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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.

**Gavi Kutliroff**
Guitar, After School Program

From Chicago

Studied at Brandeis University

You can hear me playing as Pleasant Pheasant, and alongside Honeysucker and Anais & the Hoops
I love listening to lots of folk, roots, and world music, but I love everything from hip hop to classical.

My philosophy is that the most important thing about learning music is learning how to listen to your body - how to feel groove, changes, and energy, all in your bones when you play. Everyone hears and feels music differently, and it's my job as a teacher to help you get in touch with how it hits you.

**Coby Haynes**
Drums, Guitar, Piano, After School Program
From Washington, D.C.
Studied Music at the University of Pennsylvania

You can hear my playing with The Obsessives, Bleary Eyed, Huey, The Cosmonaut and more
I love listening to all types of music, especially if I can find it on cassette or vinyl! Some favorites include Tom Petty, D'Angelo, & Cocteau Twins.
In my lessons, I encourage exploration and improvisation in addition to more formal and technical based practices. I believe balancing creative work with more structured exercises helps make lessons both fun & engaging. My goal is always to help students connect with music they enjoy on a deeper level and guide them through the process of making the music they want to make.

**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.