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Johnstonbaugh's Music Centers
North
4375 Gibsonia Road
PO Box 150
Gibsonia, PA 15044
724.444.5660
724.444.5670 Fax
East
5786 Saltsburg Road
Verona, PA 15147
412.793.6631
412.798.0487 Fax
South
Chartiers Valley
Shopping Center
1025 Washington Pike
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412.221.2990
412.838.0800 Fax
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| Instructor: |
Alan Skwarla |
| Focus Areas: |
Brass |
| Instruments: |
Trumpet ($18/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Gibsonia |
| Description: |
Alan is a professional trumpet player with over 35 years performing and teaching experience. He is a graduate of Duquesne University School of Music where he majored in trumpet. He was a public school music teacher for 16 years and has been a private teacher for more than 35 years. Alan has performed with groups including the Pittsburgh Opera Workshop, the Bucco Band, and house bands at the Twin Coaches and Holiday House. He has recorded with his own Latin ensemble, Algo Latino, and with jazz, rock, classical, dixieland, Latin, swing, theatrical and top-40 groups throughout the region. Alan has also performed at major venues including Heinz Hall, Carnegie Music Hall, Byham Theatre, Mellon Arena, Three Rivers Stadium, Starlake (Post-Gazette) Amphitheater, the Amphiteater in Sation Square, Pitt Stadium, Syria Mosque, and The Balcony nightclub. |
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| Instructor: |
Bob Timmins |
| Focus Areas: |
Brass |
| Instruments: |
Trumpet ($20/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Bridgeville |
| Description: |
Mr. Timmins earned a B.S in Music Education and a Master of Music Education degree from Duquesne University. He has been playing trumpet professionally and teaching privately for 37 years. Mr. Timmins completed a 30-year career as an instrumental music teacher in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District in 1999. Since that time he has been employed at Duquesne University as Assistant Marching Band Director. He is also the Director of the Summer Music and Arts Camp at Chatham College. Mr. Timmins performs regularly on trumpet, piccolo trumpet and cornet.
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| Instructor: |
Bob Tupper |
| Focus Areas: |
Brass |
| Instruments: |
Trombone ($20/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Bridgeville |
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Bob is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in addition to Pennsylvania teaching certification. He currently teaches music in the Peters Township School District and plays with groups including the River City Brass Band, Pittsburgh Opera and McKeesport and Westmoreland Symphonies.
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| Instructor: |
Gonzalo Fernandez |
| Focus Areas: |
Brass |
| Instruments: |
Trombone ($20/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Gibsonia |
| Description: |
Gonzalo Fernandez holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Trombone Performance from Ponti_cia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, and a Master’s Degree from Carnegie-Mellon University, where he also held a performance residency. He has studied with Peter Sullivan, Principal Trombone of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO), Steven Witser, Assistant Principal Trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra, the late Byron McCulloh, Bass Trombone with the PSO, and various members of the Orquesta Filarm%F3nica de Santiago, Chile. His performance credits include the Westmoreland, Johnstown, Pittsburgh Festival and McKeesport symphony orchestras as well as a number of symphony orchestras in Chile and Argentina.
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| Instructor: |
Josh Boudreau |
| Focus Areas: |
Brass |
| Instruments: |
Trumpet ($25/30 min) |
| Locations: |
Gibsonia |
| Description: |
After studying under trumpet masters such as Charles Schlueter (Boston Symphony) and William Vacchiano (New York Philharmonic), Josh became the principal trumpet for Altoona Symphony, Butler Symphony, and the Academy Chamber Orchestra. In addition to his active work as a professional musician Josh has been teaching private lessons since 1995.
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| *Act 33/34 Clearance Teacher* This means that the teacher has received Act 33/34 Clearances from the State of Pennsylvania. Act 33/34 Clearances are designed to ensure that people who work with children have a record clear of child abuse and crime. All schools in Pennsylvania require that teachers and school staff have Act 33/34 Clearances. In June of 2005, Johnstonbaugh’s Music Centers implemented a policy that all new teachers are required to have Act 33/34 Clearances. |
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