MUSIC TEACHERS IN TORONTO
Our teachers make a difference
Student success is central to our music school's model. The reason why so many Torontonians continue to choose Neighbour Note is not just due to the level of skill of our teachers, but the level of care and dedication they willingly provide.
Whether travelling around the GTA for private in-home lessons, teaching at a camp, or leading a program with hands-on guidance, our instructors take pride in seeing students succeed.
The years of specialized musical training, experience in the field, and desire to drive students to achieve the best is what sets our music school apart from the rest.
Our music teachers in Toronto make all the difference.
Dr. Kristin Force
PhD, MA, B.Mus
(Piano, Saxophone)
Dr. Peter Johnston
PhD, MA, B.Mus
(Guitar, Bass Guitar, Double Bass)
Dr. Vivia Kay Kieswetter
PhD, M.Mus, B.Mus
(Piano, Singing)
Dr. Gillian Turnbull
PhD, MA, BA
(Piano)
Dr. Nina Soyfer
PhD, MA, BFA, LRCM, ARCT
(Piano, Singing, Sopilka)
Dr. Steve Koh
DMA, M.Mus, BA
(Violin, Viola)
Dr. Deborah Hui
DMA, M.Mus, B.Mus
(Piano)
Dr. Scott Hanenberg
PhD, MA, B.Mus
(Guitar, Digital Music Production & Recording, Theory, Harmony, Counterpoint)
Dr. Andrea Kuzmich
PhD, MA, BFA
(Guitar, Piano, Singing, Ukulele, Theory, Harmony, Counterpoint)
Dr. Eric Kim-Fujita
DMA, M.Mus, B.Mus
(Violin, Viola)
Patrick Jang
JD, M.Mus, B.Mus
(Piano, Singing)
Jessica Todd
PhD (Cand.), MA, BA
(Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet)
Yung-Yu Lin
DMA (Cand.), M.Mus, B.Mus
(Violin)
Bo Zhang
DMA (Cand.), M.Mus, B.Mus
(Cello)
Jungmin Lee
DMA (Cand.), M.Mus, B.Mus
(Violin)
Shawn Pickup
DMA (Cand.), M.Mus, B.Mus
(Classical Guitar)
Cherie Dong
DMA (Cand.), M.Mus, B.Mus
(Cello)
Maxime Despax
DMA (Cand.), MMus, BMus
(Violin, Viola)
Navid Niknejad
DMA (Cand.), MMus, BMus
(Guitar, Classical Guitar)
Christina Marcu
M.Mus, BEd, B.Mus
(Piano, Singing)
Jennifer Wakefield
MA, BEd, B.Mus
(Piano, Singing)
Jacqueline Mokrzewski
M.Mus, B.Mus, ARCT
(Piano)
Juliette Moreno
M.Mus, B.Mus, AD
(Clarinet)
Paul Mark
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Piano, Clarinet)
John Testar
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Classical Guitar)
Demetri Petsalakis
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Guitar, Bouzouki, Oud)
Asher Farber
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Piano, Composition)
Natalya Gennadi
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Singing)
Dylan Maddix
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Trumpet)
Phyllis Zhong
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Piano)
Sean King
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Saxophone, Clarinet, Composition)
Samantha Etchegary
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Saxophone, Flute)
Denise Simpson
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium and Baritone)
Yegee Lee
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Piano, Violin)
Brenton Chan
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Cello)
Robin Howe
M.Mus, B.Mus
(Cello)
Anastasia Kulikova
M.MUS, B.MUS
(Piano)
Lauren Mayer
MA, B.Mus
(Guitar, Piano, Singing, Ukulele)
Alex Purcell
MA, B.Mus
(Guitar, Piano)
Saman Shahi
MA, BFA
(Piano, Composition)
Simon Miminis
MA (Cand.), B.Mus.
(Drums)
Eva Green-Cybulska
MA (cand.) BFA
(Singing)
John Force
BEd, B.Mus
(Guitar, Piano, Drums)
Tim Collins
B.Mus, BA
(Guitar, Ukulele)
Ariel Shetzen
B.Mus, BA
(Piano, Singing)
Mark Ritter
B.Mus, ARCT
(Guitar)
Nini Wu
BA, ARCT
(Piano)
Chris Platt
B.Mus, AMD
(Guitar, Ukulele)
Peter Dick
B.Mus
(Piano)
Karl Silveira
B.Mus
(Trombone, French Horn)
Snowzei Chau
BFA
(Piano)
Mirela Tafaj
B.Mus
(Singing)
Lindsay Clark
BFA
(Piano)
Oscar Rangel
B.Mus
(Guitar, Bass Guitar)
Holly Chaplin
BFA
(Piano, Singing)
Anton R. Tajanlangit
B.Mus
(Piano, Singing)
Vennie Tu
BFA
(Guitar, Piano)
Michele Comrie
B.Mus
(Piano)
Karel Gondor
B.Mus
(Drums)
Caroline Corkum
B.Mus
(Piano, Singing)
Arjyo Bala
BFA
(Guitar)
Emma RowlandsonOHara
B.Mus
(Trumpet)
Sabine Ndalamba
B.Mus
(Guitar, Piano, Singing, Composition, Songwriting)
Shannon Graham
B.Mus
(Singing, Viola, Saxophone)
Ted Crosby
B.Mus
(Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet)
Courtney Waldie
B.Mus
(Piano, Singing, Theory, Harmony, Counterpoint)
Bridget LaMarche
B.Mus
(Piano, Violin, Viola)
Connie Wynn
B.Mus
(Violin)
Tyler Davloor
B.Mus
(Drums)
Elizabeth Rodriguez
BA
(Singing, Violin)
Alex Whitehead
BA
(Guitar)
Nova Lachlan
BA
(Piano, Singing)
John Cobb
BS
(Piano)
Karen See
B.Mus (Cand.), LTCL
(Piano, Flute)
Lori Sand
ARCT
(Piano)
Kim Michele
(Harp)