Instrumental and Vocal Instruction

The Oakville Academy for the Arts' goal is to provide a comprehensive and fun music program for students of all ages. While instilling the benefits of formal theory and technique training, the Academy strives to ensure that all students enjoy their sessions. The Academy offers a variety of stylized classes (Royal Conservatory, Jazz, Pop, etc.) while promoting performance and group work to share all newly learned talents. We feel that music training can be a very solitary activity particularly for today’s children and know from experience that children relish the opportunity to participate with other young musicians as often as possible. Whether you wish to work to a certain personal goal or to University entrance, the Oakville Academy for the Arts has the professional teaching faculty to ensure your success. Please contact us for class times and availability.

Private Lesson Instruction

All ages are welcome! Students receive individualized attention and a personalized curriculum tailored to their needs and interests. Our teachers come with a plethora of experience and enthusiasm. All of our teachers teach in a wide variety of musical styles and offer Royal Conservatory exam preparation.

Lessons are available for:

Piano
Drums
Guitar
Bass
Violin

Vocal
Saxophone
Flute
Trumpet

Theory
Clarinet
Tuba
and more

Half hour and one hour lessons are available.

All students will be invited to several open classes throughout the year where they will be given the chance to work in ensembles with our instructors and experiment with different genres of music. These classes will be held on Sunday Afternoons averaging two a term and are optional and very inexpensive. We encourage all students to participate in this fun and educational process where they will discover their part in the "musical puzzle" and develop their performance skills.

Rock Vocals Ages 11 to 15

This course will deal with the technique and presentation that goes into s good rock singer. Students will explore different genres of rock from mellow ballads to harder edged songs. Later, they will work with the Oakville Academy’s “Garage Band” where different vocalists in the class will either be featured as lead vocalists or back up singers in the end of the year performance.

Please call for times and availability.

The facility is equipped with acoustically sound rooms for instrumental, vocal and drama instruction. There is also a specially designed Drum Room which contains double drum sets.

Instrument Rentals and Purchasing

The Oakville Academy for the Arts recommends Long and McQuade for instrumental needs. Located at 3180 Mainway in Burlington, Long and McQuade is the largest distribution centre in Canada for musical instruments, and offer the most competitive prices for leasing, renting and purchasing equipment.

If you’re looking to purchase a new or used piano, we also highly recommend Robert Lowrey’s Piano Experts in Toronto