work with mike

  • Get ready to rock out while learning to play on a full drum kit! We will focus on hand and foot coordination, rudiments, drum fills, and solos.

  • Experience the joy of playing a lively and versatile instrument by developing fingerpicking techniques and learning how to read tabs and sheet music.

  • Jam out to your favourite songs by learning to play chords, power chords, and scales, while developing strumming and fingerpicking techniques.

  • Develop hand percussion techniques, rhythm, and timing while learning an array of instruments such as the bongos, cymbals, and shakers.

  • By exploring four instruments of your choice, the Introductory Lessons Package is the perfect way to ignite a lifelong love for diverse instruments.

  • Bass Guitar Lessons

    From solid grooves to intricate techniques, you will feel connected to the heartbeat of music as the rhythm literally pulses through your fingertips!


MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Mike Carver is a professional musician and the owner of Upbeat Studios, located in London, Ontario. With over a decade of teaching experience, he specializes in guitar, ukulele, percussion, and drums. Mike obtained his performance degree from the University of Western Ontario, where he expanded his musical abilities and performed in various ensembles, including wind ensembles, orchestras, jazz bands, contemporary ensembles, rock and Celtic bands, and choirs. He also played with notable symphonies such as the Stratford Symphony Orchestra, the International Symphony Orchestra, the London Youth Symphony, and the King's University Choir.