3:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Piano lessons
Charmaine McLeod · Room 1
OpenRegister
Community music school
Learn the instrument you've been curious about
Allegro is a community music school in a converted church hall. Twelve teachers cover fourteen instruments, for school-age beginners, families and adults coming back to music.
- Ages 5 and up
- Six days a week
- Lessons of 30, 45 or 60 minutes
The week at Allegro
Lessons run every afternoon and Saturday morning. Filter by instrument, age or level.
Fall term
Showing 20 of 20
SaturdaySat
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Piano and keyboard lessons
Yogesh Tiwari · Room 1
OpenRegister10:00 am – 11:00 am
Ukulele circle, up to 8 students
Layan Saidi · Room 6
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Fiddle and banjo jam, up to 8 students
Violin and fiddle · Imogene Atherton and Hershel Wallace · The hall
Nothing matches that filter.
Sample classes.
Times change a little each term.
Our teachers
Twelve teachers, and the days each one teaches
Each teacher's instruments and days are beside their name.
Charmaine McLeod
Director · Piano, theory · Mon, Tue, Thu
Arnell Gause
Trumpet · Tue, Wed
Eloina Ortuno
Flute, clarinet · Mon, Thu, Fri
Obed Leal
Acoustic guitar · Tue, Thu, Sat
Hyojin Mori
Drums · Mon, Thu, Sat
Yogesh Tiwari
Piano, keyboard · Wed, Fri, Sat
Sumitra Hegde
Cello · Tue, Thu
Imogene Atherton
Violin, fiddle · Mon, Wed, Fri
Nellie Kingsley
Voice, choir · Tue, Wed, Thu
Shaun Barnard
Electric guitar, bass · Mon, Wed, Thu
Hershel Wallace
Mandolin, banjo · Tue, Fri
Layan Saidi
Ukulele · Mon, Thu, Sat
The year
Recitals, open mic and term starts
Every student chooses whether to play. Families and friends are always welcome to listen.
This school year
Open house
Late August · Meet the teachers, see the rooms and hold an instrument.
Fall term begins
Early September · Weekly lessons start for returning and new students.
Open mic
October · An evening on the hall's stage for any student who wants to play.
Winter recital
December · Students play in the big room for families and friends.
Spring term begins
Early January · A new term, and a good month to start lessons.
Spring recital
May · The year's second recital, in the big room.
Sample dates.
The hall
An old church hall, made for music
Lesson rooms along the corridor
Each small room has a piano or a stand, a chair and a window in the door.
A big room for recitals
The choir, the Saturday jam and the recitals all meet in the big room.
A bench for parents
Parents wait on the bench in the hall, and the front desk is by the door. Parking is free behind the building.
The first visit
A placement visit, in three steps
Nobody is tested. The visit is how we find the right teacher and the right weekly time.
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Step 1: A teacher listens
You play or sing something you know, or tell us what you would like to play. A teacher listens and asks what you enjoy.
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Step 2: A short talk
We talk about what you want from lessons, which days suit you, and whether a private lesson, a shared lesson or a group class fits.
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Step 3: A match
We pair you with a teacher and a weekly time. If that teacher is full, we put you on the waitlist and offer another teacher in the meantime.
Questions parents and adults ask
What age can my child start?
Most children start between five and seven, once they can sit for a short lesson. Ask at the placement visit: piano and ukulele suit the youngest beginners, and trumpet and cello usually start a little later.
How are teachers matched?
At the placement visit a teacher listens, we talk about what you want, and we match you by instrument, goals and schedule. If you would like a different teacher after a few lessons, tell us.
What is a placement visit?
A short visit to the hall. A teacher listens to you play or sing, or to what you hope to play, we talk, and we match you with a teacher and a weekly time. You do not need to prepare anything.
Can a parent sit in?
Yes. A parent may sit in on any lesson, and we ask the parents of the youngest students to stay for the first lessons.
What happens when a lesson is missed?
Cancel a day ahead and the lesson is made up with your teacher in the same term. A lesson the teacher cancels is made up too. Group classes are not made up.
Can an adult start?
Yes. Adults take private lessons in the evening and on Saturday morning, and some learn the same instrument as their child.
Come and hear the hall
A placement visit takes a short while, and you can bring a parent, a friend or your own instrument.
