AMSOM Closed For In Person Lessons
FOR 2023 - 2024
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Welcome to AMSOM
At the Aidan Mayes School of Music students learn not only technical and theory based skills, they learn to love and have fun with the creative sides of their beings, embracing a positive and educational outlet. Our musical mission acronym is N-I-C-E:
To NURTURE each student’s unique goals, natural abilities & musical tastes
To INSPIRE each student by providing a professional performing artist faculty as role models
To CARE about creating a safe, positive & fun experience for each student’s musical journey
To ENCOURAGE learning at one’s own pace, while celebrating passion, practice, enthusiasm & skill
AMSOM classes range from guitar, ukulele and piano lessons, to voice, songwriting and musical theatre.
Enrolling in AMSOM means being taught by a professional, working songwriter, performer and musician and music coach - Aidan Mayes.
Aidan is classically trained, accredited at the highest level of the Royal Conservatory of Music, has over 20 years of experience as a professional musician, and over 13 years of teaching experience. As a big kid herself, Aidan makes learning music fun and compelling. The AMSOM studio is a very safe and supportive place for students of all levels to explore their creativity.
Here’s your chance
Are you craving an opportunity to honour and explore your musical and creative self?
Would you LOVE to write a song with me and be able to sing and play it for loved ones and maybe more one day?
Does the prospect of developing yourself this way terrify you? But would not trying at least once in your life, terrify you more?
What our students say…
“Working with Aidan for the past six years was an absolute joy. I studied voice, guitar, piano and songwriting. I could not have asked for a kinder, more fun or more supportive teacher. Aidan is an incredible singer, songwriter, teacher and person, and has stretched me as a musician and as a human. The fact that Aidan is also a very talented performer gave me the opportunity to have her as a wonderful mentor, inspiration and guide for my own singing career. I'm so sad to leave Aidan's studio now that I'm graduating, but she has prepared me well to move on to university to pursue a music degree.”
-Jessica Singleton AMSOM Graduate 2019
Currently enrolled for her 4th year at Grant MacEwan University for Jazz Voice, Edmonton, AB
“I loved working with and learning from Aidan! She is an inspiring, loving, and beautiful soul who has not only been my teacher, but also my friend. She has helped me grow and have more confidence with personalized lessons that were fit to my musical tastes, and she always believed in me and encouraged me to go however far I wanted.”
-Josephine Kay AMSOM Graduate 2018
2020 Graduate of Company C @ Canadian College of Performing Arts, Victoria, BC
2019 Year End Production
MOONBOUND
Every year, The Aidan Mayes School Of Music launches a year end production which features the many talents and contributions of students! In 2019, AMSOM produced an original showcase titled Moonbound! An inspiring tale of never giving up on your dreams and reaching for the Moon and beyond. With unforgettable songs that told the story of imagination, perseverance, vulnerability, adventure and more. Each chapter represented a different colour and emotion of the rainbow, wild and crazy hair symbolized that when we do what we love, our hair stands on end, all resulting in a heart warming technicolor performance for every student to take immense pride in and for all ages to enjoy. By far, our most exciting production to date!
Watch here a compilation of the Moonbound production set to AMSOM Graduate Jessica Singleton’s LIVE SURPRISE tribute song to Aidan.
Join the Mailing List
The Aidan Mayes School of Music is currently CLOSED for the 2023/2024 season, however, you can join Aidan’s NEW mailing list for upcoming announcements about her new online programs!
You can also fill in the form below to be added to Aidan’s wait list for music lessons if spots open up in the future.
Thank you so deeply for wanting to work with me!
Awards & Accolades
Miss Penticton Talent & Speech Winner 1997
Female Artist of Year @ The Okanagan Music Awards 2007
Released ‘Cave of Wonders’ Album - Aidan Mayes - 2007
Golden Ticket recipient Canadian Idol Top 90 Finalist 2009 (out of 20,000 applicants)
Female Artist of Year & TOP 3 People’s Choice @ The BC Interior Music Awards 2009
Performed LIVE @ The BC Interior Music Awards 2011
TOP 5 in Kelowna Radio K96-3 and Music BC’s Emerging Artist Contest 2013
Released ‘Hello Hercules’ EP - Aidan & Mandy - 2013
TOP 10 in CBC’s Searchlight Competition for Canada’s Best New Artist 2014
Winner BEST MUSIC at the Penticton & District Arts Awards with duo partner, Mandy Cole 2014
TOP 25 in CBC’s Searchlight Competition for Canada’s Next Top Artist 2015
Nominated in 2016 for the Arts Educator honour-Penticton & District Arts Awards
Top 3 finalists ‘Aidan & Mandy’ - Okanagan Magazine’s ‘Best Of The Okanagan’ Awards 2015 & 2016
Released ‘St. Savior’s Sessions’ Album - Lead Singer of The Offramp Jazz Sextet 2016
Released ‘Siren Songs’ Album - Aidan & Mandy - 2016
Released ’Dream Again’ Album - Aidan Mayes - 2021 (Produced by Multi- Platinum Juno Award Winner, Ryan Stewart)
Gold - Aidan & Mandy - Best of Penticton 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Silver - Aidan & Mandy - Best of Penticton 2022
Gold - Aidan Mayes -Top Entrepreneur Over 40 - Best of Penticton 2021 & 2022
Gold - Aidan Mayes School Of Music - Best Private School - Best of Penticton 2022
Gold - Aidan Mayes - Best Musician - Best of Penticton 2023
Announcing ’NEW FULL LENGTH SOLO’ Album - Aidan Mayes - Release Set For 2024 (Produced by Multi- Platinum Juno Award Winner, Ryan Stewart)
