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I have been playing guitar for 15 years, and I have been playing professionally for about half of that time. Fronting bands like Ramshackle and Dan & Drum, I have toured nationally, playing legendary venues like The Troubadour and The Roxy. As Dan & Drum, I have 100k monthly listeners on Spotify, and we’d be on tour RIGHT NOW if it wasn’t for covid :/!

Hi! I’m a passionate music educator with over 8 years of teaching experience—5 years in public schools and 3 years teaching private lessons. In 2021, I was honored as Teacher of the Year at my public school in Rhode Island. I teach voice, piano, ukulele, and drums, and I’m trained to teach the basics of all band and orchestra instruments.

I started playing music when I was 6, first singing, then drums and finally switched to guitar by age 12. By the age of 19 I was attending the Popular Music Conservatory in Buenos Aires and trained in Jazz and other popular music styles for about 5 years. At the same time I graduated with a Bachelors degree in music production and recording (Centro de Arte y Tecnología).

Hello! I'm Danijela, and I’m passionate about sharing the joy of music with others. I hold a Master’s degree from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and bring over a decade of teaching experience to my work as a private instructor and music school educator.

Rachel Leader (she/her) is violin/fiddle and clawhammer banjo teacher and performing artist based in Western Massachusetts. Initially trained in classical violin through the Suzuki method, Rachel has expanded her expertise to traditional genres including folk, old-time, country, Cajun, bluegrass, klezmer, Greek, and Balkan music.

Hello, my name is Manu. I’m a bass player, multi-instrumentalist and producer. As a solo artist (Saë), my career has led me to work for internationally renowned artists such as: Alan Braxe from Stardust The Supermen Lovers Oden & Fatzo When I'm not teaching, I work on my own project (Saë) and collaborate with internationally renowned artists such as Alan Braxe, The Supermen…

Shortly after graduating from the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) at Musicians Institute in 1991, I was able to make a living as a musician, giving guitar lessons during the day, and playing gigs with various bands at night. After a few years of this, I got a little tired of the gigs, but I never got tired of the teaching.

I have 10 years of experience teaching privately and have been taking private music instruction for most of my life. I graduated from Michigan State University in 2015 with a bachelors degree in Jazz Studies. I studied under the great Rodney Whitaker of Jazz Lincoln Center fame and Randy Napoleon who is most known for his work with Freddy Cole.

I offer coaching in voice, piano and guitar for singers, and songwriting. I work from a holistic methodology, incorporating elements of theoretical knowledge, ear training, performance technique, body awareness, mindfulness, creativity, and improvisation into my coaching sessions.