Dr. Patrick Feely is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Don Wright Faculty of Music, where he teaches large guitar orchestra courses for non-music majors and guitar pedagogy to pre-service music educators.

Patrick has performed concertos with the Brantford Symphony Orchestra, the McMaster University Orchestra, and the Brantford Chamber Players Orchestra. His chamber music collaborations include the East West Guitar Duo and Duo Feely, with performances at McMaster University, Mount Royal University, and the North Island Performing Arts Festival in British Columbia. He has also performed solo at the Sauble Beach Guitar Festival and the True School of Music in Mumbai, India. A highly sought-after adjudicator, Patrick has judged national and international competitions, including the Montreal International Guitar Competition, the Hynatyshyn Foundation, the Vancouver North Shore Festivals, and the Buffalo International Guitar Festival.

Many of Patrick's students have gone on to prestigious undergraduate and graduate performance programs in North America and Europe and have earned top honors in provincial, national, and international guitar competitions. He also serves as a member of the College of Examiners at the Royal Conservatory of Music, where he evaluates guitar performance candidates at all levels across North America and mentors new examiners.

Patrick holds a Master's and Ph.D. in Music Education and Cognition from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Music in Guitar Performance from the University of Toronto, and ARCT diplomas in Guitar Pedagogy and Guitar Performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music. He has presented at major peer-reviewed conferences, including the Guitar Foundation of America Convention and Competition in Fullerton, California; the University of Buffalo International Guitar Research Conference; and the 35th International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference in Brisbane, Australia.

Patrick's research, grounded in social cognitive learning theory, explores the role of modeling in instrumental musical development. His work examines how different types of models foster self-efficacy and self-regulated learning in observers.

In addition to his academic work, Patrick founded the non-profit Guitar Society of Brantford to provide learning and performance opportunities for community students. He conducts the Society's Community Guitar Orchestra, an intergenerational ensemble of 15 to 20 participants.