Read about our new trumpet instructor, Robby.

 

Robby studied trumpet performance and music education at University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music for his Bachelor of Music and Yale University for his Masters in trumpet performance. During his studies at these universities he attended the Brevard Music Center, Hot Springs Music Festival, National Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival on the New Horizon fellowship, Pierre Monteux Orchestra, Opera Maya Opera Company, Lake George Music Festival (Artist in Residence) and faculty trumpet teacher at Luzerne Music Festival in upstate New York. After completing Yale, he has enjoyed traveling and performing across the world playing in pits for Shen Yun Performing Arts Ballet, Princess Cruise line productions and the international Broadway tour of Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast”. Robby is currently lead trumpet for a local theatre. He’s been teaching since 2009, and offers classical, Broadway, Big Band, and most contemporary styles.

Personality rating: outgoing

Read about our new trumpet instructor, Robby.

 

Robby studied trumpet performance and music education at University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music for his Bachelor of Music and Yale University for his Masters in trumpet performance. During his studies at these universities he attended the Brevard Music Center, Hot Springs Music Festival, National Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival on the New Horizon fellowship, Pierre Monteux Orchestra, Opera Maya Opera Company, Lake George Music Festival (Artist in Residence) and faculty trumpet teacher at Luzerne Music Festival in upstate New York. After completing Yale, he has enjoyed traveling and performing across the world playing in pits for Shen Yun Performing Arts Ballet, Princess Cruise line productions and the international Broadway tour of Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast”. Robby is currently lead trumpet for a local theatre. He’s been teaching since 2009, and offers classical, Broadway, Big Band, and most contemporary styles.

Personality rating: outgoing

Read about our new trumpet instructor, Robby.

 

Robby studied trumpet performance and music education at University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music for his Bachelor of Music and Yale University for his Masters in trumpet performance. During his studies at these universities he attended the Brevard Music Center, Hot Springs Music Festival, National Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival on the New Horizon fellowship, Pierre Monteux Orchestra, Opera Maya Opera Company, Lake George Music Festival (Artist in Residence) and faculty trumpet teacher at Luzerne Music Festival in upstate New York. After completing Yale, he has enjoyed traveling and performing across the world playing in pits for Shen Yun Performing Arts Ballet, Princess Cruise line productions and the international Broadway tour of Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast”. Robby is currently lead trumpet for a local theatre. He’s been teaching since 2009, and offers classical, Broadway, Big Band, and most contemporary styles.

Personality rating: outgoing

Indie Acoustic Project winner Nick is our newest instructor

Nick graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA with a degree in Professional Music in 2011 and is currently pursuing his Masters in Music for Music Therapy. He began playing at the age of nine, and throughout high school he played in rock and jazz bands, the school orchestra, chorus, and big band. Nick is a performer (guitar, mandolin, bass, voice, and piano/keyboard), as well as a composer, recording artist, and music transcriber. Nick has traveled the USA, Canada, Europe, and Africa, performing solo and with various groups. He recorded his debut album in 2014, receiving the Indie Acoustic Project’s 2014 Instrumental Album of the Year, and continues to perform and record locally. Nick began teaching in 2007 and offers bluegrass, jazz, gypsy jazz, rock, funk, Motown, and pop styles.

Practice often in short sessions….

Concise practice advice from our found Kathi
Practice often in short sessions so that you are fresh and retain everything you’ve learned. When you’re learning a new piece, practice short segments of the piece in one practice session, and immediately repeat troubled areas. Listen to yourself when you sing or play and be your own instructor or hear the words of your instructor as you practice. Record yourself so that you can hear yourself better for your final critique. And lastly, add color, dynamics and your own feelings to make the music yours!

