Piano Lessons Erie County, NY

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet, Music, Keyboard

I'm a musician who is working every day to perfect my craft and love to meet students where they are in their musical journey to help them achieve their own goals with music. I graduated from Skidmore College as a Music major in 2020. I am primarily a jazz musician, but I have experience in a wide variety of genres, including classical, rock, blues, funk, pop, and more. I like to focus on the most universal aspects of music so that my students and I are prepared to participate in music making of all kinds! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Violin, Viola, Electric Violin, Keyboard

I like to keep my teaching style a balance between being strict but also patient when needed and keeping it fun! I like to have open communication with the student or parents of the student to figure out what kind of teaching style they might prefer. If you want to be challenged and pushed, I can provide more strict instruction to make sure your goals are being met. If a student or their parents prefer to take it easy and just have a good time learning a new instrument, I will also be on board with that! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice

I am open minded to all sorts of styles and I teach with an easy going and understanding style as my students work at their own pace. Aside from my teaching I am also an active opera performer. I  have performed for 5 consecutive seasons  at the Metropolitan Opera,  where I had the honor of being a soloist in a variety of roles with the company.  Many of these performances were on PBS Television, WQXR radia and also  on the "'Live in HD Series," which were broadcasted live into movie theaters all over the world.  Many of my performances have been along side with great performers such as Placido Domingo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Dolora Zajick, Marcello Giordani, Ramon Vargas, Deborah Voigt, Nathan Gunn, and many others.  where the conductors have included James Levine, Fabio Luisi, Nicola Luisotti, and others.  Aside from the Metropolitan Opera, I have performed in many other companies around the world, and would be happy to tell you about these great experiences.  Read More

Instruments: Piano, Cello

Mike started playing and became obsessed with the cello at age 16. He would fuse this new-found obsession with the passion he had developed years earlier for heavy metal music. This has defined the unorthodox style he's developed. His music fuses his classical training with his love of heavy metal, fantasy, film folk music. Building layers of cello on top of each other, he creates a world simultaneously dark, beautiful, wonderful, fantastic breathtaking. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Drums, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Recorder, Euphonium, Tuba, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Oboe, Conga, Latin Percussion

I have had a desire to play and perform music since I was six years old. This interest was sparked by the wonderfully scored film: Tarzan (Disney). The African percussion that Phil Collins incorporated into this movie's score was enough to send me on the path to fulfill a college-level education in music. Initially beginning with percussion, I have expanded my horizons to piano, guitar, and after a degree in music education: every well-known band and orchestra instrument (with the exception of the harp). Read More