About

Our Story

Loving every minute of our journey!

The Music Spot, established August 2008

The Music Spot is committed to bringing the highest quality music education to all its students. Whether 2 or 92, The Music Spot has a program that will fit your style. We take pride in providing a well rounded music education with 2 studio wide group lessons per year and a spring recital. With many themed weeks throughout the year, we make learning music FUN! We are happy to introduce Art Lessons as well as Yoga, Drum Circles, Mindfulness & Holistic Events. Music is everything, and everything is Music!

Diane McGuire, Owner, Studio Director

Diane has been teaching for 32 years and attended the University of Windsor for Music & Business. While in Windsor, Diane was an active band member in Matrix, Music Express & The Gemini Wind Ensemble. Diane has always been involved in her community participating, organizing and promoting local events & activities. Previous to The Music Spot, Diane was the Education Specialist at Belle Air Music in Windsor and London. Her passion for education has been utilized by the Strathroy District Arts Council, The Strathroy Youth Gardeners, The Air Cadets, Middlesex Community Living, and most recently directing The Strathroy Caradoc Optimist Youth Band. Diane is also a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, is certified in Health Rhythms, provides consultations in Nutrition, Reiki, Colour, Sound and Crystal Therapy.

Our Team

Rochelle Baughman

Rochelle is a graduate of Brock University with a Bachelor of Music in Piano and Organ Performance. She has her Grade 10 Royal Conservatory Piano, and Grade 8 Royal Conservatory violin. She has been teaching for 18 years. She teaches our early music programs, violin, cello, piano, voice and more!

Douglas Gillard

Doug Gillard has been a band member for over 20 years proficiently and expressively drumming unique, and challenging patterns for all genres of music. Doug has brought the joy and love of music to many including church congregations, youth groups, private parties, and public events. Doug teaches Art and Drums.

Kathy Gillard

Kathy has been scoring music, performing, & accompanying soloists from a very early age. As an active member in the church community she has conducted several church choirs. This award winning director has been teaching piano for over 20 years, & coached other vocalists who have found great success touring as far as Sweden! Kathy teaches voice, piano, band instruments, violin & ukulele.

Jasmine Melo

Jasmine has been involved in music since she was 3 years old. She continues to study piano, voice and ukulele. She has been involved in YPA in multiple plays as well as Huron County Playhouse. She enjoys leading the ukulele drop in classes. Jasmone teaches ukulele and piano.

Matthew Cleeve

Matt has been playing professionally for over 20 years. Matt formed his first of many bands in high school & has since played a variety of musical styles including Folk, Rock, R&B, Classical, Funk, & Jazz. Thanks to this early start & supportive atmosphere, Matt grew to become a multi-instrumentalist playing piano, drums, mandolin, bass, ukulele, keyboard, percussion instruments. He is a singer-songwriter, arranger & composer.

Donald Waugh

Donald studied visual arts, Jazz theory and the bass guitar at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica. Donald is the owner and founder of Airplai® Productions, where I do album production, song writing, composing/arranging, video editing, film scoring, and jingles. Donald teaches bass guitar, upright bass, piano, guitar, drums, percussion and ukulele.

Kylie Weaver

Kylie is in her 2nd year at the University of Windsor in the Concurrent Ed program. She has been teaching at The Music Spot for 6 years. She is an integral part of our summer camps. She is the founder of Kylie's Swim Program offering Life Saving Society lessons. Kylie teachers piano and ukulele.