Besides my experience and love of music, I'm a people person with a gift of teaching, so it's a win-win. I have a B.S. degree from the University of Tennessee with a minor in music. I'm a concert level clarinetist (over 30 years) as well as barbershop/worship leader & singer, guitar player for over 20 years, sax player for several years, and I also play handbells, have directed three youth musicals, and have led lots of music at youth camps, conferences, retreats, and worship. I'm currently leading a bluegrass band which is a blast.

Patrick started playing piano at age 4 and took lessons for 14 years. He became a concert and jazz pianist before the age of 18. By this time, he had also developed an ear for singing, drums and percussion, and clarinet.

After being accepted to Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, he put his own band together. In 1990, he wrote a concept work entitled, "Portrait of a Hero," and one year later released a demo CD with four songs on it. The CD actually charted on some college music stations throughout the U.S. In 1992, Patrick graduated from Berklee with a degree in film scoring.

Patrick worked with Disney Cruiselines for 2 years in the show band, then started performing in dueling piano shows in various cities across the country. In the last few years, he has picked up the bass, guitar and, of course, the harmonica for "Piano Man."

Patrick believes that learning music should be fun and never forced, understanding that tolerance and "speed of flow" are...

Sheerah comes from a family of trained singers and instrumentalists. Her passion for singing began at the tender age of four as her teachers, peers, and church family took notice. She joined her local church youth and young adult choir as well as the Unity Community Combination Choir, under the direction of her mother.
By the time Sheerah reached high school, she auditioned and joined the prestigious Piedmont Women's Ensemble, the top female chorus in the school, and participated in choral competitions in various states throughout the nation including New York. She was chosen among others to audition and perform with the Mars Hill College Festival Honors Choir. At the end of the 2001-2002 school year, she was awarded the Outstanding Contribution In Choral Arts award by her choral instructor, Mrs. Deborah Lutz. She has performed the "Star-Spangled Banner" a capella as well as other inspirational songs at cabarets, talent shows, teacher retirement ceremonies, a school...

Hello,
My name is Ted and I love to teach music. Mostly I enjoy being able to offer back what was given to me when I was a student. A solid skills foundation combined with fun and enjoyment will keep you interested and dedicated to your instrument.
As a guitarist I have spent years doing "session" studio work out of the northern new york music scene in and out of my own production company, Panic Room Productions. I first attended SUNY Oneonta and received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Industry and then went on to start my production company specializing in producing local singer songwriters. This allowed me to become somewhat of a chameleon, having to assume many different playing styles in order to meet the needs of the artists I was producing. Privately I have taught instrument instruction since 2004.
While not recording or teaching I take care of my two Siberian Huskies and spend time with my very artsy wife who loves math, designs dresses, and creates dog collars....