Thinking About Starting Lessons? Here’s 10 Reasons Why You Should Choose CMC

 We offer unparalleled support for students, parents and teachers. We care, and we are here for you.

Our Executive Founding Director personally ensures the best student-teacher match from the very beginning of your musical journey with us. Our guarantee is that you will get the best musical options at our music school as if you or your child were part of our family.  

We are here to help you achieve your musical goals. Whether it’s to achieve RCM exams, obtain high school credits, learn a new instrument for fun, or for enrichment and the betterment of your being, we can help you get there. 

For students on this route, we offer professional mock exams and mock auditions for our students to help best prepare them for their actual exam or audition, in addition to assisting with practicalities such as registration for the RCM exam. 

We offer the option of either in-person lessons at our CMC location or live online lessons – whatever works best for you! Even if you’re usually in-person and one week you need to pivot online, you can do so!

You will be part of our awesome CMC community, consisting not only of other students, teachers and administrators, but also extending to our amazing neighbourhood, steps away from other fabulous small locally run businesses on Roncesvalles!  CMC strives to be an inclusive and progressive music school where human rights are respected, We welcome and support LGBTQ2+ people and do not tolerate any form of racism or discrimination.

You have the option to participate in our bi-annual recitals where you can gain performance experience in a supportive environment with your fellow students and us cheering you on! We know what a big deal it is to perform in front of others, and we’re here to prepare and support you!

We offer one-on-one lessons in piano, voice, acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, violin, viola, cello, double bass, recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, theory, drum kit and trumpet (online only). We teach all levels, including audition and competition preparation, university preparation and university level coaching and extra help.

You will be a part of a team of professional, caring teachers – not just one – to help you grow. If your teacher has to be away, we have other CMC teachers to look after you. We believe communication is key to building relationships. We communicate daily, between students, parents, teachers and the school, and we ensure communication is fluid so that everything runs smoothly. You get to talk to a real-life, real time person within our office hours. At CMC you’re never a number; you’re a person and you’re part of our musical family.

We carry most books that you’ll need in our CMC office, so that you can get your music books quickly and have no interruption in your lesson progress. We also rent out violins and cellos for your convenience as well!