Valley Music Studio

Fall registration is open for music lessons starting in September! We're a group of 6 different instructors that teach piano, guitar, drums, voice, and violin, and more! 🎹🎸🥁🎤🎻
Register via our website below, or email us at: [email protected] 🎶

Our summertime preschool group will begin next weekend! ☀️

🗓️ Sessions start on Saturday, July 4th, and continue for 6 weeks.
🕙 There will be a 10am group and an 11am group.
👶 Music exploration for kiddos ages 1-3!

If you are interested in enrolling your child, or would like more information, please send us an email at [email protected] or reach out via direct message. 🎶

Registration is open for Summer music lessons! ☀️ We teach piano, voice, guitar, drums, violin, and more! 🎹🎤🎸🥁🎻

Reach out via email at: [email protected]
Or complete our online registration at https://forms.gle/wieqhXuwNpYGZ3p16 and we'll reach out to you!

Did you know, head instructor Brendan is also a professional bagpiper! Here he is leading the Acadia Spring Convocations from this year. 🎶

(Photo courtesy of Peter Oleskevich Photography)

Welcoming our new guitar teacher, Gerald Lalonde! 🎸

Gerald brings over 20 years of guitar playing and a varied background in music education. He has taught guitar privately in Sydney and Antigonish, spent six years teaching fife and drum at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, and holds Orff Level 1 certification. He is currently completing a Bachelor of Music Education at Acadia University, with plans to pursue a Bachelor of Education. His classical guitar studies include work with Eugene Cormier, Sylvie Proulx, Matthew Martin, Chris McDonald, and Alain Leblanc.

Gerald believes that great teaching isn't just about building technique; it's about helping students develop a healthy, sustainable relationship with music. In his lessons, he emphasizes learning how to practice effectively, so students build the ability to notice, adjust, and improve on their own beyond classes. While Gerald takes teaching seriously, he still believes guitar should be fun. After all, it's hard to spend 20 years with an instrument without developing a bit of a personality about it!

Announcing our new drum instructor, Maya Duhamel! 🎶🥁

Maya, originally from Cape Breton, NS, is currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Education program at Acadia University. Though she grew up strictly playing drums, she’s now studying classical and contemporary percussion at Acadia, in addition to playing and studying the drumkit. She is very well-versed in styles such as rock, pop, and metal, with knowledge and experience in stricter jazz and classical styles.

Maya takes on any opportunity she can to be involved in local music scenes; whether that’s working for festivals, doing clinics at schools, playing in the pit band of a musical, or performing in her own bands and ensembles. She’ll never say no to a challenge or turn down the chance to learn and gain experience in her field.