With over 20 years in educational industries, I've enjoyed being able to work with individuals from children to adult and helping them to develop into the musician they desire to be. From my saxophone studies under Dr. Nathan Jones at Drake University where I pursued my bachelor of music education, to my continued performing, teaching, writing and arranging today, the opportunity to live my musical passion continues to grow. I've been a featured musical guest artist at Arts in the Alley, a local city talent recital, and also have taught students who have been featured performers at various musical events. If you desire a professional performance level or if you desire to learn a skill for you own enjoyment, our lessons together will lead you there. And you may find that you develop a knack for teaching yourself along the way.

I am recent graduate of Music Composition and Theory from Antioch College. Also, I am a veteran of many bands and has performed in some of the largest venues around the country.

I favor an experiential instruction style where my students can gain an in-depth understanding of music through the practice of their instrument. My students will quickly and simply learn the essentials of music theory, an understanding of what musical concepts are right for each situation and why, and the ability to compose and improvise musically while they are gaining the technical abilities and skills to flawlessly perform on their instrument.

I have been privately trained for 18 years by highly acclaimed teachers around the region. Also, I perform regularly with the Cleveland based band, Debussi.

I am very passionate about creating and teaching music, and I bring that energy and enthusiasm to every lesson I teach. Nothing is more rewarding to me than seeing a student play the song he or she has been longing to play.

"Joshua is phenomenal; a graduate student himself at CIM, he is quite accomplished for his young age (late 20s), will captivate even the most dull audience, and is great with kids (ask Anastasia...she loves him!)." - quote from a parent of a current 8 year old student

Recently completing a Master of Music degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music with distinguished pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi, I am also a Bachelor of Music degree graduate from the Manhattan School of Music in piano performance under Dr. Arkady Aronov.

I am a four-time state MTNA competition winner, with distinctions in concerto performance. My teachers have included Mr. Antonio Pompa-Baldi (Cleveland Institute of Music), Dr. Arkady Aronov (Manhattan School of Music), Mr. Anthony Padilla (Lawrence University), Dr. Stephen Swedish (Steinway artist), and Dr. Dmitri Novgorodsky (Jerusalem Academy of Music, Israel). I have performed in master classes for such pianists as Ivan Moravec, Borris Berman, Arthur...

Trumpet performer and educator Traci is known for her rich tone, her highly developed sense of musicality, and her passion for sharing music with others. Her first love of music came from piano practice, but in the fifth grade she found her true love: trumpet. Traci currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, but she received her master's degree in trumpet performance from the University of Denver. During her time there, she served as the brass department teaching assistant. Before moving to Denver in September 2009, Traci lived in Chicago, where she studied trumpet at DePaul University with several members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra trumpet section.

Traci has performed with numerous ensembles across the country including the Denver Brass, the Wheaton Band, the Oistrach Symphony, and the elite ensembles of DePaul University's School of Music and Denver's Lamont School of Music. Traci was principal trumpet of the Tuscia Opera Festival in Viterbo and Rome, Italy in the summer...

Julian has always been a creative and diverse musician, breaking down the distinctive barriers among different genres of music. He received his training both at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and from the Cleveland Institute of Music, from which he recently received his Masters in Music Performance. Though his training has been largely classical, he also has interests in jazz, fiddle, Latin, hip-hop, electronic and many other styles of music. In 2006, he became one of the core members of the eclectic hip-hop band, The Off Button, an elegant fusion of upright bass, banjo, violin, percussion, vocals, and rap artists. Since then, he has also performed with a large number of ensembles and bands, including the Meadows Symphony Orchestra at Southern Methodist University, the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, and numerous chamber music ensembles. Mr. T. has also performed with the The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, was the lead violinist in the flamenco group, Nomad, and, most...

I have love and a great passion for music. I have been a musician for over 30 years, I have been a private instructor in piano, organ and voice for 10 years. I have trained and arranged music for several choirs and musicians. I have been music administrator for the church I attend for 12 years. I have instructed children's music classes at The Cleveland Clinic Children's Rehabilitation Hospital. I have toured with choirs, soloist, and musicians in the United States and Canada. I play for weddings and am currently on staff as a musician at a Funeral Home.

I am a graduate of Evans Academy of Music in Buffalo, New York. I have studied music at Cuyahoga Community College.