JaynE Russell

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

"Jayne is an amazing guitar and ukulele teacher! She’s able to teach you your favourite songs in a fun, relaxed way and adapts each song to fit your skill level and learning pace. Thank you, Jayne.”
Charlotte 

"My weekly ukulele lessons with Jayne are very gratifying. I always learn a lot and I always have fun. She is a patient, supportive teacher, full of ideas about how to meet any technical challenge,  and quick to adapt to the different needs of her students. As a musician she is an excellent role model, deeply curious, creative, and committed to her craft. All of this creates a very congenial environment for learning."
Polly 

“I like that she teaches me songs that I know.  The sessions are fun and I like learning about all the different bands and singers that she knows about.”
Luke 

“Jayne is really patient, and if you are having trouble, she will slow down and go over it until you have it.  Also, the music she brings is really fun to play.“
Sophie 

 PARENT TESTIMONIALS

"Jayne has been teaching Sophia (13) for about 3 years. She accommodates our hectic lifestyle by coming to us and gracefully ignoring the chaos. She gives me my favourite hour of each week: a calmness falls on the house while we listen to Jayne and Sophia strum and sing together. Jayne adjusts her style based on the children she works with and very quickly figured Sophia out. Sophia now turns to the guitar to calm herself down and will proudly play and sing songs. Thank you Jayne for all the gifts you have given our family and for my favourite hour of each week. "
Arwen Hunter

"Jayne has been teaching our son guitar and our daughter ukulele for the past 5 months.  I cannot believe how much they have learned and progressed in that short time.  My 8 year old son even says he cannot believe how much he is liking guitar since he did not want to enroll in lessons after abandoning it for a while with other instructors.  That is due entirely to Jayne's patient and gentle approach accompanied by her beautiful voice that is often a backdrop as the children play.  Her passion and talent are engaging and is helping our children develop a love of this art and fill our home with music.  Thanks Jayne, we look forward to you coming into our home every week."
Silvana Simone

"Thank you for bringing music into our home.  I always look forward to Monday evenings and listening to you sing while guiding my daughter through the pentatonic scale to playing songs from The Beatles.  My daughter was looking for a fun, relaxed approach to learning acoustic guitar and you certainly delivered.You have a gift!  Thanks for sharing it with us!"
Khrista Krueger

“Jayne has taught our daughter guitar for over 2 years, and we are impressed with how much she has learned in that time.  Jayne is a patient and caring instructor, who easily shared her love of music wit her students.  We love Jayne!”
Marie and Trevor Cook

“We appreciate your gentle, positive approach.  It has made Ally’s experience with learning an instrument a fun and happy one.  He picks up the ukulele with pleasure, and it is great to see.  We are really pleased with his progress.“
Jamie Nathan and Billy Ormerod