"A New Way to Learn"
Our Teachers
Eric Hardiman
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Drums, Theory, Recording
Eric is the owner of dB Music and full time instructor; this school is his pride and joy. Beginning with learning a little guitar from his mom when he was only 7, Eric knew then that he was going to be a musician. Years of private instruction, attending Musicians Institute in Hollywood, and taking on a Bachelor of Music and Masters in Musicology at Dalhousie University have given Eric a lot of perspective on how to succeed and achieve your musical goals.
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Eric has been performing and writing for years. Most recently he can be found playing lead guitar and writing for Melanie Cameron. Previously, Eric has written and played for John Morgan, his own band Agreement, and also arranged and performed Barber's Violin Concerto for electric guitar with the Dalhousie Orchestra. Currently, Eric is working on his first solo album and prepping for a following duo acoustic/electric new age album.
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Eric excels at being able to learn and adapt to many styles of music and playing situations. His wide ranging experiences, vast knowledge of various techniques, and ability to both read music and learn by ear allow Eric to make each student's lessons geared specifically for them.
Tracy Anderson
Voice and Piano
Tracy graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Music degree (2001) and believes strongly in every individual's ability to develop skills in all areas of the arts, from music making, to theatre and visual arts and much more. She sings, composes her own music and plays piano and guitar.
Currently in her 16th year of teaching, Tracy has taught both classroom music, group and private lessons. From 2001-06 she lived and studied in Toronto at Humber College, home of some of Canada's finest jazz musicians. Tracy has two recordings of original music to her credit, 2011's Squirrel On A Wire, and The Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Sessions, released in 2013. You can find out more about her creative projects at www.tracyandthehurtinhearts.com. She is currently working on her third album, to be released in February 2017, under the group name Tin Pan Darlings.
Tracy has also lived abroad, teaching music in Shenzhen, China, at the International School of Sino-Canada. Tracy is pleased and excited to be a part of DB Music Centre and looks forward to meeting many young and talented Haligonians!
Hilary
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Strings, Piano, Children's classes
Hilary holds a degree in music from the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where she studied both violin and piano. Hilary also had additional training on the violin from the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland. Currently, Hilary is a graduate student of Musicology at Dalhousie University, where she am a teaching assistant in the Fountain School of Performing Arts and has a grant to research Opera and Musical Canon.
Hilary's professional performing experience ranges from playing in the symphony, smaller ensembles, solos, accompanying, directing orchestra, and directing church music.
The experiences Hilary brings as a music educator range from teaching classroom music including Kodaly and recorder, teaching chorus, private lessons, directing string honor orchestras, and teaching beginning, intermediate, and advanced strings classes in the school setting.