Express Voice Studio offers singing lessons in NDG and the Hampstead Montreal area with numerous unique artists and accomplished teachers. Our NDG voice teachers work with children and adults in opera, rock, grunge, pop, jazz, and musical theater styles.
You will also find our teachers supplement vocal skills with learning to read music, play piano or guitar, or songwrite as part of our comprehensive music lessons. This allows us to tailor lessons to be unique and personalized.
Our singing teachers will help your child reach their goals of passing RCM exams or competing in local singing competitions. Many of our teachers grew up participating in these RCM exams, making Express Voice Studio the ultimate destination for Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) exam preparation in singing. Our dedicated instructors, possessing extensive experience in vocal training, offer personalized coaching to guide you through the intricacies of the RCM syllabus.
Foster your child’s love for singing with Express Voice Studio’s engaging lessons tailored just for kids and their vocal improvement. Our expert instructors create a fun and supportive environment, focusing on age-appropriate techniques and creative activities. Whether your child is a budding vocalist or exploring singing for the first time, our lessons develop stage confidence and joy in a positive learning experience.
We offer a diverse range of lessons including guitar, piano, songwriting, reading music, and navigating Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs).
Our experienced instructors tailor lessons to cater to your musical aspirations, whether you’re strumming chords on a guitar, tickling the ivories of a piano, crafting original songs, decoding sheet music, or delving into the world of DAWs. From beginners to advanced musicians, our flexible and personalized approach ensures that each lesson is a step towards realizing your musical potential.
At Express Voice Studio, we don’t just teach instruments; we cultivate well-rounded musicians. Our lessons encompass technical proficiency, creative expression, and the practical skills needed to navigate the digital realm of music production. Whether you dream of playing your favorite songs, composing your own, or mastering the intricacies of music technology, our studio provides the opportunity to feel in charge of your music with music production lessons.
Chris Aitkens is a singer and radio personality born and raised in Montreal. At a young age, he fell in love with theatre and wanted to be a stage actor. He spent most of his teenagehood studying at the Dynamic Theatre Factory under Anik Matern and Claire Jacques, and later on, attended the Professional Theatre program at Dawson College, where he was taught the Vox Method by W. Steven Lecky. Following graduation, he performed in award-winning Montreal Fringe musicals such as Johnny Legdick: A Rock Opera and ATM: the Musical.
Unable to find consistent work as an actor, Chris returned to school, this time studying Journalism at Concordia University, where he got involved with the campus radio station CJLO 1690AM and began hosting his own radio show Sewer Spewer. After completing his studies, he worked at CJAD 800 for three years as a new anchor (or as he called it, “news vampire”) during the late night weekend shifts. He eventually left the position to become the program director at CJLO, helping aspiring disc jockeys get on the air.
Aside from theatre and radio, Chris’ biggest passion is music, particularly the loud and aggressive genres. Ever since the age of 15, Chris has been fronting various punk and metal groups. But it’s with his current band Gutser that Chris developed his heavy and guttural vocal style, integrating the vocal techniques he learned in theatre school so that he could scream and growl for long periods of time without wrecking his voice. Gutser’s debut album “Spill Everything” showcases his vocal range, from overly dramatic spoken word to high-pitched banshee wails.
$70 /hour
$40 /minutes
Praised for his “clarion tone” (Ludwig van Toronto) and “impressive vocal colour” (Opera Canada), Canadian-American baritone Geoffrey Schellenberg is recognized for the roles of Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Belcore (L’elisr d’amore), Marcello and Schaunard (La bohème), and Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia). He has recently been seen in productions with Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, Portland Opera, Calgary Opera, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of Portland Opera Resident Artist Program, Calgary Opera Emerging Artist Program, and Music Academy of the West, he is currently continuing his training with the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal. He is scheduled to appear as Baron Douphol in Opéra de Montréal’s upcoming production of La traviata.
