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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: |
Elise Schauer |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Flute, Piccolo ($25/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Penn Hills |
| Description: |
Elise Schauer recently returned to Pittsburgh after completing her Master of Music degree in Flute Performance at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, studying with John Bailey. Elise earned her Bachelor of Music degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia, studying with Beth Chandler, after having grown up in Annapolis Maryland. She has participated in many competitions, including those at the National level, has won awards for her flute playing, and has performed in many prestigious masterclasses. Elise recently had her first article published in Flute Talk, a leading American flute magazine.Elise began teaching private flute lessons while she was still in high school, coaching younger siblings of friends and other children in her neighborhood in Annapolis, and she has enjoyed teaching flute lessons ever since. Along with one-on-one instruction, Elise has experience coaching flute sections within larger ensembles and leading flute choirs of varying sizes, ages, and abilities. She celebrates the differences in her students’ interests, goals, learning styles, and personalities, while hoping to foster a love of the flute and most importantly, a love of music. |
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| Instructor: |
Jamie Tommarello |
| Focus Areas: |
Piano, Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Clarinet, Piano ($20/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Penn Hills |
| Description: |
Jamie Tommarello attended Seton Hill University, where she received a bachelors Degree in music; majoring in clarinet with a minor in piano. In her seventeen years of experience Jamie has played in the Westmoreland Symphonic Winds, St. Joseph Parish in Ohara Township and has been giving private instruction for the past two years. In addition to private lessons Jamie teaches K-8 music at St. John the Baptist School in Plum.
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Jane Grover |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Saxophone ($20/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Bridgeville |
| Description: |
Jane Grover was born in Vermont and discovered her passion for the saxophone at the age of ten. By the time she reached high school, she was recognized as one of the top saxophonists in New England. Soon after, Ms. Grover left Vermont to study with Paul Cohen at the Manhattan School of Music. As a 2003 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory she holds a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone with a Minor in Musicology. She has experience in the performance of solo, chamber, and ensemble music. Ms. Grover also has as an extensive background in music education, having taught music in public and private schools, community forums, and in her private studio. She has a special gift for working with children and adolescents, helping to bring out their own natural musicality and encouraging their self-expression by tailoring lessons to the individual needs of each student, regardless of age, skill, or experience level.
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| Instructor: |
Laura Arledge |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Flute ($22/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Gibsonia, Verona
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Laura is currently a music educator in the Hampton School District and has been teaching flute for ten years. She performs with the North Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra and the North Pittsburgh Quintet. She has also performed with the Westmoreland Symphonic Winds, the Westmoreland Choral Society, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, and the Plum Creek Chamber Orchestra. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Flute Performance and Music Education. Laura previously taught music in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
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| Instructor: |
Lenny Young |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Oboe |
| Locations: |
Bridgeville |
| Description: |
Lenny Young, in addition to being a sought-after collaborative artist and teacher, is Principal Oboe of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and McKeesport Symphonies He has worked with local composers and arrangers in productions for Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater, Point Park Conservatory and Pennsylvania Dance Theater. As a soloist, he composed and performed original music for Point Park Repertory Company’s productions of Knights Of The Round Table, The Third Lie and Death Of A Salesman. He worked extensively with Pittsburgh improvisation ensemble Dust & Feathers as well as with choreographers and visual artists. Currently, he plays in Duo Paginas with his wife, mezzo-soprano Raquel Winnica Young, and the two of them perform with pianist Corrine Adkins in Trio Serrano.
He holds BFA and MM degrees in music performance from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied oboe with Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, improvisation with Eric Kloss and composition with Reza Vali. He has taught at Carnegie Mellon and St. John Of God School. Mr. Young also sings with The Pittsburgh Camerata and the Professional Core group of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. On Sundays, he conducts the choir at Third Presbyterian Church in Shadyside. He believes that playing music is pure joy and loves imparting that feeling onto students at all levels, child to adult.
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| Instructor: |
Mary Beth Skaggs Malek |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Clarinet ($20/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Bridgeville |
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Mary Beth has been the principal clarinetist for the Pittsburgh Opera and the Pittsburgh Ballet orchestras for the past 15 years. She also performs in the tri-state area with Civic Light Opera, Canton Symphony, Wheeling Symphony and as extra with the Pittsburgh Symphony. She has taught on the faculties of Carnegie-Mellon, Seton Hill University, Geneva College, IUP and is currently serving on the faculty of West Liberty State College and the University of Pittsburgh. Mary Beth has a BM in performance from Northwestern University, a MM in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music and studied as a Fulbright Scholar in Vienna, Austria with the principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic. Mary Beth performs as soloist regularly in recital and with her chamber group, Airplay. She has over 20 years of teaching experience with ALL levels: beginner, advanced, college, and adult. Many of her students have gone on to conservatory, but her main goal is that each student does their best, enjoys the clarinet, and achieves a greater understanding and appreciation of music.
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| Instructor: |
Mike Menzietti |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Saxophone, Clarinet ($18.50/30 min) |
| Locations: |
Penn Hills |
| Description: |
Mike is currently the Director of Bands for the New Kensington-Arnold School District and has been teaching saxophone for 8 years. He is currently performing with The Keystone Wind Ensemble, The Macuga Big Band, and has performed with The Burgh Big Band and The Ageless Jazz Ensemble. Mike has studied with saxophonists Steven Mauk, Keith Young, Mike Dubaniewicz, and Chris Hemingway. He is a 2008 graduate of Ithaca College receiving a masters in Saxophone Performance and is a 2005 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelors degree in Music Education.