Master of Music Adrienne- new instructor with Melody Music Studios

 

Adrienne holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Manhattan School of Music and both a Bachelor of Music in Voice and a Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. A great lover of the art song, Adrienne has been privileged to study and perform this repertoire at music festivals such as Tanglewood, Songfest, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Crane School of Music’s Fall Island Institute, where she was one of six singers personally selected by mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe to receive full fellowships for a week of intensive one-on-one training and performances. She has worked with leading interpreters in the field. She has also performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Tanglewood Music Center, Boston-based new music ensemble the Callithumpian Consort, New York City’s Washington Square Ensemble, Los Angeles’ chamber music ensemble the Salastina Society, the Chelsea Music Festival, Jersey City’s Con Vivo Performance Series, and the Canadian Chamber Orchestra of New York City, among others. She has also recently joined Shuffle Concert, a New York City-based, modern day chamber music ensemble that delivers unexpected, inspiring and energetic performances. Recent notable appearances include an appearance as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Susan Graham in excepts from Gluck’s Ipegenie en Tauride, a recital tour with select musicians from the Chelsea Music Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, performing in the New York Philharmonic’s production of Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc, starring Marion Cotillard, and appearing on Live from Lincoln Center as part of a celebration of Danny Elfman’s music from the films of Tim Burton. Adrienne is just as passionate about giving her talents to others, and has been teaching since 2007. She offers classical/opera, musical theater/Broadway, jazz, and pop styles. Personality rating: outgoing

Want to understand audio engineering? Take lessons from Andre!

Andre holds a Bachelor of Music in Composition and Audio Engineering, concentration in piano at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX in 2015. Before that, he graduated from the Mountain View College in Dallas, TX in 2012 with an Associate in Arts, Field of Study in Music. Andre has been playing piano since he was four. Since then, he’s picked up several other instruments including guitar, voice, bass, percussion, drums, and flute. Throughout school, he played in multiple bands, performing in numerous venues. Andre has been teaching since 2009, offering both English and Spanish lessons, and he offers pop, rock, progressive metal, acoustic, electronic, classical styles.

Our flute instructor Yael has a show in NYC!

Jazz at the Crypt 

Sunday, July 30^th, 2017, 4:30pm

Acoustic Jazz Concert Series at

Church of the Intercession

550 West 155th St between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave, New York City

http://www.intercessionnyc.org

 

“FREEDOM”

With

 Yael –  flute 

Ben Seawell – bass

 

THE MUSIC AND VENUE:

Dive into a beautiful, cool, out-of-this-world venue with wonderful acoustics.

Yael returns to Church of the Intercession, this time with the bassist Ben Seawell, below the ground- at the spacious historical crypt.

Corresponding to the place’s mysterious, spiritual ambiance, the duo will create haunting, meditative, jazz pulses.

Please arrive early since seating is limited.

Admission $20

Amanda is currently a singer and composer for the praise and worship music at her church and performs locally for special events. Take lessons with Amanda!

Amanda

Amanda is a singing teacher, voice teacher, and piano teacher, and offers lessons in Franklin LA, Houma LA, and Lafayette LA Amanda graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor in Music in 1999, than continued there to receive a Masters in Music in 2003. She grew up in a musical family, and began studying piano as a child under her mother who is a music teacher. Amanda has played piano since the early 1980’s, and guitar since the last 1990’s. Amanda is currently a singer and composer for the praise and worship music at her church and performs locally for special events. Amanda has been teaching since 1999 privately, including coaching musicians for auditions and a musical career, as well as at a university. Her styles include classical/opera, Broadway, country, gospel Contemporary Christian, and sacred. Amanda believes in a healthy vocal production, good dictation, lyrical interpretation, and performance techniques.Personality rating: easygoing

Karla is our instructor in Independence and Kansas City MO!

Karla

Karla offers flute lessons, piano lessons, and singing-voice lessons in Independence MO and Kansas City MO Karla graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, MO in 2006 with a Bachelor’s in Flute Performance. She than continued her education at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO, where she received her Masters of Arts in Teaching and K-12 Vocal and Instrumental Certification in 2009. Karla started taking piano lessons in 2nd grade and flute lessons in 6th grade. She was first chair in all the bands and orchestras she participated in and performed with the Nashville Flute choir from 2012-2013. She also performed in many flute and vocal choirs, orchestras, bands, as well as student conducted a hand bell choir. Karla has been teaching since 2000 privately, and has taught K-8 music at a private school. She offers classical and contemporary styles.

Personality rating: easygoing