We offer in-school music lessons & clubs, adding to your school’s extra-curricular activities.
Beats and Bars Music School provides high-quality instrumental and vocal music lessons with a team of professional tutors who have extensive experience both in music education and the music industry. Our goal is to offer engaging and structured music lessons that inspire students to develop their technical skills, confidence, and passion for music.
Focused on students aged 5 and up, we offer fun and personalized music tuition tailored to each student’s musical goal, whether that’s learning an instrument for the first time or developing more advanced skills.
To learn more about our staff, please visit the Our Teachers page, where you can find bios of all our current instructors.
Available as individual lessons, group lessons, and clubs, our programs run both during and after school hours to suit your needs.
The Lessons We Offer
Our lessons are scheduled at the same time each week for consistency, adjusting the schedule for maximum efficiency in the event of any cancellations. For Private and Group lessons, we work with families to create a lesson schedule that fits around your school’s schedule and individual commitments, with student drop-off and pickup routines customized to fit your school’s needs. Once a schedule is created and confirmed for a specific instrument, one of our tutors will be assigned to visit your location during that time-block.
We offer various lesson types in a range of instruments. Click on the options below to view lesson details & pricing.👇
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Individual music lessons help students refine their technique and develop musical expression. From complete beginners to advanced players, our expert tutors provide bespoke instruction that keeps lessons fun, engaging, and tailored to each student.
📆 Lessons are available Monday to Friday, both during and after school hours. Lessons are scheduled at the same time each week.
💰 Tiered pricing based on lesson length:
$55 for 30-minutes
$75 for 45 minutes
$90 for 60 minutes
🎶 Nurturing and Holistic Approach: We create a personalized and engaging learning experience by incorporating familiar music into lessons. We encourage families to share their musical preferences to allow tutors to tailor lessons even further.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Feedback and Support: We help families build effective practice routines at home. Student progress is monitored and tutors send regular feedback along with accompanied resources each week. Student feedback and attendance is logged at the end of each lesson.
🎻 Instrument Purchase Advice: We provide families with expert guidance on instrument rentals and purchases, ensuring they find the best fit for their child. Parents are always welcome to reach out with questions, we’re here to support every step of their child’s musical journey.
The instruments we teach in a private 1:1 setting:
🎵 Piano/Keyboard (piano required on-site)
🥁 Drums (2 drum kits required on-site ideally, however this can be arranged)
🎸 Guitar & Ukulele (instruments provided by the tutor during lessons; support available for rentals and purchases)
🎤 Vocals
🎷 Woodwind
🎺 Brass
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Group lessons provide a collaborative learning environment, making them a great option for siblings and friends to learn together.
📆 Available on Mondays-Thursdays, during and after school hours and are scheduled at the same time each week.
💰 $40 per student per 30-minute session (price varies by instrument)
👥 2-3 students per group. Larger group classes can also be arranged, please inquire for more details. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
🎶 Nurturing and Holistic Approach: We create a personalized and engaging learning experience by incorporating familiar music into lessons. We encourage the families of each student to share their musical preferences to allow tutors to tailor lessons even further.
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Feedback and Support: We help families build effective practice routines at home. Student progress is monitored by individual student and tutors send regular private feedback along with accompanied resources each week. Student feedback and attendance is logged at the end of each lesson.
🎻 Instrument Purchase Advice: We provide families with expert guidance on instrument rentals and purchases, ensuring they find the best fit for their child. Parents are always welcome to reach out with questions, we’re here to support every step of their child’s musical journey.
The instruments we teach in a group setting:
🎸 Guitar & Ukulele (instruments provided by the tutor during lessons; support available for rentals and purchases)
🎤 Vocals
🎷 Woodwind
🎺 Brass
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Our Guitar & Ukulele club offers an interactive way to learn guitar in a group setting. Perfect for students who enjoy making music with friends!
📆 Available one day per week (weekday to be determined based on your school’s schedule), from 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (45-minute sessions). If you have another time in mind, please let us know.
💰 $40 per student per session
👥 8-10 students per group. Similarly we have run full class sessions for this format as well (24 students max). Recommended for ages 8 and above.
🎸 Students bring their own guitars (rental/purchase support available). Loaner instruments available for occasional use.
📊 Gamified Learning with Yousician: Students receive real-time feedback, challenges, and progress tracking.
🎶 Learn through familiar repertoire: Students learn key concepts in the context of new and familiar repertoire. Concepts covered include right and left-hand technique such as muting, strumming, alternate picking, hammer-ons & pull-offs and more.
🎼 Minimal setup required: A classroom with chairs and a projector for interactive lessons. Students bring along their Guitars, and we also have spares for students to loan during the club.
Get in touch for more info!
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Our Music Tech & Composition Club encourages the creative use of technology while introducing students to compositional techniques through various projects. Perfect for students who love making music with friends and want to explore creating their own music!