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| Instructor: |
Nicki Kuhn |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Flute ($20/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Gibsonia |
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Nicki is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and holds a BFA in Music Performance. She currently performs as a founding member of the Northern Light Flute Quartet. She serves on the Board of Directors and is Secretary of the Pittsburgh Flute Club. Nicki has conducted local high school students in the Noteworthy Flute Choir and the Aurora Flute Ensemble. She has taught privately in the Pittsburgh area for the past 18 years.
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Renate Sakins |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Oboe ($21/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Verona |
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Renate Sakins received her B.M. from Temple University, and attended Carnegie Mellon University in the M.M. degree program. Her teachers were Louis Rosenblatt and Cynthia DeAlmeida. Ms. Sakins is currently oboist and associate director of the Renaissance City Winds, principal oboist with the Westmoreland Symphony, and 2nd oboist with the Akron Symphony. She has appeared twice as soloist with the Westmoreland Symphony and was featured on WQED’s “Performance in Pittsburgh”. For two seasons she was co-principal oboist of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida under music director Michael Tilson Thomas. She has performed with the Pittsburgh, Columbus, Wheeling, Harrisburg, and Delaware Symphonies, at the Blossom and Cape May Music Festivals and has toured in Canada, Japan, and throughout Europe. Ms. Sakins is an adjunct instructor at Washington and Jefferson College, teaches at Pittsburgh’s Center for the Musically Talented, Carnegie Mellon Pre-College, and maintains a private teaching studio. Students Ms. Sakins has taught have been accepted as music performance and music education majors at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin College, Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, Indiana University (Bloomington), and Temple University. Ms. Sakins was born in Chicago and earned a B.S. in Medical Technology before pursuing music performance.
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| Instructor: |
Rick Matt |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Saxophone ($17/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Gibsonia, Penn Hills |
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Rick Matt is a 1999 graduate of Duquesne University with a B.A. in Music Therapy. He is one of the most in-demand sax players in the Pittsburgh area, performing with The Billy Price Band, The Balcony Big Band, No Bad JuJu, Sputzy and the Soul Providers and Dr. Zoot. He also has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, backing Tony Bennett and Johnny Mathis. Rick recently performed on the PBS Special "Disco Explosion," and has most recently been on tour with Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau band. He also maintains a private studio.
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Scott Albert |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Saxophone ($18/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Gibsonia |
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Scott is a graduate of Slippery Rock University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in music education and music therapy. He is currently finishing his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Gannon University. Scott is in his third year as a music educator in the Shaler Area School District. He has been a music educator in the public schools for 8 years in various cities. Scott has been teaching saxophone privately in various cities for the past 5 years. Scott has seen his private students be successful in PMEA District Honors Band, Allegheny Valley Junior and Senior High Honors Bands, and PMEA Elementary and Junior High District Bands. Scott enjoys playing the tenor saxophone. He loves helping students strive to be the best they can be with their talents!
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Shelly Long |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Flute ($18/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Bridgeville |
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Shelly earned a bachelor of music degree, magna cum laude, in music education with a concentration in flute from Westminster College, studying with David Tessmer. Currently, Shelly is the music teacher at Serra Catholic High School in McKeesport. She also teaches private flute at Sweetwater Center for the Arts in Sewickley. Shelly plays the flute and piccolo with the North Suburban Symphonic Band, North Suburban Woodwind Quintet, and Edgewood Symphony Orchestra. She is also on the board of directors for the Edgewood Symphony. Shelly is an active member of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and the National Flute Association. She has taught beginning, intermediate, advanced, and adult students privately for over six years.
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Susan Chambers |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Clarinet ($20/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Gibsonia |
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Susan received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Music from Carnegie-Mellon University with clarinet as her primary instrument under the instruction of Louis Paul (Pittsburgh Symphony principal clarinetist). As a young adult Susan toured Europe with the School Band of America and participated in various PMEA and regional Honors Bands. Her love for music continued in college through the CMU Kiltie Band and Sigma Alpha Iota Music Honorary Society. Susan’s students have been selected for numerous honors band including PMEA High School State, Regional and District Bands, PMEA Junior High Orchestra and Band, PMEA Elementary Band, Allegheny Valley Junior and Senior High Honors Bands, Northern Area Honors Band, Pittsburgh Diocesan North District and All-Star Bands. Additionally, Susan’s students have been honored by Duquesne University and received the United States Marine Band Scholarship. Susan still enjoys playing clarinet. Most recently she was primary clarinetist in La Roche’s Spring Performance of Fiddler on the Roof. Susan has over 34 years teaching experience with every level student. She is currently the band director at Saint Mary of the Assumption, Saint Athanasius and Saint Ursula. Susan strives to bring out the best in her students and nurture the musical abilities in all talent and skill levels.
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Suzanne Levinson |
| Focus Areas: |
Woodwind |
| Instruments: |
Flute ($18.50/30 minutes) |
| Locations: |
Bridgeville |
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Suzanne Levinson is a free-lance flutist and teacher, who has performed in Pittsburgh for the past 23 years. A specialist in chamber music and concertizing, she has given recitals and concerts in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Canada, including being heard on WQED-FM’s Performance in Pittsburgh. A 1983 graduate of Duquesne University’s Conservatory dept., Ms. Levinson studied with Bernard Goldberg & Julius Baker. She has been a private flute, piccolo, and piano teacher in the South Hills for the past 32 years. In addition to having done free-lance music & theatre reviews, Ms. Levinson is an avid arranger, transcriber, and composer, focusing on small chamber groups, particularly flute & cello. As a teacher, she believes that music enters a child’s or adult’s life for a reason, and whatever they do with it can be meaningful. The primary goal is to learn, improve, and be challenged, but also to have fun and be joyous.
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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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