Russell F. is currently a freshman at New York University, majoring in Percussion Studies, and currently is studying with Professor Simon Boyar. He just recently graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School West. He has also graduated from the Juilliard Pre-College Program under the instruction of three teachers: Jonathan Haas, Pablo Rieppi, and Greg Giannascoli. He began studying drum set and rudimental snare drum at the age of seven, and began studying marimba and timpani in his sophomore year of high school. Russell has attended the New York Summer Music Festival and was a Music Staff Intern at the USDAN Center for the Creative and Performing Arts. This past February he placed second in the Percussive Arts Society Marimba Competition held at NYU’s Weekend of Percussion. He is currently active as a composer and performer in many NYU ensembles and is excited to pursue a career in percussion.

I'm currently a professional drummer working in the Long Island area now for 13 years.
I starting playing drums at the age of 13 while playing and studying the trumpet at the same time. I can read drum, trumpet and piano notation.
I started teaching drums in 1996, and enjoy the aspect of enlightening my students to the amazing world of drumming.
My lessons are broken down with a focus on the basics, which includes rudiments, reading, assisting in school band study. While also keeping the student engaged with applying these skills in compliment with music they enjoy listening too on a daily basis.
My lessons for students will include what it takes to become a working drummer both on a local level and professional level.
I hold degree in Business Management and have studied drums with famous drummers like Bobby Rondinelli, Frank Marino as well as local teachers such as Gary Worrell and Jerry Ricci.

I am a NYS certified teacher who has been teaching in the school system for over 17 years. I hold both my Bachelor's and Master's degree in Music Education, and the guitar was my major instrument in college.
I have taught guitar in a group setting as well as individually in a private setting. I teach both right hand and left hand technique, including proper pick control, and finger-style. I teach music reading, theory and ear-training within my system of guitar-training.

I was born on December 15, 1965. My father Al was a prominent drum teacher on long Island who taught hundreds of people throughout his career. My musical background started with going on jobs with my dad from the time I was five. I would always sit right behind his floor tom. He took me to almost every gig he did. I began sitting in as much as possible and played my first paying club date at nine years old. He entered me in the drum corps where I learned a lot about playing with other drummers and also entered me in various drum competitions. I came in first place in the state for the Louie Bellson National Drum Contest when I was 11 but failed miserably when my sight reading was not good enough to get me to the next level. I worked real hard to get my reading up to par after that.

I received full scholarships to Berklee College of Music in Boston, North Texas State University and Miami and chose to attend North Texas. After only one semester I became home sick because I wanted...

My name is Briana and I am currently studying music education at Hofstra University specializing in voice. I'm part of many ensembles there such as the Chorale and Chamber choir. I have sung the national anthem for the Nassau Coliseum for many of their events. Being I have been taking professional private voice lessons since age 7, I want to share what I have learned with my students! I studied contemporary music techniques (belting) for 10 years and operatic techniques for 8 years. I have prepared many children for NYSSMA / various performances and look forward to helping my students grow not only as great singers but musicians!

I began singing before I could even walk. I started choir when I was eight years old and never left. In high school I was part of the auditioned jazz choir, Soprano I section leader, assistant vocal coach and vice president of the TRI-M music honor society. In my senior year I was president of the drama club and played Mrs. Potts in "Beauty and the Beast". I have performed several times in the All-County chorus as well as at the Kennedy Space Center and Universal Studios in Orlando. Now I am a Music Education major at Adelphi University where I participate in the Opera Workshop! My students always come first and I strive to give them everything they need to succeed as musicians.

I began playing piano when I was 5 years old and have played ever since! I graduated from The Crane School of Music with a concentration in piano and have played in solo recitals, concerts, plays and have accompanied vocalists and instrumentalists. I'm an easy going, down to earth person who loves to teach by making the process fun. I have taught private lessons for 5 years to all ages and levels. My main goal is to share my love of music with my students. I truly believe that music is a unique form of self expression and can be used as an outlet for any situation in life. Music is something that belongs in everybody's life in some facet.

Born in Cebu City, Philippines in 1990, raised primarily in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries, and pursuing further education in the United States of America, Hopengrace ("Penny") is a Global Nomad currently situated in the Greater New York City Area.

She started taking music lessons from her mother at the age of four and learned to read music at the same time she started to read storybooks. ​From the age of ten, Hopengrace took violin lessons, during her parents' rare furloughs, from Mr. Frederico Regner, a World War II veteran returned from the United States. While in the Philippines for a combined year of junior and senior level high school, she took violin lessons from Mr. Marc Hamlet Mercado and Mr. Rodelio Flores. Hopengrace has also taken coaching from Ms. Princess Christine Ybañez to prepare for competition in the Solo String (Bowed) category of the 14th National Student Convention in which she won 2nd Place.

In 2007, Hopengrace received a...

My name is Nicole D. I have over twenty years of teaching experience and began classical piano training at the age of 8 years old.
As a student, I participated successfully in yearly NYSSMA and National Music Guild competitions and recitals.
In college, I was the recipient of the first Ralph V. Ritchie Memorial Music Scholarship at Nassau Community College.
As a member of several original bands, musical projects and solo performance acts, I've played the piano/keyboard, wrote music/lyrics, sang lead and backup vocals or did a combination of the above.
During this time I worked closely with other advanced teachers and musicians to gain other methods, styles and techniques of music.
I'm patient, creative, positive and fun to work with and really enjoy teaching. I'm passionate about passing my love of music along to my students.

I hold an associates degree (NCC) in music performance, and will be graduating from Hofstra University with a bachelors degree in Music Education in May 2014. I am an experienced music teacher, and have found great results with a variety of teaching methods for students of all ages.

I graduated with my Bacholers in Music and Pyschology with a focus on opera voice in 2009. In my performance program I really grew as a vocalist and learned how to overcome my own obstacles and improve my vocal technique for myself. I feel confident now in sharing my experience and my education with my students so they are able to really grow and improve as well. I started professionally and privately studying vocal technique when I was 17 and prior to that I was performing musical theater in school and in community performance groups. I really found my passion in classical repetoire and studied with numerous private teachers who were professional opera singers such as, Carol Yahr, Maria Fattore, and Annelise Von Georken. Wanting to share my passion for music and help others reach their full potential as a singer I went back for my masters program in music education at Hofstra University where I am currently finishing up my degree. Hofstra has really broadened my knowledge of...

I have over 16 years of teaching private piano, I bring my passion for classical, Christian, gospel and old fashioned good music to you. I have worked from the elementary school level to the college level. Therefore I have patience for a beginning student to the young at heart student. I make music fun and easy to learn by simplifying goals and techniques.