Geoffrey has also become a frequent interpreter of oratorio, recently performing excerpts from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler) with l’Orchestre de l’Agora under the direction of Nicolas Ellis. Previously, he was seen as soloist in Vancouver Bach Choir’s performances of A Sea Symphony (Vaughan Williams) and Requiem (Fauré) as well as in the Messiah (Handel) with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra. He has also sung baritone solos in Requiem (Duruflé) with St. Philips Choir and in Wenceslas (Chilcott) with Jubilate Vocal Ensemble. Geoffrey was a winner of the 2020, 2019 and 2015 Western Canada District in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the platinum prize winner in the inaugural Vancouver International Music Competition, and a prize winner in the 2016 Canadian Opera Company Centre Stage Competition. He completed his master’s degree at the University of British Columbia, where he performed many roles including Eugene Onegin in Eugene Onegin, Conte Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, and Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
While Geoffrey Schellenberg has built a reputation for coaching adults to sing with their full power and voice, he also works with young children providing music classes for toddlers focused around sound production- the intro stages of singing, music exposure, and basics. of music theory, If your child hplays piano or you want to explore the possibility of moving them into piano lessons and singing elssons, this is a great place to start.
$80 /hour
$60 /45 minutes
+ $15 / for in home lessons
Buy 7 lessons receive 8
Lessons expire after 6 months.
Montreal-based singer-songwriter &/or melodic rapper, Drew, has been pursuing his career as an independent musician for over two years, & has since seen relatively quick growth and success within the music industry. Alongside three in-house producers, together these 4 combine forces as jointly-known NSL (Never Stop Laughing) Collective.
Having graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing & Business Studies, Drew’s knowledge acquired in his educational background has benefited his pursuit as a musician. In addition, with work experience in Digital Marketing & Advertising, his understanding and expertise of branding, as well as consumer behaviour, allowed the collective to quickly build & grow a highly engaged community on various social platforms.
Drew is solely managed, writes his own lyrics, does his own vocal recording, mixing, mastering, as well as all other other business/marketing efforts required to be a successful independent artist. For this reason, he has acquired & mastered many skills within the overarching theme of being a musician. Drew is constantly learning & testing new strategies & techniques to improve his marketing efforts and ultimately continue growing as a musician. He believes his business-knowledge and self-acquired skill sets are key contributors to NSL’s relatively quick success in this industry.
Music creation is undoubtedly an artistic and therapeutic practice. That being said, in order to ensure a successful career as an independent artist, the importance of the “business side of music” can simply not be ignored or disregarded. More specifically, the aspects of marketing and branding are crucial contributors towards your success as a musician. These components can “make or break” your career in the music industry.
This “side” of the industry can be intimidating and “foreign” to some artists.
With some assistance and coaching in these departments, artists can see a complete transformation, and drastic improvements in regards to their music’s performance (over time, of course).
Having first-hand experience in music marketing and an educational background in business studies, my skill sets may help independent artists properly position themselves within this comptetitive industry.
Key Concepts/Components in this “course”:
- Improving Social Media Presence (IG, TikTok, Spotify) : Growing a following, increasing engagement, understanding algorithms, leveraging “stories”, building a core fanbase, growing your network, the importance of collaboration, taking advantage of trends/fads, standing out in your niche, etc.
- Branding Your Music: YOU are the product. Strategies and techniques to start building the foundation of your brand/persona. Music is -almost- secondary!
- Digesting Criticism By Being In The Public Eye: Differentiating constructive criticism vs. Hate Comments, & relevant coping methods
- Long Term vs. Short Term success in the music industry
- Strategic releases & the importance of timing
$70 /hour
As creators, we must (at times) remind ourselves the reasons why we started all of this in the first place. This course offers tips and tricks to re-ignite creative thoughts, as well as offer/brainstorm tips and tricks to level-up your songwriting abilities, as well as technical production skills. This course more specifically offers assistance in regards to overcoming writer’s block, avoiding creative burnout, as well as finding a proper balance between your music career and personal life. It also highlights the importance of lyricism and song-structure creation. Consider this an “all-around” course that offers assistance in regards to all that falls into the “creative” , “psychological”, as well as “technical” sides of music creation.
