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Hello! Thank you for your interest in music lessons. I’m a professional teacher, studio musician, performer, and producer with over 30 years of experience. I graduated from the University of Miami's Studio Music and Jazz program in 2002, specializing in guitar.

Kat Reinhert is an experienced performer, educator and writer. She is the previous Director of Contemporary Voice connected to the M.A.D.E. and Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Programs at The Frost School of Music, University of Miami. As an educator, she specializes in contemporary voice and popular music.

I’m a composer, performer, and music educator based in New Haven, CT, blending elements of classical music, rock, pop, and film scoring. With over 3,000 live performances and hundreds of recording credits for clients like VH1, MTV, and Sony Records, I bring a wide range of professional experience to both the stage and the studio.

[5.0⭐ rating over 52 reviews from another lesson platform] Hi, I'm Rene Sagnelli, a seasoned musician and music educator with over 20 years of experience. My journey through the world of music has taken me from prestigious performances to successful recordings and beyond.

Annie Dressner is a singer-songwriter, originally from New York City but now living in Cambridge, UK. Brimming with razor sharp wit, emotional poignancy and glorious melodies, Annie’s straightforward lyrical style, smart wordplay and lilting vocals offer listeners a front row seat to her captivating stories.

I am an indie-pop singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and a graduate of Utah State University. As a Teaching Artist, I am deeply invested in the arts and education, and my goal is to cultivate a deep appreciation for music.

Ryan is a musician from Logan Square who plays a plethora of different instruments. He specializes in guitar, banjo, mandolin and ukulele, but also dabbles in accordion, piano, drums, harmonica and several others. Learning to play instruments is one of the true pleasures in his life and he hopes he can make it one of yours, too. As a teacher Ryan's goals are fairly simple.

I’m Jacob Kleinberg (BARE), a professional Gold-Certified music producer, songwriter, mixer, and mastering engineer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I produced, co-wrote, mixed, and mastered “North Face” and the full Analogue album by ODIE.

Will Franke is an accomplished musician with a diverse background, encompassing over 27 years of experience in both performance and education. Specializing in classical violin, Will also excels as a fiddle player, guitarist, mandolinist, songwriter, recording artist and sitarist, embracing genres such as jazz, folk, Indian Classical, and contemporary styles.

I’m a Los Angeles–based pianist, composer, arranger, and educator with a B.M. in Piano Performance (Musicians Institute, Hollywood, 2018) and an M.M. in Interdisciplinary Music Studies (Berklee College of Music, 2024 – graduated with distinction).