We have 40 years of experience teaching instrumental, vocal and musical theory lessons. We include repertoire (Classical and popular), sight reading, theory, technique and ear training in our program. This ensures our students develop quickly as they are able to understand music and their instrument at an integral, logical and creative level.
Our school is equipped with real acoustic pianos, electronic equipment, and spacious, comfortable studios.
All the instructors offer the highest possible level of professional teaching and the most exciting and successful method available in the system.
Our teachers are trained professional musicians who enjoy teaching and derive genuine satisfaction from the musical success of their pupils.
A mentor and teaching coordinator, Mrs. Peart is a registered music teacher and a reputable member of the Winnipeg and Manitoba teaching communities. With over 40 years of teaching experience, she and Dr. Suarez have developed the most efficient and exciting way of teaching music, enriched by their positive and motivating educational philosophy which focuses on building on each student’s strengths.
Her friendly, positive and encouraging attitude creates a heartwarming atmosphere in the studio which makes every student feel part of an exciting musical world where they are happy to be learning music. Mrs. Peart holds a Master’s Degree in Music and Piano Performance. She oversees all the teaching at her studio and assures the uniformity of teaching standards and practices and overall excellence.
Jorge Suárez is a phenomenal pianist whose many hundreds of concerts have covered the Americas, Europe, the former USSR, and Asia. Since his orchestral debut at age 9, he has performed over 45 piano concertos with important symphonic ensembles of North America and Europe. A recorded Artist with an ample and diversified repertoire, Dr. Suarez has studied at Curtis Institute (Philadelphia), Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow), McGill University (Montreal, Doctor in Music), University of Southern California (Los Angeles), Institute for Advanced Musical Studies (Montreux), and Ravel Academy (France). His many teachers include Heinrich Neuhaus, Philippe Entremont and Rosina Lhevinne.
An Adjudicator of various musical competitions, academic scholar and lecturer on musical and humanistic subjects and the dean of Mexico’s largest music department, the Music School of the National University of Mexico (UNAM). Has held a professorship at various major universities, including Queen’s and University of Manitoba in Canada.
Holds an honour’s Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, achieving high distinction and scholarship student designation. Holds a Master’s of Arts degree in Literature and also a Master’s of Science Degree in Counseling Psychology. A singer-songwriter and performer with a genuine love and passion for music as a vehicle for creative and soulful self expression. Also a psychotherapist who believes strongly in the critical role that creativity plays in actualizing our potentialities as human beings and living a life that is passionately rich and engaged. Specializes in encouraging students to find their own musical voice and style and helps them overcome fears, anxieties and hesitations about performing in front of others.
Rose graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance. She was a finalist in the 2019 and 2020 Zita Bernstein German Lieder Competition and has been a finalist in multiple classes at the AMAF Provincial Festival. Rose started taking voice lessons at the age of 7 and worked through all the Royal Conservatory Music before entering the university and continuing with Tracy Dahl. In her flute studies, Rose made her way through the RCM books and continued taking lessons in university. She teaches beginner to university-entry levels, and students of all ages. For both voice and flute, Rose loves to perform solo and with ensembles – her favourite ensemble being her family.
Though she mainly focused on classical music in her studies, Rose loves to explore and teach other genres, such as musical theatre, popular music, folk, sacred, rock and many others. In her approach to teaching students, she works with the students’ goals and guides them through the discovery of their instrument with whatever songs and styles they wish to sing/play. Rose has worked with many young musicians as young as 5 to prepare songs be it for festival, a concert, a performance for grandma, or even just for the love of singing/playing. Rose guides her students through the depth and the flow of musicality with their instrument. She loves teaching music because of the connections made between the teacher and student. Because of her love for the human voice and body as a natural instrument, Rose’s goal is to cultivate a healthy and nurturing way to create music.
Grant Miller is a virtuoso guitarist who has been teaching guitar professionally for more than ten years. He has a master’s degree in classical guitar performance from the University of Arizona’s prestigious Bolton Guitar Studies Program, and spent five years as a graduate teaching assistant at the UofA. In addition to classical music, Grant is an accomplished performer in nearly all other styles and has a comprehensive knowledge of theory, technique, repertoire and gear.
“I teach whatever my students want to learn, and tailor my lesson plans to help them meet their goals. I have used many different methods over the years, and typically draw from several of these with additional support of well-known songs when designing a plan for a student. The most important aspect of my approach to teaching is my understanding that every student is an individual and needs their lessons to be as unique as they are.”
Rachel has been performing in Musical Theatre productions for 9 years, and has performed at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Saskatoon Fringe, twice in the RMTC’s Master Playwright Festival, and many more!
As a music instructor, she believes in fostering an understanding of a musical piece as a whole through technical and emotional development. She will work with her students to ensure that they provide an engaging, well-rounded, and fun performance for both themselves and their audience. We’ll find what makes them shine!