Dave Milliken Music Lessons

Specialties

Piano, guitar, and bass lessons offered by experienced performer, teacher and songwriter Dave Milliken at his studio in Ottawa.

History

Established in 1990.

Dave has been a professional musician since graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Ottawa. He earns his living by teaching music lessons and performing.

Meet the Business Owner

Dave M.

Business Owner

Dave Milliken performs both as a solo act and with several groups including the nine-​piece classic soul and Motown group Soul Cracker, the seven-​piece R&B/blues/swing band The Priorities and the classical guitar and flute combo Duo Capriccio.

Dave’s guitar work is featured on CDs by Steel Moon, Andrea England, Junkyard Symphony and Saddledogs.

He has co-​written songs that appear on CDs by Steel Moon, Katelyn Dawn, Andrea England and Kathy Kennedy.

Dave teaches acoustic, electric and bass guitar, as well as piano, in a variety of styles including rock, alternative, folk, blues, funk, reggae and classical. He has been a teacher since 1990, both at his home studio and until 2005 at the Ottawa Folklore Centre School of Music.

Dave studied classical guitar with Steve Rollins and Ray Sealey, piano with Douglas Voice and voice with Maria Knapik. Dave attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1990 with a Bachelor of Music.