Well there's actually a lot about me that you probably don't know, so let's start from the very beginning (I've heard it's a very good place to start). My name is Matt S. I am a graduate from the State University of New York at New Paltz with a Bachelors of Science in Music. My concentrations were Classical Voice Performance and Music Theory/Composition. Throughout my time in college I spent every second of my free time diving head first into the education side of music. I got heavily involved with two great organizations and they both elected me to become their musical director. One was an a cappella group and the other a musical theater troupe. So every second of my time in college was either learning new ways to teach music and become more proficient in it, or learning how to handle people and adapt my knowledge to their learning style and ensuring their progress. I spent about 2 years teaching in those groups before I moved down to Florida to expand my horizons.

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Jill holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education and has master's work in choral music. For many years she has taught private and group music lessons to all ages and many varying styles of singing and instrumental music. Her lessons are unlike the ones she remembers from childhood; Jill's lessons are full of fun and excitement each week. It is amazing how students react to Jill's great humor and the lessons certainly prove that learning is a process. Jill brings more than just technique to the studio.

Having been a soloist herself, Jill knows what it takes to prepare and rehearse and therefore she makes it clear which concept the student will learn each week. With an instrumental and choral background, Jill brings music to life and then shares with the students how to keep music in their lives forever.

Jill has worked with children in many schools, churches and after school programs that she designed. Her success with students who are very young or...