Private Music Lessons that come to you.
Available in the Main Line, South Jersey and Philadelphia. We offer lessons in Piano, Voice, Guitar, Drums and Ukulele!
Meet Our Teachers
Harper
Harper is a soprano hailing originally from Connecticut. Exposed to music from an early age, she picked up her first instrument at age five and has not stopped since. She has sung in a variety of choral settings as both soloist and chorister, as well as performing several roles on stage. Her operatic repertoire includes Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw) and Drusilla (L’incoronazione di Poppea), and musical theater roles include the Nightingale of Samarkand (Once Upon a Mattress), The Wardrobe (Beauty and the Beast), and Jo March (Little Women).
Harper earned her Masters of Music in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with William Sharp. Her BM is in Opera and Voice Performance from the State University of New York at Purchase College. She is a member of the Pi Kappa Lambda Society for excellence in music academia.
As a teacher, Harper aims to create spaces and relationships where students feel free to explore their own art and stretch their capabilities, without fearing rejection or judgment. Her students are encouraged to try many kinds of music and discover what brings them the most joy, while developing a healthy technique so that they can enjoy singing in the settings meaningful to their lives.
Harper teaches Voice, Violin and Piano.
Alec
Alec Charon is a guitarist, teacher, and composer based in Fairmount, Philadelphia. He grew up just outside of Providence, Rhode Island, and began playing guitar and saxophone in grade school. He developed a passion for jazz music and musical theatre that led him to pursue an education and career in music.
In May 2021, Alec earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Composition from Temple University, where he had the opportunity to study privately with Peter Bernstein, Greg Kettinger, Bruce Barth, and Dick Oatts.
As a teacher, Alec places special emphasis on developing healthy technique. His lessons incorporate improvisation, composition, and aural skills to improve students’ confidence and fluency while pursuing their musical goals. He specializes in jazz, rock, folk and blues guitar styles.
Alec can often be heard performing in musical theatre productions throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. Some of his most notable credits include Little Shop of Horrors at Theatre Horizon (2019), Spring Awakening at Temple University (2021), SpongeBob Squarepants: The Musical at Upper Darby Summer Stage (2022), Man of La Mancha at Delaware Theatre Company (2023).
Recently, Alec performed a special concert at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, New York. He has also been studying the mandolin and delving into the Irish traditional music of Philadelphia.
Alec teaches Guitar and Composition.
Maile
Maile is originally from Hawai'i. She started taking piano lessons at the age of 8, studying with the late Ellen Masaki until college. She attended the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa under Dr. Jonathan Korth, earning her BM in piano performance.
Maile's parents always encouraged her musical career, which started when she would sing along to opera in the car. She has won multiple piano competitions, representing her home state of Hawai'i at regional levels. Right before going into college, she was one of 22 pianists chosen to compete in the New York Piano Competition.
Maile has a love for teaching, particularly classical music. She has worked with kids of all ages for many years. Her main goal with teaching is to help others see the impact music can have on one's life.
Maile teaches piano.
Manu
Manu started taking piano lessons at age 5 and has since expanded his musical abilities across a wide spectrum. In 2019, he graduated from University of Pittsburgh with a BA in Music Composition. In 2023 Manu earned his MS in Music Technology. During his time in Pittsburgh, Manu cultivated his jazz piano chops, electronic music production skills, and performance experience by working with musicians and artists in the area. In April 2021, Manu released his debut album Paradigm, where you can hear a range of influences, stemming from jazz, funk, and electronic dance music.
Manu remains an active performer, engineer, and composer in the area. He has done recordings for artists such as Terrell Stafford, Dick Oatts, and Bruce Barth.
In addition to his graduate studies, Manu also plays keyboards in the 28th Infantry Division Army Band. Manu has been in the Army since 2014, and has played with the band since 2017. Specifically, his job entails playing keyboards in the rock band for military and civilian events. Some recent performances include Pittsburgh Steelers Tailgate at Stage AE, Military Appreciation Tailgate at Penn State, and Cambria County Arts & Heritage Festival.
Manu teaches piano, jazz piano, and electro-acoustic composition.
Hadi
Hadi started playing guitar at the age of 10 in Beirut, Lebanon, picking up a classical guitar he was randomly gifted for his birthday. Inspired by his father and brother who continued to push his musical skills and abilities, as well as their own, Hadi fell in love with the endless musical possibilities the guitar has to offer. From classical pieces by Francisco Tarrega, to technical solos by John Petrucci, Hadi’s personal exploration of guitar playing familiarized him with multiple genres of music.
Hadi graduated Summa Cum Laude from Lehigh University, where he earned a minor in music with an emphasis in jazz performance. During his studies, he was a guitarist for the Lehigh University Monday Night Band and Wednesday Night Funk Band led by Bill Warfield. Additionally, he picked up the bass guitar with private studies with Mark Wade, and played as a bassist for the Lehigh University Monday Night Band and Dave Rickenberg Combo led by Dave Rickenberg. Aside from guitar and bass, Hadi took part in private piano studies with Helen Beedle, exploring the works of Chopin, Bach, and others. He has studied with admirable musicians such as Bob Devos, Omara Khaddaj, and Maestro Michel Rbeiz.
