Carmen Lamont …

Carmen is a veteran guitarist with many years of playing and teaching experience. In the early days of her career she studied privately and then followed that up studying at Humber College in their Jazz Program. She went on to tour for many years with various bands. More recently, Carmen focuses on her own original nu-rock band “The Bleeding Lights” as well as regularly performing locally as a soloist and with the cover band “The Copy Cats”

Carmen loves to teach and has been doing it for many years. She likes to split her focus between the more technical side of things and the more fun side of the things, trying to balance the important fundamentals with the weekly fun of playing guitar. Carmen loves to sing and likes to inject as much singing as possible into her lessons which makes her a perfect choice for a student who is interested in learning to play guitar and sing in a singer/songwriter type of way. Carmen enjoys the younger students (7+) and has lots of experience with them but is equally as comfortable with adults. Carmen also teaches Ukulele.

Olivia Shamroy …

Olivia is a young singer/songwriter with a passion for all musical styles but in particular, Jazz, Soul and R&B. She has been singing for as long as she can remember and started studying and recording as early as age 7. For high school, she attended Cawthra Park SS in the very well know RAP (regional arts program) as a voice major. During that time, she had opportunity to study with numerous voice instructors as well as perform in countless ensembles. Now, Olivia attends Humber College in their Bachelor of Arts program as a Jazz Vocal Major. As a perfomer, some of her career highlights thus far include, performing on the Stratford Festival stage, ranking in the top 100 in the CBC Searchlight 2020 Songwriting Competition and reaching the semi-finals of the CNE Rising Star Competition. As a teacher, Olivia draws on the 1000’s of hours of her own lessons to formulate a fun and instructional program for her aspiring voice majors!

Joana Angeles ...

Joana has been immersed in music as long as she can remember. She has played the violin most of that time. Joana earned her Bachelor of Pedagogy from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México before moving to Canada. Since then she has been teaching, performing and working on her Suzuki teaching qualifications. Beyond her formal training, Joana brings a genuine enthusiasm for the love of music to her lessons putting an emphasis on small ensemble performance along side her weekly lessons. Each month, Joana offers an opportunity for kids (and adults) to join her in an ensemble class to facilitate the experience of playing in a group format.

Kate Yang …

At Kate’s young age, she has achieved a fantastic amount of success with her piano studies. Kate has completed her Grade 10 RCM in the 10 years that she has been playing. She is currently working towards completing her ARCT teaching credential with the RCM. Kate joined our team a few years ago and has been building a loyal following of students ever since. Her sweet, calm disposition make for a relaxing yet effective lesson experience. Kate is also fluent in Chinese which can be a great benefit for our Chinese speaking students and their families.

Tiana Zhang …

Tiana has been working on her piano skills for most of her life having completed her RCM Grade 10 level at her relatively young age. That said, she has no shortage of experience when it comes to working with kids in an education environment. Having taught piano privately as well as her work with the Big Brother’s & Sister’s organization, tutoring elementary and middle school students. Her enthusiasm for playing, positive attitude along with her excellent communication and organization skills make for a great learning experience for kids and adults alike. She’ll push for progress while keeping the goal of fun and enjoyment at the forefront. Tiana is also fluent in Mandarin as well as French.

Kryslyne-Mai Ancheta…

Kryslyne joins our teaching team having completed her Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from York University along with a degree from Laurier University in Musical Theatre. Kryslyne has a long list of musical performance credits in both the musical theatre world as well as in the musical (band and solo) performance world. Along with her performing experience, Kryslyne has taught voice and guitar extensively for the past many years. For fun, Kryslyne loves to work collaboratively with her band writing and performing original music. She also is part of a troupe called “passing strangers” who’s mission it is to share the love and importance of music to random people in the streets of our city by engaging them in spontaneous music in the streets. Her teaching style is joyful and enthusiastic while keeping an eye on proper fundamentals but mostly, enjoyment. Kryslyne is a great choice for voice lessons of any level and beginner to intermediate guitar.

Aria de Castro ...

