Frédéric L. — Guitar Teacher — Rosemont, Montreal

Hello! I have over thirty years of experience as a professional musician and private teacher. Originally from Lac St-Jean, I taught myself the electric and classical guitar there. I then studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec in Montreal in classical guitar in the class of Jean Vallières. While continuing my studies, I began to have professional contracts at the age of 18. I thus evolve with different groups from the Montreal scene. Then I continued at the University of Montreal in Peter Mchutcheon’s class. With him I founded the University of Montreal Guitar Quartet. At the same time, I collaborate with singer Fred Fortin as well as with the MG3 (Montreal Guitar Trio). I then explored medieval music with the Red Dragon and members of the NEF. Subsequently, I became a solo guitarist for the godfather of Quebec rock, Michel Pagliaro. Which allowed me to perform on all the major stages in Quebec. I also collaborated with Éric Lapointe, André Fortin (Les Colocs), Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire) and the French singer Jacques Higelin. In summary, I have always tried to remain open-minded and play all possible styles of music. Looking forward to playing with you!

The important thing, above all else: the pleasure of music! Each encounter is adapted to what the human being in front of me wants to accomplish. What do you want to play? And how are we going to complete the journey? We set achievable goals in the short and medium term and we find the technical and artistic means to achieve them, in complete harmony with the person's rhythm. - Classical, acoustic and electric guitar - Right hand and left hand techniques - Rock, blues, folk, pop picking techniques - Choice of classic repertoire and learning to read music - Learning songs and pop music to suit the student’s tastes