📆 Available one day per week (weekday to be determined based on your school’s schedule), from 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (45-minute sessions). If you have another time in mind please us know.
💰 $40 per student per session
👥 8-10 students per group. Similarly we have also run full class sessions for this format as well (24 students max). Recommended for ages 8 and above.
🎚️ Discover Music Technology: Sessions focus on discovering music technology through composition and performance activities. Students engage in a range of projects from writing their first pop song to music for moving image and video games.
💻 Equipment required: students require their own computer, wifi access and a pair of headphones to take part. Most commonly we teach sequencing through a web-based program called BandLab (a program that can run on Mac, Windows or Chromebooks). A classroom with a projector and chairs is needed.
Get in touch for more info!
All of our lessons include:
Music Theory + Composition
Students will develop their technique while also being introduced to music theory, composition and reading musical notation.
We integrate this into all instrumental and vocal lessons, as learning these elements of music helps students understand the fundamentals and apply them to their playing and singing.
Structured Learning + Familiar Music
Students can work towards their RCM performance grades or, for guitars and drums, we also offer a syllabus from the Rockschool series (grades 1-8).
We encourage students to engage with familiar music, as genres and songs they hear at home can help connect them more deeply with their learning.
How Our Partnerships Work
📅 Lessons & Term Structure
Lessons are billed by term (typically 8-14 lessons per term) and by student.
No lessons are scheduled during standard school holidays (this is tailored to each school’s calendar).
A minimum of 24-hours notice is required for cancellations to receive a Make-Up credit.
Automated email reminders sent to parents the day before each lesson.
🔗 Parent & Student Dashboard
Each student has an individual Student Dashboard that contains all important information about their lessons and invoices.
Within their dashboard they can view lesson notes and progress updates each week.
Through this, they can easily see all lesson dates and sync their lesson schedules with calendar apps for easy scheduling.
They can also access any new or past lesson resources and materials assigned by tutors.
🏫 School Communication & Spaces
We handle all bookings and student allocations - all we require is a lesson space (a piano/drum kit is required for lessons with those instruments).
All lesson details is shared to the school through a dedicated School Dashboard to ensure smooth communication between tutors, parents, and the school administration.
In this dashboard the school administration can view the full school lesson schedule, term dates, tutor records and any other relevant information.
📜 Safeguarding Practices
All visiting tutors have a Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) prior to hiring. This is renewed every two years. Certificates are shared with the school for transparency and best practice.
💸 Revenue-Sharing
We currently operate on a revenue-sharing model in our school partnerships, where the school receives a fee for each lesson taught, paid out on a monthly basis.
End-of-Year Recital
Our End-of-Year Recital is an exciting opportunity for students to showcase their progress in a professional setting.
Last year's recital was held at Kensington Sound, a historic recording studio established in 1971, known for producing iconic recordings for legendary Canadian artists such as Sharon Lois & Bram, Alannah Myles, Jeff Healey, Teenage Head, and Murray McLauchlan.
📍 Location: Kensington Sound, Baldwin Street, Kensington Market
🎹 Special Feature: Piano students had the chance to perform on a one-of-a-kind Schimmel Concert Grand Piano, a rare and unique instrument recently donated to the studio.
🎙 Performance Setup: We utilized the newly renovated front lounge concert space, designed in the style of the Tiny Desk Concert series, fully equipped with vintage and modern recording gear, including amps, microphones, drum kits, guitars, PA system, recording console, and more.
Additionally, as Will works as a music producer out of Kensington Sound, this made the recital an exciting opportunity for students to experience a real-world studio environment.
Recitals can also be held in-school for convenience and consistency.
About Beats & Bars Music School
Founded by Will Schollar, before starting Beats and Bars Music School and moving to Canada, Will was an accomplished music educator and program developer in the UK. As Head of Music at Heron Hall Academy in London, he transformed the school’s music program by designing a structured curriculum that emphasized performance, composition, music technology and instrumental proficiency. His innovative teaching methods ensured that students of all abilities could progress through differentiated instruction, developing both technical skills and confidence.
Beyond the classroom, Will was committed to expanding access to music education, securing grants to fund instrumental lessons for over 260 students, including those from lower-income backgrounds and special educational needs programs. He also built a thriving musical community by leading ensembles, organizing live performances, and collaborating with professional musicians to bring real-world industry experiences into the school. Through his leadership, Heron Hall’s music department became a hub of creativity, inclusivity, and high-quality music education.
Since moving to Canada in 2018, Will has continued his mission to inspire the next generation of musicians through Beats and Bars Music School. Offering private and group lessons in guitar, drums, piano, voice, and more, his approach emphasizes technical skill, creativity, and performance. By tailoring lessons to each student’s goals and providing opportunities to showcase their progress, Will ensures that learning music is both engaging and rewarding.
For Will’s full bio please visit the Our Teachers Page.