• GUITAR CLASSES / beginner - advance /
• PIANO CLASSES /beginner - advance /
• CLASSICAL PIANO CLASSES / RCM / music theory /
• RECORDING AND PRODUCTION
• JAZZ PIANO / audition required /
• KIDS 4 - 6 / primary level/
• ADULT MUSIC CLASSES / beginner - advance /
• PLAYING FOR FUN / kids - adults /

Students may register for private instruction at any time during the year. There is no registration fee for any of The B.g. Music Academy programs. Your private lesson teacher will contact you to answer any questions you may have about your lessons. He or she will also arrange a convenient lesson time for you. Day and evening lesson times are available.

TEACHERS

• Dragica Radonjic / Miss Dee - Classical Piano/ Keyboard. Piano/Voice/Clarinet
  Julien Alexandre - Guitar(beginner to intermediate)
  Dragan Petrovic - Jazz piano/Classical Piano/Jazz counterpoint/Music Theory/Composition/Classical and Rock Guitar

For children, starting at the right age is a key element to the success of their studying a musical instrument. Some people believe that “the sooner the better”. This attitude can actually backfire and can result in a negative experience for the child. If a child is put into lessons too soon they may feel overwhelmed and frustrated and may want to stop taking lessons. The last thing you want to do is turn a child off music just because they had one unpleasant experience that could have been prevented.

OUR QUALITY

• Dedicated, academically trained teachers with performance experience.
• Wireless internet is available so that teachers may access music-related web sites to enhance their students’ learning experience.
• High teacher retention rate is reflected in the quality and consistency of our programs.
  Most of our new students are referred to us by our students, their parents and by school music teachers.
• We have a comfortable waiting area (TV) with a selection of magazines for children and adults.
  Students are matched with teachers based upon their musical requirements and personality.
  New students, or their parents, may speak with their teacher before registering to discuss their personalized course of study.

Dragan Petrovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia and had a successful career as a professional musician there. Apart from his accomplishments as a solo artist, he also composed and arranged music for theatres, radio and TV stations in Europe. This Berklee graduate has performed across USA and Canada as a solo jazz artist. In 2003, he established BG Music Academy, a music school and recording studio in the west end of Toronto... IMPORTANT Pre-requisites: Before students are excepted to enroll in jazz piano classes they have to pass the audition (jazz classes only). Sight reading, lead chart reading, inversion of the chords, jazz counterpoint, etc.

In this chapter Dragan Petrovic (Toronto) demonstrates "So What" Chords and it's structure.
Three different types; Starting on root/Starting on third (non - root) Starting on major seventh(Lydian non- root chord)
The "So What" chords works just as well as a non root position major seventh chord . This chord consist of (third, sixth, ninth, fifth, and major seventh)
Enjoy this demonstration!

More info about Dragan Petrovic CLICK HERE

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