Our approach
We teach the ear and the page at the same time.
The repertoire is yours.
We work on the piece you want to play — Chopin, Cœur de pirate, Metallica or the movie tune. Theory attaches to the music, never the other way around.
No mandatory exams.
Those who want to take RCM exams are prepared for them; everyone else never hears about it.
Progress at your own pace.
Two weeks without practicing? We pick up right where we left off, no lecture.
Since 2009, one note at a time
the school's story- 2009 One piano, one guitar Étienne Lacombe opens the school on Notre-Dame Centre Street, with two studios and a handful of students.
- 2013 Early music classes Sarah Bouchard arrives with her violin and opens lessons to little ones, from age 4.
- 2016 The first band Marc-Olivier Roy starts the ensemble workshops; the first teen band plays the May recital.
- 2021 Five studios Five soundproofed studios, an acoustically treated drum room and a rehearsal room for students.
The people who teach still perform
Étienne Lacombe
Piano · pedagogical direction
Master's in performance (Université de Montréal), 18 years teaching, pit pianist for five musicals. Founder of the school.
Sarah Bouchard
Violin · musical awakening
Quebec Conservatory of Music, 9 years in chamber orchestra, 11 years teaching. Specialist in ages 4 to 8 with legendary patience.
Marc-Olivier Roy
Guitar · bass · drums
Bachelor's in popular music (UQAM), 400 shows under his belt with three Quebec acts, 8 years teaching. Runs the band workshops.
Five studios, zero angry neighbors
5 soundproofed studios,
including an acoustically treated drum room and an upright piano studio tuned twice a year.
Instruments on site:
upright piano, weighted keyboard, guitar and bass amps, full drum kit. Come empty-handed for the trial.
Rehearsal room
free to book for students, for ensembles and garage bands.
Small parent lounge
with a window into studio 2, coffee and wifi. The 45-minute class flies by.
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