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Our teachers are top notch - they are, after all, the best reason to take lessons here - and all of them are experienced and accomplished musicians in their own right who also have a passion for passing on their skills to you.   Many are multi-instrumentalists.  We take great care with matching the right teacher to the right student so that no matter the age, style or skill level, you'll grow and feel comfortable with them. 

Edelweiss Lavandier
Piano, voice, guitar, bass, After School Program

From Boca Raton, FL 

Studied Music at Lynn University Conservatory of Music and Queensborough College

You can hear my music here:
Elfa

I love listening to The Smiths, Radiohead,  The Smile, Sigur Ros, Jeff Buckley and anything classical instrumental ANYTHING! My music taste is constantly evolving. 

My teaching style is very individualized on who I am teaching, what level the student is at and what their interests/goals are, and I prioritize a love of music and enjoyment first above all! 

Ben Grant
Drums, Piano, After School Program, Camps Programs

From Albany, NY

Studied Percussion Performance at Ithaca College and Music Industry at The College of Saint Rose.

You can hear me playing with…Sophie Said, Anais and The Hoops, Quartz Casino, Dotia, Pleasant Peasant 

I love listening to The Beatles, Radiohead, Miles Davis, Kendrick Lamar, and much much more. 

When teaching, I try and ingrain a deep understanding of why we’re doing any given exercise or practice and how it relates to the larger picture of learning our instrument. 

Alvin Jackson
Guitar, bass, drums, piano, After School Program, Camps Program

From Florida

Berklee College of Music Urban Service Award winner 2019

You can hear me play with Miranda & the Beat





Harley Putzer
After School Program, Camps Programs

From Syracuse, New York

BA in Theatre Arts (Performance) and Fine Arts at SUNY New Paltz

You can hear me at Harls Barkley

I love listening to EDM, jazz, rap, rock, pop, and showtunes...pretty much everything!

My teaching style is not being afraid to try new things, challenging students, and most importantly having fun!

Marc LeGrand
Guitar, bass, piano

From San Francisco, California

I’ve studied at a lot of places! American Conservatory Theater Stanford University's Jazz Studies Program
BM Guitar Performance from Houghton University’s Greatbatch School of Music

You can hear my music at Marc Legrand Music

I like to listen to everything! Rock, jazz, blues, R&B, classical and Salsa are a few favorites.

My teaching style is a culmination of two decades as a performer, composer and educator. Finding the right balance between the needs and expectations of each student is important to their development as an artist and to our time together.

Craig HoweCraig picked up the guitar as a teenager and hasn't put it down since. He studied music in college and followed that up by touring as a solo act and with numerous bands for over a decade, as well as providing guitar, vocals and drums on st…

Craig Howe

Craig picked up the guitar as a teenager and hasn't put it down since. He studied music in college and followed that up by touring as a solo act and with numerous bands for over a decade, as well as providing guitar, vocals and drums on stage and on records in his native New York. He spent five years teaching the guitar at a music school in Nassau County, seven as the Director of a national songwriting program run at universities across the country, and, among other odds and ends, was an assistant manager at legendary rock club CBGB & OMFUG until it closed in 2006. Craig has a punk rock soul and a classically trained brain and opened the Williamsburg School of Music in 2013 to share them both with New York's finest new musicians.

Hannah LeGrand Hannah LeGrand is an actively performing classical violinist. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance from the Greatbatch School of Music. There she spent several years as the concert master of the Houghton Symp…

Hannah LeGrand

Hannah LeGrand is an actively performing classical violinist. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance from the Greatbatch School of Music. There she spent several years as the concert master of the Houghton Symphony and as the first violin in the Bravada String Quartet. Outside of her degree program, she studied under a number of reputable teachers and performers associated with Juilliard, NYU, The New School, and Syracuse University. Aside from her classical background, Hannah also has experience in jazz, pop, and contemporary music.
In teaching, Hannah is very invested in forging a clear path towards success for all her students. She is relentless in perfecting the fundamentals in her students to give them a strong platform for all their musical endeavors.

Mattie Safer

Mattie Safer is a multi-instrumentalist who cut his teeth in the New York City rock and punk scene, as a bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist with the genre-bending group The Rapture in the ‘00s, and currently with daytime disco pioneers Poolside. Having toured internationally and worked with industry heavyweights such as James Murphy, Paul Epworth, Timbaland, Danger Mouse, and more, Safer brings a wealth of real-world experience as a musician, songwriter, producer, and record label owner to his teaching.

Safer moved to New York in 1999, attending NYU Steinhardt studying Jazz Performance, and later continuing on to study Music Business, Audio Engineering, and Piano at Berklee College of Music. He teaches Piano, Bass Guitar, and Voice.

Mattie has a student-led approach to teaching; finding the music that the student is passionate about and using that as the goal to provide motivation while building the necessary technique to achieve it. He believes that if a student is having fun and feels a connection to the music they are studying that they are more likely to continue and keep up with their practicing. Using game-based learning practices and working to develop critical thinking, Safer strives to achieve an enriching, individualized learning environment for each of his students.

Alvin Jackson

Alvin started his musical journey in preschool, performing in violin recitals, and then adding piano. At the age of twelve he bought himself a guitar and fell in love with being a musician! Alvin has performed in many city events and festivals in his home state of Florida including the Vans Warped Tour and Sunfest. In 2016 he moved to Boston to join his friends at Berklee College of Music, doing weekly recordings in Berklee studios, connecting with professors, and still being involved from the outside - he earned the Urban Service award from Berklee in 2019. During these times he also expanded his musical skills to include production & recording processes. Since then he has continued to perform around the Northeast, record sessions, perform at elderly homes and teach music to all ages. Alvin came to Brooklyn hoping to expand and share what he’s learned with students at WSM.