Music School

Getting Your Child Registered at Dixon Hall Music School:

Students at Dixon Hall Music School have access to:

• Half-hour, private lessons, group, and ensemble classes in over 20 subject areas
• Instruments to rent for $5 a month
• Free tickets to concerts in many genres of music, dance and theatre
• Intensive and exhilarating spring, summer and winter music camps

Lessons are taught by professional musicians who are supportive and encouraging, all who have degrees in music and a broad range of experience in music.

Students will gain a strong groundwork in technique, skill and theory with the goal of building confidence and introducing them to the joy of playing music. Lessons are tailored according to each student’s age, skill and learning style.

We offer private, half-hour lessons for the following instruments:

Age 5+ : Piano, Recorder, Violin, Viola

Age 6+ : Voice, Cello, Drums, Percussion, Clarinet, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar

Age 8+ : Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Saxophone, Music Theory, Ear Training

Age 10+: Songwriting and Recording: students work with our Recording Engineer/Producer, Daniel Sheikh, to learn how to write, record, and produce their own music in our recording studio.

Group Lessons are offered in:

• Early Childhood Music
• Junior Choir
• Senior Choir

Early Childhood Music: Ages 1+ 

Tuesdays:

4:45 pm to 5:30 pm: Ages 3-5 years-old

Saturdays:

10:30 am-11am: Ages 1.5 – 3 years-old

11:15 am-12pm: Ages 3-5 years-old

12:15 pm-1pm: Ages 3 – 5 years-old

Junior Choir: Ages 6+ Mondays 5:30pm-6pm

Senior Choir: Ages 10+ Mondays 4:30pm-5:30pm

Our Junior and Senior Choir are FREE for all students. For kids who like to sing, the choir is a great way to learn vocal and performance techniques within a positive group setting.

We offer Adapted Music Lessons and Music Therapy for students with intellectual, developmental or physical disabilities, ages 4+ (adults too) who reside at any Toronto address on a sliding scale from $6-$24 per half hour session.

30-Minute Music Therapy Sessions -Thursdays or Fridays

One-on-one sessions with our Music Therapist (and former Dixon Hall student) Hayley Naunton (MTA), students explore music making, singing, improvisation, songwriting, movement, listening, to meet goals such as: improving communication and motor skills; developing coping skills to handle complex emotions (anxiety); increasing social interaction and self-expression.

30-Minute Adapted Music Lessons – Thursdays, Fridays, or Saturdays

Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Violin, or Recorder with Hayley Naunton (MTA) on Thursdays/Fridays 

Piano or Ukulele with Anson Cheng on Saturdays

Adapted Music Lessons are for students with various intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities who wish to learn in an alternative way at their own pace.

Click here to register for Adapted Lessons or Music Therapy

At Dixon Hall Music School, we believe in extending our learning and character building activities beyond the walls of the Music School. Our extensive camp programs send hundreds of youth to music and arts camps throughout the year.

Our Music Camps are available during March Break and throughout the summer months.

Dixon Hall Music School Overnight Camps:

Hart House Farms in Caledon

Dixon Hall Music Camp is a free intensive and exhilarating event that takes students 8 years and up to a farm northwest of Toronto during the summer and March break. There, students have the freedom to create, inspire and achieve. Many of our students return year after year, rejoicing in the friendships and atmosphere.

 Partner Camps:

• National Music Camp
• Harbourfront Centre
• Canadian Opera Company
• Music at Port Milford
• And more!

Lessons run weekly from September to June, with the option of extra lessons in July.

Between $4-$22. All of our lessons are subsidized, and cost is based on a financial assessment.

Eligibility

Who can register?

1. Youth living in the Regent Park/Moss Park/St. Lawrence neighbourhoods
2. Children ages 5+ for private lessons, with no age restriction once registered
3. The youngest age we accept is 1.5 years old for our Early Childhood Music Program

Catchment Area

To be eligible for music lessons, families must live between Jarvis St. and Broadview Ave. and Wellesley St. and Lake Ontario.