Hadi teaches Guitar and Bass.
James
Jim is an active musician in the New York/Philadelphia/South Jersey area. His rich and varied career started as a student at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, and has taken him around the world for performances in major concerts halls and cathedrals.
Jim’s love of teaching has manifested in the many students he has taught and mentored as Director of the Lakeland Chorale and Chambers Singers. This high school choral program in Northern New Jersey, under Mr. Weber’s leadership, has risen to national and international prominence, being regarded as one of the “finest high school choirs” (New York Times). Jim’s students have gone on to be accepted into major conservatories and schools of music in the United States, including Westminster Choir College, Eastman School of Music, Berklee College of Music, the Juilliard School, AMDA, The Peabody Conservatory, among many others.
Jim is an active published composer, and a member of ASCAP, his compositions have been performed and recorded by professional ensembles, including those at Westminster Choir College. As a performer, Jim has had the distinction of being a very frequent performer at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Jim has undertaken several national tours as a singer and musician, including tours with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charlotte Church, Josh Groban, among others.
Jim teaches Piano, Voice and Composition.
Zach
Zach received his BM in Jazz Studies from Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance, where he studied under distinguished saxophonists Dick Oatts and Ben Schachter, and pianist Tim Brey.
Zach lives in Philadelphia, where he is active as a performer, composer, and educator. Zach leads his own quartet “ZTQ”, has made appearances with groups including the Philadelphia Funk Authority, the Temple Avenue Jazz Quintet, Tony Gairo's Crosscurrent Big Band, the Work in Progress Jazz Orchestra, and has performed in a variety of shows and musicals.
Zach is also a terrific editor, and has edited several teacher performances including our Halloween Performance of Thriller.
Zach teaches Piano, Jazz Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet, Composition and Media Production.
Sasha
Sasha fell in love with music in middle school and picked up the guitar so that he could play in a rock band with his best friend. His interest quickly expanded into composing and learning jazz and other styles of music.
Sasha earned his BM in Jazz Composition and Arranging at Temple University. During that time he began playing piano and drum set as well.
Sasha developed a love for teaching and strives to help others discover the joy of playing and writing music. Sasha is an active performer, both as a soloist performing original fingerstyle pieces or playing with his group Tree Stampede, which fuses elements of jazz, folk, and rock music.
Sasha teaches Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Composition.
Olivia
Olivia came to music a little later than their peers, starting the piano at age 14. They quickly took to it and joined their high school orchestra, serving as one of the orchestra’s rehearsal pianists for the next three years. Olivia went on to get their degree in Music at Wesleyan University, studying piano with William Braun and Carolyn Halsted and actively performing in groups throughout campus. During this time, they also began studying Carnatic voice and percussion under the tutelage of Professor B. Balasumbrahmaniyan and Professor David Nelson. Olivia obtained additional studies in Piano with Dr. Sara Davis Buechner at the Temple Boyer College of Music & Dance as a visiting student in 2019. They currently study with Hongdou Ge, developing their skills in the piano approach known as the Taubman technique.
Olivia developed a love of teaching thanks to their many wonderful and formative teachers. They hope to help others discover what brings them joy within music. Olivia is an active performer and composer, primarily performing original music and stylized covers, drawing inspiration from a huge range of folk musics and Jewish musical traditions such as nigun.
Olivia teaches Piano, Voice and Composition.
Edward
Edward has been playing music since 2nd grade, starting with piano and then picking up guitar and cultivating an interest in music theory. He has been in various bands and has toured nationally for several years with his band Chromelodeon, a band that combines progressive and synthesizer rock.
Edward graduated from Rutgers University and has earned a New Jersey teacher certification in music education. He continues to write new music in his solo project In Time We Rise and with his band Chromelodeon. Edward loves to teach new and beginning students and introduce them to the wonderful world of music.
Toma
Toma grew up in a musical family, with both parents musicians and his mom a piano teacher.
Toma earned his BM in Performance from Temple University where he studied Piano, Oboe and Conducting. In addition to being an excellent instrumentalist, Toma conducts his own ensemble in Philadelphia. Toma is partial to the music of Chopin, Scriabin, Bach and Debussy.
Toma teaches Piano, Oboe, and conducting.
Kyle
Kyle earned his BM in Music Composition and Music Technology from Temple University where he was a Presidential Scholar and part of the University Honors Program. Following Temple he attended the Eastman School of Music IRCAM program in Paris, France where he studied Music Theory and Analysis of Contemporary Music.
Kyle is a multi-instrumentalist who specializes in writing, recording and producing.
Kyle teaches Violin, Viola, Fiddle, Guitar, Piano, Composition and Production.
