🎶 Music With Mr. Joel 🎶
Hey There! I'm Joel Reid, also known as Mr. Joel. I'm a multi-instrumentalist, musician, songwriter, and teacher offering relaxing, fun, and personalized music instruction for kids, teens, and adults in Vancouver.
I teach saxophone, guitar, piano, songwriting, music theory, and other woodwind instruments. Whether you're just getting started or looking to improve your skills, lessons are tailored to your individual goals and experience.
My goal is to share my knowledge and experience of music while helping students build confidence, become independent musicians, and enjoy making music!
Lessons
1 hr
60 Canadian dollars
1 hr
60 Canadian dollars
1 hr
60 Canadian dollars
1 hr
60 Canadian dollars
1 hr
60 Canadian dollars
1 hr
60 Canadian dollars
Private Music Lessons
30 minutes — $40
45 minutes — $50
60 minutes — $60
Lesson Packages
5-Lesson Packages
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30 min — $195
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45 min — $245
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60 min — $295
10-Lesson Packages
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30 min — $380
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45 min — $480
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60 min — $580
A Relaxed Approach
Learning music should feel comfortable, encouraging, and enjoyable. My approach is influenced by the Montessori method, where I guide students rather than simply tell them what to do. I encourage students to explore, ask questions, and discover what interests them while developing their musical skills.
Every student learns differently, so I adapt lessons to their pace, interests, and goals. My aim is to give students the knowledge and confidence to become independent musicians while enjoying the process along the way.
Testimonials from Parents & Students
"Fantastic professional and person. Great communicators, knowledgeable and consistent. I have Social Anxiety Disorder (S.A.D.) and I was able to be comfortable with him which is extremely hard for a person with this disorder. Joel helped me step up my game. 100% recommended."
— Sam Z
"My daughter received saxophone lessons from Joel and absolutely loved them. He was prompt, patient with her, and it was a joy for me to hear them practicing together and hear him demonstrate technique and musicality for her. My daughter always remembered and looked forward to her lessons with Joel and would tell me how much she enjoyed them and how nice she found him to be. Being taught by him has been a wonderful experience for her."
— Satisfied Parent
"Joel is an amazing and attentive teacher who is focused on both his student's improvement of basic skills and their enjoyment of music itself. I have some bad memories of overly tough teachers at home whose insistence on repetitive exercises turned me off of some instruments forever. However, Joel tread the good balance between doing the hard work and stopping to smell the roses. Unfortunately, because of some personal health issues related to my embouchure, I am unable to continue the lessons. However, I would highly recommend Joel as a music teacher to anyone!"
— Jay K
"Joel has been teaching two of my children for almost two years now, and I can’t recommend him enough. He makes the lessons so fun and tailored to what each of them like, and I’ve watched them both develop such an enthusiasm for playing music. My son even asks to take his sister’s lesson slot when she can’t make it so he and Joel can have extra time to “jam”!"
— Sasha
"Emily (10) loves her weekly lessons with Joel and has improved dramatically in her flute playing over her first year with him. She keeps asking to add more instruments that he is able to teach."
— Julia