Aria joins our team as primarily a voice teacher with the ability to also teach beginner piano. Aria started her singing journey many years ago. In high school, she attended Cawthra Park Secondary School in their Regional Arts Program majoring in voice. It is here that she got her start in musical theatre. From there, she attended and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Toronto. At the same time, she completed a Diploma in Professional Acting from Sheridan College. All throughout Aria has supported herself by teaching privately. Now, having finished her formal education, she is happy to join our school as a regular weekly teacher and we are very pleased to have her. Aria’s performance resume is equally impressive. Dozens of theatrical roles along with many years of performing with her own Quintet, The Toronto Swing Shift Band and the Toronto All Star Band. Aria brings delightful personality with her years of training along with her extensive performance and teaching experience to her lessons here at Kaos Music.

Mike Ni …

Mike is an newer teacher with a wealth of piano education under his belt along with years of performing experience. Having played piano for most of his life (12 years), Mike recently completed his RCM Piano Grade 10 with first class honours. He also holds his RCM Grade 10 Harmony. Along the way, Mike has played regularly in competitions, festivals and contemporary showcases. Beyond his studies, Mike finds time to teach privately in his community and among his family. As well, he spends time volunteering with seniors playing for them in their retirement homes. He has other experience working with kids at the Little Mandarin Academy. Mike is organized, calm and enthusiastic with young students. He also speaks fluent Mandarin for any families that benefit from their communications that way.

Galen Weir ...

Galen is a graduate of the Humber Jazz Program with a Bachelor Of Music. As a performer of a wide variety of musical genres (big band swing, classic rock, Latin jazz, heavy metal, classical, funk... and pretty much everything in between), he is more then able/willing to work in most any style with his students. He has a strong formal background in music theory as well as a strong ear for lifting lines from a recording. His easy going approach combined with his formal training are a great combination. Galen is comfortable with piano students up to Grade 5 RCM, and all levels of guitar, bass and ukulele students.

Tom Koncan ...

Tom graduated from the Humber College Music Program where he studied jazz, latin, funk and fusion music with some of Canada's most advanced instructors. He went onto perform extensively in Canada, the USA and Europe for many years. For the past decade, Tom has made Oakville his home and focused more on local playing, recording and a regular schedule of teaching. Tom's students get the benefit of his solid musical background, his years of playing and teaching experience and most importantly, his fun loving and lighthearted personality.

Evan de Castro…

Hailing from a musical family, Evan first sat behind a drum kit at age 11. It didn’t take long to realize that drums was going to be a “thing” for him. He went onto attend high school at Cawthra Park SS in the “Regional Arts Program” where he quickly rose to the top of his class. Now in University, Evan is studying Jazz Performance at the University of Toronto. This U of T music program is affording Evan with countless opportunities to study with some of our countries best drummers and musical educators. Evan enjoys almost all genres of music including Jazz (naturally), Rock, Funk Blues and is accomplished in many orchestral percussion instruments as well. He performs regularly with various ensembles and has also spent time as the drummer for The Toronto All-Star Big Band. Along his musical journey, Evan has gained valuable teaching experience teaching privately from his home studio. Now, with his studies taking most of his time, he has joined our studio so that he can focus all of his teaching energy in one place on one day of the week. Evan is a kind, gentle guy with a LOT of incredible energy behind a drum kit making him a great choice as your new drum instructor.

Olivia Bates …

Olivia joins our teaching staff with a wealth of musical experience for her young age. Olivia has played piano since the age of 3 starting her journey in the Yamaha Music program. She has since completed her Grade 7 RCM Piano. Along the way, she took up Trumpet in grade school but soon realized her passion for the instrument. This led her to enrol as a music major (Trumpet) at Cawthra Park in their renowned RAP (Regional Arts Program). Having completed her first year of university now, Olivia remains locally available for custom booked trumpet lessons. When it comes to musical interests, there are not many musicals that she does not LOVE! and she continues to perform in the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra (Classical). On the Big Band Swing side of things, Olivia now plays regularly with the Toronto All Star Big Band. Her love of music, passion for live performances and fun personality make her a great option for your specialty trumpet studies. Olivia is available for “one off” lessons booked individually. Please contact us to arrange.