with you and your child(ren).  The assigned teacher will reach out to you within 24hrs to schedule a Meet & Great and the first session at mutually convenient times.

4) Before beginning music lessons, please purchase credits towards your lessons through our website below. Credits can be purchased in bulk and refilled at any time to continue sessions.

Music lessons are available at both campus locations in South Etobicoke: 394 Royal York Rd and 3003B Lake Shore Blvd W and are scheduled in the same time-slot each week. Communication books are used to maintain tracking of lesson content and communication between parents and teachers. Parents are encouraged to arrive 5 minutes early either at the start or end of a lesson to communicate directly with a teacher or alternatively communicate via email.

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Meet the Music Faculty

Natalie Julien

Natalie Julien

Music Program Director

Natalie has been a member of the Oak Learners staff since 2021.  Since then, she has been teaching music lessons, musical theater and hosting classes for Little Rebels. Natalie holds two post-secondary diplomas in Musical Theatre and grew up studying classical music through the Royal Conservatory of Music for voice & piano, regularly competing in festivals. She has been teaching for the last 13+ years in many different capacities and is an active stage and screen performer. She has spent a lot of her life caring for children as a nanny and brings an empathetic, patient and holistic approach to teaching. Nothing makes her happier than seeing a child’s confidence and instrument flourish! 

Aaron De Melo

Aaron De Melo

Tutor and Music Teacher

Aaron has been a member of the Oak Learners team since September 2023. He studied at McMaster University and the University of Toronto. Aaron also received a certificate from the Institute for Orton-Gillingham Educators. Before then, he trained professionally in voice at The Royal Conservatory of Music. Aaron has many years of experience working with children of all ages, ranging from 4 to 16. His work has enabled him to develop and implement the Orton-Gillingham Approach, Direct Instruction, and JUMP Math. When he is not working, he enjoys reading, being in nature, getting involved in community outreach and spending time with family and friends.

Aaron is currently accepting students from K-10 in math; K-4 in early literacy; and voice, piano, and guitar students.

Adam Houle

Adam Houle

Music Teacher

Adam has been a member of the Oak Learners staff since 2021. Adam is a professional drummer/percussionist with a strong passion for music and teaching, He has over 11 years of playing experience in multiple styles (Rock, Funk, Jazz, Latin etc.) and have been teaching music for 7 years. Adam believes a great teacher is one who can assess not only a student's current musical ability, but determine what style of learning the student thrives in. He is passionate about helping his students develop their individuality as artists.  He holds a Bachelor of Music from Humber College as well as a degree in Broadcasting & TV production! He is available to teach drums & piano. 

In his free time, Adam continues to practice his own musical skills and has impressed many other Oak Staff with his amazing covers!

Read the Staff Spotlight on Adam HERE

Kristina Poleva

Kristina Poleva

Music Instructor: Guitar, Ukulele, Piano

Kristina has been a member of the Oak Learners team since 2022 and has since graduated from Kyiv National University in Ukraine and received a bachelor's degree in Translation studies. She studied piano for 8 years and then guitar and ukulele for 2 years. Since 2018, she’s been playing in different bands, writing music in different genres, and teaching music both in Ukraine and Canada. Kristina’s goal is to teach children to be fearless in expressing themselves through music and be capable of improvising, creating and playing their own music. Kristina is available to teach piano, ukulele, guitar & songwriting and has developed a music recording program that will be offered at Oak Learners in 2024. 

Leah Jackson

Leah Jackson

Music and Mindfulness Teacher

Leah is a Music and Mindfulness Teacher at Oak Learners since January 2024. She has background in Voice, Birth and Death Doula work, private caregiving, house management, kids yoga. Leah is passionate about helping families cultivate peace through positive attachment building and mindfulness techniques. Leah speaks basic French and intermediate ASL. She has worked with children of various needs and ages and enjoys creating a safe and nurturing environment.

Outside of work, Leah enjoys training and playing with her two small dogs, Everest and Soleil, swimming, rock climbing, paddle boarding, practicing yoga, cooking, and more.

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