Guitar lessons for Yonge-Eglinton families
ABC Academy of Music offers private guitar lessons in Yonge-Eglinton, Toronto, taught from our Lawrence Park studio at 2180 Bayview Ave (at Lawrence and Bayview), North York M4N 3K7. We’ve offered guitar instruction in Toronto since 2003, matching students with teachers based on age, goals, and playing style. Regular private lessons are $55.38 for 30 minutes or $64.81 for 45 minutes; a trial lesson is $20. Our guitar teachers hold university music degrees or equivalent conservatory credentials. Gergely Szabo, who completed his master’s at U of T with a focus in classical guitar, teaches alongside Luciano Espin and Simon Van Heyst, who cover acoustic, electric, bass, and production styles. Private lessons begin at age 5. Children under 5 can start at the same address through Music Together® family classes. Rating: 4.8★ from 150 students on Google.
Getting from Yonge-Eglinton to the Lawrence Park studio
The Lawrence Park studio is about ten minutes north of Yonge and Eglinton under normal traffic conditions. The simplest route by car follows Bayview Avenue north from Eglinton: head east on Eglinton from Yonge, turn north onto Bayview, and continue past the Lawrence Park Ravine to the intersection of Lawrence and Bayview. Families coming from the Yonge Street corridor can also take Yonge north to Lawrence Avenue East, then head east on Lawrence to Bayview. The studio sits at that corner, at 2180 Bayview Ave.
By transit, take the Line 1 subway north from Eglinton Station to Lawrence Station, then board the 52 Lawrence East bus heading east along Lawrence to Bayview. Total transit time from Yonge and Eglinton is around 20 minutes. Parking at the studio is available in a small lot behind the building, with a paid lot across Bayview Avenue and metered street parking along Lawrence. Sunnybrook Park is minutes to the southeast along Bayview, and Bayview Village is a short drive north, making it practical to combine a weekly lesson with an errand or walk in the area.
What guitar lessons cover at ABC Academy
In the first six months, beginners learn the fundamentals that most self-taught players spend years trying to undo: proper left-hand thumb position, how to press close to the fret without buzzing, basic strumming patterns that stay rhythmically clean, and how to read both chord diagrams and simple notation. Students pick up two or three songs they actually want to play early on. That part is deliberate. Progress feels real when you are playing something recognizable, not just running scales in isolation.
Children starting at age 5 or 6 typically begin on a 3/4-size acoustic guitar. They respond well to songs they already know, short focused exercises, and a teacher who explains things with age-appropriate language. By age 8 or 9, most students are ready for a full-size instrument and can choose whether they lean toward classical fingerstyle, acoustic strumming, or electric. Teens and adults often come in with specific goals, whether that means playing in a band, writing songs, or finally working through a piece they have loved for years. We meet students where they are.
Lesson length is 30 or 45 minutes. Thirty-minute lessons suit younger children and beginners who are still building concentration and finger strength. Forty-five-minute lessons give older students time to cover technique, a piece, and some theory within the same session. Teachers advise which length fits best at the trial lesson, and switching as a student progresses is straightforward.
