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Teacher Biographies
GUITAR:
Kevin Mittleman: Electric, Acoustic, and Classical Guitar. Berklee School of Jazz. Studied one-
on-one with the Legendary John Abercrombie and Mick Goodrick. Berklee, Various Film
Scores, Touring veteran, In demand session musician.
Glenn Flaherty: Electric, Acoustic, and Classical Guitar, Dobro. University of Maryland.
Performance credits throughout United States and Europe. Trained with Mike Auldridge. Film,
Record label, and Television music credits. Ovation Guitar award recipient for Best Music
Video Lesson.
Andrew McClymont: Bass. Taught Jazz Studies and Composition by musicians such as Jeff
Mangels, Cheihk Ndoye, Randy Mckluskey, and Ney Mello. Active Jazz and Rock bassist in the
DC and Frederick Area. Youngest Member of The School of Music family but Guaranteed to
Shred Repis on the Gnar Gnar Rad.
Robert Flowers: Guitar. Bass. Robert has been performing and teaching Jazz, Gospel and R&B
Guitar styles in the Washington DC area for over 20 years; music education from Berklee
College of Music, Boston, MA. , jazz improvisation studies with Jerry Bergonzi. Robert teaches
Contemporary and Classical Guitar styles along with beginning to intermediate Bass Guitar at
the School of Music in Rockville.
Dane Galloway: Jazz, rock, classical Guitar and Piano, specializing on Jazz Piano. Also Electric
Bass, Mandolin, and Accordion. Frequent performer of jazz, rock, funk, folk, and hip-hop on
various instruments. Studied at the Peabody Preparatory and the National Guitar Workshop on
scholarship as well as at the Purchase College Summer Jazz institute. Has been teaching
guitar, piano, and jazz theory since age of 15. Can conduct lessons in Spanish.
Ney Mello: Electric, Acoustic, and Classical Guitar, Bass
Berklee, International performer. Top 10 recording artist, and Endorsed performer, and World
Famous Al Di Meola raves of Ney's playing. You can't get much better than that!
Mike Confrey: Guitar, Blues Rock Psychedelic Pop styles. Originally from Seabrook, MD, Mike
has been playing guitar for over 30 years. After honorably serving in the U.S. Navy, in 1990 he
decided to play guitar for a living. He played in Blues/Rock bands in the Dallas TX area, and
then went to Clarksdale, Mississippi, and played with regional/ national act “Lonnie Shields
band”, and local hero Johnny Billington. In 1993 he moved back to Maryland, he led his band
“Dizzy Fingers Ike”, playing across MD, DC, and Va. He has been teaching in the area since
1999. He has recently gigged with “Mad Tea Party”, ”Bedrock Boogie Band”, and is forming a
new group called “Dizzy and the Cyclones”.
PIANO
Dane Galloway: Jazz, rock, classical Piano. Can conduct lessons in Spanish.
Eunbi Kim: She is an experienced pianist and private piano teacher. She is currently finishing a
bachelor of Music at the Catholic University of America. She hopes to instill a deep
appreciation and joy for music with all of her students.
Everest Wu: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Fusion Piano. Classically trained since he was a child
through college jazz piano training throughout college. Everest graduated from UNC Chapel Hill
and is a recent resident of Rockville, Md. He currently performs throughout the DC area.
DRUMS:
Mike Smirnoff: Drums. Educator at Morgan State University. After-hours rock star.
VIOLIN:
Heather MacArthur: Violin. Heather began playing violin at the age of four while living in
southern California. At the age of twelve, she moved to northern Virginia for three years, where
she studied with Ronda Cole and was a member of the American Youth Philharmonic under
Luis Haza. She continued her studies during high school with Anthea Kreston at the Hartt
School of Music at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Heather is currently pursuing a
Bachelors of Music degree at the University of Maryland as a student of David Salness. She
has attended such music festivals as the Brevard Music Center and the National Orchestral
Institute. She has performed in masterclasses for Charles Castleman, Martin Chalifour, Ellen
DePasquale, Elisabeth Adkins and the Miami Quartet. Her favorite aspect of playing the violin
is being able to perform in string quartets and other chamber music groups! Heather currently
freelances and teaches privately in the DC metropolitan area.
VOICE:
Natalie Gray: Touring, Recording, Performing professional,Natalie has been studying piano
and voice since 5 years old through her College degree. Currently, Natalie performs at Lyricist
Lounge among other venues.
Brandon Gage: Male Voice. Experienced in Musical Theatre
GUITAR:
Kevin Mittleman: Electric, Acoustic, and Classical Guitar. Berklee School of Jazz. Studied one-
on-one with the Legendary John Abercrombie and Mick Goodrick. Berklee, Various Film
Scores, Touring veteran, In demand session musician.
Glenn Flaherty: Electric, Acoustic, and Classical Guitar, Dobro. University of Maryland.
Performance credits throughout United States and Europe. Trained with Mike Auldridge. Film,
Record label, and Television music credits. Ovation Guitar award recipient for Best Music
Video Lesson.
Andrew McClymont: Bass. Taught Jazz Studies and Composition by musicians such as Jeff
Mangels, Cheihk Ndoye, Randy Mckluskey, and Ney Mello. Active Jazz and Rock bassist in the
DC and Frederick Area. Youngest Member of The School of Music family but Guaranteed to
Shred Repis on the Gnar Gnar Rad.
Robert Flowers: Guitar. Bass. Robert has been performing and teaching Jazz, Gospel and R&B
Guitar styles in the Washington DC area for over 20 years; music education from Berklee
College of Music, Boston, MA. , jazz improvisation studies with Jerry Bergonzi. Robert teaches
Contemporary and Classical Guitar styles along with beginning to intermediate Bass Guitar at
the School of Music in Rockville.
