"Springbank Strings"
Private cello lessons, string ensembles coaching, beginner group lessons,
exploratory music classes
"Finding your musical Voice"
Instrumental coaching, group workshops
and private instruction
- Classical Cello beginners group (5-7 yr olds and 7-9 yr olds) explore Suzuki style methodology and notation reading. Fun songs like Twinkle, Lightly Row, famous composers such as Bach, Handel and much more. You even have a "take home cello" to practice during the semester!
- Classical Violin beginners group (5-7 yr olds and 7-9 yr olds)explore Suzuki style methodology and notation reading. Fun songs like Twinkle, Lightly Row, famous composers such as Bach, Handel and much more.You even have a "take home violin" to practice during the semester!
- Classical Guitar beginners group (7-9 yr olds and 9-11 yr olds) Learn proper finger style classical guitar with the Aaron Shearer methodology of Guitar! Once you learn proper technique on guitar, strumming chords and playing your favorite popular music will be a breeze! You even have a "take home classical guitar" to practice during the semester!
- Pre Twinkle strings (3-5 yr olds) Enjoy an exploratory string experience with rhythm fun, silly songs, sound effects, all while learning proper classical violin and cello technique. These children will be playing both violin and cello at lesson time, and will practice rhythm games and songs at home! No take home instrument for the Pre Twinklers.
- Private cello tuition I prefer minimum 2 years of group lessons on cello before taking on private tutorship. This would be the "next level" of serious music study, technique, audition preperation, performance and recital preperation. Any cellists already studying are welcome to enquire. Call for more information.
- songwriting workshops and composition workshops Held during school holidays beginning in 2010. Call for more information.
***Lesson prices vary for private and group instruction depending on
lesson length and/or size of group.
PROFESSIONAL BIO - Guenevere Measham Milne
Classical training and performance/ composition background
Guenevere Measham's career as a cellist began at age 5 studying and playing under her 
mother, soprano soloist Susan Shoemaker and her father, London Symphony Orchestra conductor David Measham. Her education revolved primarily around music, completing her high school education and undergraduate degree at North Carolina School of the Arts and receiving her masters degree from California Institute of the Arts.
As a cellist, Guenevere has recently performed with Brian McKnight, The Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey, Rod Stewart, Charlie Haden, and The Bangles; and has been seen on the Grammys, the American Music Awards, the Radio Music Awards, as well as MTV music videos for Brian McKnight, The All American Rejects, and The Calling. Currently, she can be seen playing cello with her string quartet on a national television ad for GE Water Technology.
Her arranging work can be heard on Sense Field's latest album "Living Outside" & Fuel's "Natural Selection". She arranged and orchestrated a Harry Nilsson song, "City Life", for artist Mathias Poledna's installation at the Modern Art Museum in Vienna. Most recently, she has been working for the Vitamin record label arranging string quartet tribute albums for such bands as POD, White Stripes, Duran Duran, and Santana.
In the world of composing, Guenevere was commissioned by Macintosh Computers for 2 original string pieces for an ad campaign in 2002. She also recieved a grant to compose and record string quartet pieces for her upcoming release, "From the Ground Up & Under". One of her original string quartets, "Run Run", can be heard on the Vitamin Records upcoming Duran Duran tribute album.
Guenevere continues to help build bridges between the classical and rock world, by being inspired as a performer, arranger and composer. Guenevere Measham endorses NS design (Steinberger Electric Instruments) and Coda Bows.
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by Harry Nilsson
Jason Falkner- vocals
Woody Aplanalp- electric & acoustic guitar
Billy Malpede- piano
Matt Starr- drums
Bjorn Fleuren- bass
Michael Nicholson- violin
Rich Ploucher- viola
Dave McKelvey- harmonica
Arranged & orchestrated by Guenevere Measham
Produced by Nick Page
Original Composition (string quartet)
Produced by Nick Page at SEGAP Studios, Los Angeles
Original Composition (string quartet)
Produced & remixed by Nick Page at SEGAP Studios, Los Angeles
Original Composition (string quartet)