Special Courses

Elite Music continuously strives to provide the best in musical education in Toronto. We are always introducing new, unique and exciting specialty courses in addition to our conventional lessons. These courses are based on a specific syllabus establishing clear objectives and goals. Such special lessons are designed for the committed student who enjoys the educational challenge, strives for advancement or an entry into post secondary music studies.

Guitar Master Class

Master Class is an advanced course designed to prepare the student for entry into college and university post secondary music programs.

This 16 week course will give the student the necessary skills to pass the guitar audition requirements for York, U of T and Humber College.

Areas covered:

• Learning to read and read well. Lead sheet and specific music parts will be covered.
• Theory and how it applies to the guitar.
• Improvising over chord changes.
• How to memorize chord changes after reading the chart through once.
• Playing in different ensemble settings.
• How to play with another chording instrument i.e. piano.
• Rhythm notation analysis.
• Playing in different grooves and time signatures.
• How to comp without the bass note.
• Chord voicings.
• Learning about the guitar’s frequency range compared to other instruments.

Special courses are booked inside a regular 8 week semester or are specially designed to last 16 weeks.

Jam Sessions

This is for all young rockers between 10 -17 years of age.

Students can now join a band under the professional instruction of some of Toronto’s best pros.  Brush elbows with Toronto’s best musicians who will reveal all the secrets of playing in a band! Play cover songs and write your own original ones. Week after week our professional team of instructors will teach you how to get a band together and make an impact on the stage!

Winter Jam Sessions start first week in January. Call the main desk at 416 406 5355 ext 1 for details.

A live concert and a live recording is scheduled at the end of each semester.

Greek Bouzouki

Become the bouzouki player you always dreamed of being under the professional instruction of an outstanding musician and teacher, Tasos Isaakidis. Younger or older, beginner or advanced, prepare to take your playing to the next level.

This course includes studies in bouzouki technique, Greek repertoire from different genres (rembetiko, laiko, neo kima, and Greek pop), Greek rhythms, improvisation, reading and theory of Greek music.