Dane Galloway: Jazz, rock, classical Guitar and Piano, specializing on Jazz Piano. Also Electric
Bass, Mandolin, and Accordion. Frequent performer of jazz, rock, funk, folk, and hip-hop on
various instruments. Studied at the Peabody Preparatory and the National Guitar Workshop on
scholarship as well as at the Purchase College Summer Jazz institute. Has been teaching
guitar, piano, and jazz theory since age of 15. Can conduct lessons in Spanish.
Ney Mello: Electric, Acoustic, and Classical Guitar, Bass
Berklee, International performer. Top 10 recording artist, and Endorsed performer, and World
Famous Al Di Meola raves of Ney's playing. You can't get much better than that!
Mike Confrey: Guitar, Blues Rock Psychedelic Pop styles. Originally from Seabrook, MD, Mike
has been playing guitar for over 30 years. After honorably serving in the U.S. Navy, in 1990 he
decided to play guitar for a living. He played in Blues/Rock bands in the Dallas TX area, and
then went to Clarksdale, Mississippi, and played with regional/ national act “Lonnie Shields
band”, and local hero Johnny Billington. In 1993 he moved back to Maryland, he led his band
“Dizzy Fingers Ike”, playing across MD, DC, and Va. He has been teaching in the area since
1999. He has recently gigged with “Mad Tea Party”, ”Bedrock Boogie Band”, and is forming a
new group called “Dizzy and the Cyclones”.
PIANO
Dane Galloway: Jazz, rock, classical Piano. Can conduct lessons in Spanish.
Eunbi Kim: She is an experienced pianist and private piano teacher. She is currently finishing a
bachelor of Music at the Catholic University of America. She hopes to instill a deep
appreciation and joy for music with all of her students.
Everest Wu: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Fusion Piano. Classically trained since he was a child
through college jazz piano training throughout college. Everest graduated from UNC Chapel Hill
and is a recent resident of Rockville, Md. He currently performs throughout the DC area.
DRUMS:
Mike Smirnoff: Drums. Educator at Morgan State University. After-hours rock star.
VIOLIN:
Heather MacArthur: Violin. Heather began playing violin at the age of four while living in
southern California. At the age of twelve, she moved to northern Virginia for three years, where
she studied with Ronda Cole and was a member of the American Youth Philharmonic under
Luis Haza. She continued her studies during high school with Anthea Kreston at the Hartt
School of Music at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Heather is currently pursuing a
Bachelors of Music degree at the University of Maryland as a student of David Salness. She
has attended such music festivals as the Brevard Music Center and the National Orchestral
Institute. She has performed in masterclasses for Charles Castleman, Martin Chalifour, Ellen
DePasquale, Elisabeth Adkins and the Miami Quartet. Her favorite aspect of playing the violin
is being able to perform in string quartets and other chamber music groups! Heather currently
freelances and teaches privately in the DC metropolitan area.
VOICE:
Natalie Gray: Touring, Recording, Performing professional,Natalie has been studying piano
and voice since 5 years old through her College degree. Currently, Natalie performs at Lyricist
Lounge among other venues.
Brandon Gage: Male Voice. Experienced in Musical Theatre
In General:
We Specialize in Personal Music Education, Repairs, Sales, and Rentals. Our teachers have
Music Degrees, Recording, and Touring experience. We instruct all levels from hobbiest to
those performing at the Kennedy Center.
Specfically:
Our genres include Classical, Metal, Country, Jazz, Folk, Pop, Blues etc. Currently, we offer
instruction for Voice, Piano, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Theory and Violin. Our environment is
very welcoming and relaxed. No pressure or formalities here. Come in and share a laugh,
have a cup of coffee, watch tv, or listen to the radio :)
History
Our currently location was established in 2005. Initially, The lessons were taught in Wheaton
with just two Instructors circa 2000. As the popularity of our courses grew, so did our
location. We soon moved to a bigger location in Rockville and gained over 300 students with
5 instructors. Then around 2005, we moved to Rockville Pike and currently have about 12
instructors.
The Business grows and evolves with time. Music is very personal and we understand that.
Each year, we get a little bit better and our business reflects our values and our ideals more
closely. Thats why our friends stay with us for years. It's not unusual for us to have students
for 7 years or more. They grow from total beginner to College Board approved. We really like
being here. We know you will too.
We Specialize in Personal Music Education, Repairs, Sales, and Rentals. Our teachers have
Music Degrees, Recording, and Touring experience. We instruct all levels from hobbiest to
those performing at the Kennedy Center.
Specfically:
Our genres include Classical, Metal, Country, Jazz, Folk, Pop, Blues etc. Currently, we offer
instruction for Voice, Piano, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Theory and Violin. Our environment is
very welcoming and relaxed. No pressure or formalities here. Come in and share a laugh,
have a cup of coffee, watch tv, or listen to the radio :)
History
Our currently location was established in 2005. Initially, The lessons were taught in Wheaton
with just two Instructors circa 2000. As the popularity of our courses grew, so did our
location. We soon moved to a bigger location in Rockville and gained over 300 students with
5 instructors. Then around 2005, we moved to Rockville Pike and currently have about 12
instructors.
The Business grows and evolves with time. Music is very personal and we understand that.
Each year, we get a little bit better and our business reflects our values and our ideals more
closely. Thats why our friends stay with us for years. It's not unusual for us to have students
for 7 years or more. They grow from total beginner to College Board approved. We really like
being here. We know you will too.