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Est. 2008 · Non-Profit

Discover the Joy of Music

A community of passionate instructors dedicated to nurturing musicians of all ages. From your first note to your finest performance.

PianoViolinCelloVoiceDrumsTheory + more

About Us

Dedicated to the Love of Music

The East Vancouver Community Music School encourages the development of the arts through high quality music instruction and community involvement.

Our teachers provide a personalized approach to music lessons so that you or your child get to follow their own unique musical journey while learning musical techniques and transferable skills.

15+

Expert Teachers

Ages 3+

To Adults

$60-90

Per Hour

Bursaries

Available

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What We Teach

Find Your Instrument

Whether you dream of tickling the ivories, singing from the heart, or keeping the beat, we have expert instructors ready to guide your journey.

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Piano

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Violin

🎻

Cello

🎤

Voice

🥁

Drums

🎶

Flute

🎵

Clarinet

🎷

Saxophone

🎶

Recorder

🎻

Viola

📖

Theory

✍️

Composition

Browse Teachers by Instrument

Our Faculty

Meet Some of Our Teachers

Highly qualified professionals who are passionate about sharing their love of music.

Ehsan Esfandiari

Ehsan Esfandiari

Violin

English, Persian

Kenan Sungur

Kenan Sungur

Drums

English, French (intermediate)

Lise Tan

Lise Tan

Piano · Theory

English, Mandarin

Marie Calvert

Marie Calvert

Piano

English

Coming Up

Equal Measure Festival

Our annual festival celebrating historically-excluded composers (women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ composers). Features a student recital and a professional concert.

March 1, 2026
3:30 PM
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Venue

Trinity Grace United Church

803 E 16 Ave, Vancouver

Near Fraser and Kingsway

Ready to Begin?

Take the first step on your musical journey. Request a lesson today and one of our friendly teachers will be in touch to discuss your goals.

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New Student Promo

$160 for 4 lessons

30 minutes each

Request Lessons Now

Questions? Email us at music@evcms.ca or call 604-360-6442

Multilingual Instruction

音樂課 ~ 音乐课

Our teachers offer lessons in multiple languages to serve our diverse community.

EnglishMandarinCantonesePersianFrenchGermanRussianRomanianItalian
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East Vancouver

Community Music School

A non-profit society formed in 2008 by professional musicians and teachers. We offer students of all ages the opportunity to study with highly qualified instructors.

Est. 2008 · Non-Profit Society

Contact Us

We acknowledge that the members of the East Vancouver Community Music School live, teach and learn on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Every child matters.

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