Key Concepts/Components in this “course”:
- Maximising Productivity, Time Management, & The “Bigger Picture”
- Overcoming Writer’s Block and reignite inspiration
- Tips and tricks in regards to sound engineering (more specifically, vocal mixing and song mastering)
- Improving Your Vocal Delivery
- Improving Songwriting Skills
- The Importance of Lyrics and Song Themes
- Seasonality in Music
$65 /hour
Heralded for her “clear vibrant tone” (Opera Canada), Tamar Simon is an Armenian- Canadian soprano based in Montréal, Québec. She holds both a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in music from the University of British Columbia. Tamar has over ten years of experience teaching voice in a variety of styles from classical to pop. When she is not teaching she has been featured in many leading roles including Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Musetta (La bohème), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) which she performed in Highlands Opera Studio 2021 production.
Tamar has sung as a soloist with Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, Toronto City Opera, and Burnaby Lyric Opera. Tamar has also been seen on international stages, including appearances as Zerlina (Don Giovanni) in Kona, Hawaii and as Calisto (La Calisto) in Sulmona, Italy. This year she sang the role of Clorinda (La Cenerentola) with the Lunenburg Academy of Music and reprised the same role later that summer with the Brott Opera Music Festival.
Tamar is a District Winner and an Encouragement Award Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and she is a graduate of University of British Columbia’s Master of Music program. Tamar continued her vocal and art song studies in Austria after receiving the Johann Strauss Foundation Scholarship, which sponsored study at the Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum .
Tamar offers singing lessons for kids at her studio in NDG. Her deep love for kids and endless patience makes her a favourite teacher of music and singing for young ages. We invite young kids and beginners to try lessons with Tamar online or in person in Notre-Dame-De-Grace.
$80 /hour
$60 /45 minutes
$40 /30 minutes
+ $15 / for In home lessons
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Alex Nicol
Jordanne was exceptional - I can't recommend her work enough to anyone seeking to improve their vocal technique and/or strength. She takes a full-body approach to singing, based on her training in Alexander Technique, which in my case meant connecting my posture to tension across my whole body. With Jordanne's guidance I was able to go from singing with tension and strain to singing with fluidity and support, all within a very short period of time. The newfound confidence I have in my voice is life-changing!
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Tara
Robert is the best voice teacher I've ever had. In addition to having an amazing voice and range (helpful when I need to hear the notes back) he's incredibly supportive and fun to work with. I've improved my voice drastically and he really helped me through learning to belt and riff! Thank you Robert!!
Rebecca
I absolutely LOVE Tylor. I started singing last May and I was super nervous about it. Singing is extremely personal and vulnerable, and for me it’s been so hard to feel comfortable enough to go to lessons because of how insecure I am about my voice. Once I summoned the courage to finally take lessons, I have to say that Tylor really went above and beyond to ensure I felt comfortable and safe.
Laurena Mayifuila Mayowele
Jordanne is great teacher! For the first time I contact her, I am very pleased. She took the time to truly understand what I needed. And, the first time I met her she made me feel so comfortable that I felt at ease to express myself. She made me do some exercise to see what my blocage was. Then gave me a routine, which is exactly what I needed. It have been only 3 courses but I can experience the change and improvement. And not only in singing and piano. I wasn’t aware of all the tension I use to have in my body. Now that I am conscious of that, I am able to relax my body and feel a deep connection.
Samantha Timmons
I did my first lesson with Jordie last week. She is very patient and has a lot of knowledge on vocal training. She made me see things from a different light in just one session! Her knowledge is impeccable. I’m looking forward to working on my voice with her! I already feel improvement in just a week. Truly recommend her.
Julian Basurto
Throughly enjoyed my lessons with Express and Ian! Would definitely recommend. I looked for a long time for a singing teacher that I could have fun with, connect with, and grow my voice. Ian was definitely that teacher for me. The concerts were great too to be a part of. Thank you guys!
