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VANESSA ISENOR
Piano
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ALEC FRITH
Bass,
Guitar - At the age of 13, Alec received a bass guitar for
Christmas. Soon after, hours were spent learning songs by favorite
artists. In his next year, Alec attended The Canadian Conservatory
Summer Rock camp in Halifax where he met coaches Bruce Noble and
Pat Riley. He quickly learned many skills from them as well as from
reading articles in magazines and on the internet.
After
high school, Alec attended Music Tech in Minneapolis, MN. He
received a degree in bass performance and an advanced diploma in
studio performance. After graduation, Alec advanced his skills on
guitar and began teaching. Since 2001 he has been on staff with the
Canadian Conservatory and has been involved in starting bands such
as
Gypsophilia,
Verbal Warnin, and The Synchronics.
Alec
specializes in reggae, funk, blues and gypsy jazz. He loves
teaching and says, "if you are serious about learning I will take
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I A N H O L M E S
Fiddle, Violin, Accordian - Born in Scotland, Ian immigrated to
Toronto, Canada in 1956. He studied piano accordion with
Tony Mergel and played with his award winning orchestra in the
late sixties. Ian played with the Caribou Show Band which
featured artists such as Harry Hibbs, Johnny Birk & The East
Wind, Roy Payne and many others. During the '90s, Ian
played with the band Full Stream Ahead. They produced a CD,
played on CTV's Breakfast Television, and performed many concerts
including performances with Cape Breton artists Sandy MacIntyre
and John Allen Cameron.
In 1998, Ian moved to Nova Scotia. He began studying fiddle
with Kimberly Holmes and attended St. Anne's Gaelic College and
other fiddle workshops throughout Atlantic Canada.
Presently Ian is studying classical violin with Nelson Ferguson
and is playing with the Caledonia Scottish Fiddle Orchestra and
the Highland Heritage Fiddle Orchestra.
Ian
says, "It's always been my passion to teach & encourage music to
new and developing students, and I look forward to doing so at
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A D A M D A Y
Drums,
Voice, Piano, Guitar -
Adam grew up in Cape Breton and
began taking music lessons at an early age. Beginning with
guitar and voice, he soon switched his attention to drums. In
junior high and high school he became highly involved in the music
program. In his early teens, Adam began studying piano and
learning theory.
When it came time for university,
Adam decided to get a Bachelor of Music from Dalhousie University.
Percussion was the instrument of choice and instruction the stream
of study. During his time in university, Adam became involved
with live audio and has worked with many local artists and top name
touring acts. This has added greatly to his musical knowledge
and professional experience.
Adam is pleased to have joined
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STEVE
PREEPER
A
drum teacher with 35 years playing experience, Steve has
been teaching on and off since 1989 starting at the
Canadian Conservatory.
He
studied with Al Resk, Roger Strange and Jerry Granelli
Has
extensive touring and recording experience. Of late, has
played with the Carson Downey Band and Terry Edmunds.
Has
also toured with many artists and recently returned from a
tour of Japan, Korea, Guam and the Marshall Islands with
Carson Downey. |
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CHRIS
O'NEIL
Chris
teaches Guitar and Bass and has been playing himself for several
years. He took his first lessons at Key Note Music for three and
half years, and for the past two years has continued his music
studies with Bruce Noble.
Plays
with a couple of bands on the weekends.
Loves
all kinds of music; jazz, blues, rock 'n roll but his personal
favourite is heavy metal.
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BRUCE
Bruce Noble grew up in
Moncton, New Brunswick and
started playing guitar at age 10. He played in bands all
through junior high and high school. While juggling his
schoolwork, he also toured extensively throughout Atlantic
Canada. After graduation Bruce joined up with a musical
act from London, England and toured Canada.
He played with popular progressive rock
bands Junction and Aquafuge throughout Atlantic Canada.
Eventually Bruce moved to Los Angeles, California in
1979 to
attend Hollywood's famous music school, Musician's Institute,
GIT. While in LA, he studied and played with world
renowned rock and jazz greats such as MI founder Howard Roberts, and
studio legend & world's most recorded guitarist, Tommy Tedesco.
Branching out, he also studied with fusion and session players Larry
Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Robben Ford, Joe Diorio, Pat Metheny and many
others.
During his Hollywood years, he performed and
recorded with several artists and bands at clubs such as The
Troubadour and The Whiskey-A-Go-Go. A special experience
at that time was an appearance in a scene in the "Blues
Brothers" movie with Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi!
After graduation from MI, specializing in Guitar
Performance, Composition and Education he returned to Canada for a
tour with Canadian legends Mashmakan.
Having built up his skills and experience in the United
States, Bruce then moved back to Halifax, Canada, settling in to a busy
teaching and performing schedule.
In the early 90's Bruce put together the band for
recording artist Edde Maxx for the worldwide distributed CD on the Sony
label and also found time to perform in three videos which played on MTV,
Much Music and throughout Europe.
Additionally, Bruce has made several trips to England
where he has played and recorded with many different artists.
He joined the Canadian Conservatory of Music almost at
its inception, and was senior advisor of the Guitar Faculty for many
years. He was also instrumental in the development of the pop
and jazz curriculum for guitar, bass and drums.
Bruce helped develop and taught at the Summer Rock, Rock
Camp program which has produced many of the best musicians and players
in Canada.
Many of his students have been and still are the
leading teachers and musicians in Nova Scotia.
After 20 years with the Conservatory he felt it was time
to set up his own teaching and recording studio which had been a life long
dream, the result of which can be seen at Noble Music Studios in Enfield,
Nova Scotia. "It's really amazing how far technology has
progressed during my career", says Bruce, "today we can produce
quality cds right here in our own home studio using equipment which is
many times more compact and efficient than what was considered state of
the art just a few years ago!"
Bruce is now writing, arranging, producing and
performing, in all styles, on many CDs for a host of artists throughout
Atlantic Canada, while continuing his teaching duties. Noble Music
Studios also now run their own summer program, the annual Academy of Rock,
offering several weeks of intensive training for budding musicians,
culminating in several concerts for friends and family. In 2007,
Bruce completed Trump University’s
Entrepreneurship Mastery Program, and the subsequent growth of the
Studios has been acknowledged online by Trump University in a Press
Release from New York in January of 2008. Click
here to read more about this impressive accomplishment...
EMPLOYMENT
Noble Music Studios are
always interested in learning about new talent in instructors; if you
would like to apply, please submit your resume in confidence to either
address below.
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Noble
Music Centre
(sponsored by Roland)
902 - 883-8288
or 902- 883-4989
8
Old Enfield Road, Parker Place Mall, Enfield
Nova Scotia, Canada
(entrance in front, extra parking around back!)
web
site:
www.noblemusicstudios.com
Emails:
info@noblemusicstudios.com
bruce@noblemusicstudios.com
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