Mr. Anthony Anastasi
– Brass - BMus:
Cleveland State – Toni is a band director in the Cleveland
School System. His first teacher was his father who is below.
He later studied with Charles Couch of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Toni teaches private trumpet, trombone, French horn, and tuba
for us.
Mr. Vincent James Anastasi
– Brass
– BMus: Peabody Conservatory –
Jim has been a brass teacher for over thirty-five years and
an instructor at The Fairmount School for nine. He studied with
James Burke, principal trumpet of the Baltimore Symphony and
with Donald Reinhardt of Philadelphia.
Ms. Nicole Batson –
Voice –
MMus: Cleveland
Institute of Music and BMus: Capital University. Ms. Batson
has performed with Opera Columbus and the Columbus Symphony
Orchestra. She was recognized in 2002 for her dramatic portrayals
on the stage by the Ohio House of Representatives. Ms. Batson
taught previously in Columbus as a private voice instructor
and completed a combined two years intensive study in the
field of vocal pedagogy.
Mr.
Don Bosley - Guitars
- BMus:
Cleveland State University - Mr. Bosley currently
performs with Tricky-Dick and the Cover-Ups, as well
as for weekly services with the Gospel Choir at Rivers of Living
Waters Church. He has been teaching private guitar lessons for
three years and founded two student led ensembles at CSU: the
Electro-Acoustic Ensemble and the CSU Chamber Ensemble for New
Music. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, including
1 active duty deployment to Iraq and was Honorably Discharged
as a Sergeant.
Ms.
Sheela Das-
Flute-
BSci and BArts: Purdue University ˆ Ms.
Das performs in the Greater Cleveland Area with Inrish, an
Irish and Folk band that she founded. She is a Flute
Soloist at St. Dominic Church in Shaker Heights and has
recently been granted a Performance Scholarship to Cleveland
State University.
Mr.
Ray DeForest – Electric
and Upright Bass – Ray started playing electric
bass in 1968. He has since studied as an Upright Bass major
at Cuyahoga Community College, taking private lessons with Harry
Barnoff, principal Bassist, Cleveland Orchestra. He has played
with a variety of local bands as well as national acts including
Clark Terry (trumpet), Odean Pope (Sax Choir), and Johnny Johnson
(pianist with Chuck Berry).
Ms. Ann Marie Falcone – Clarinet – MMus:
University of Arizona and BMus:Northwestern University – Ann
Marie is a soprano and clarinet soloist at Euclid Avenue Congregational
Church. She has been teaching private clarinet lessons for
thirteen years. Her students’ accomplishments include
being members of the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphonies, CYO,
and the CMSS Orchestra and some have continued on into college
to major or minor in music. She coaches students in chamber
groups, is Director of Education at The Fairmount School of
Music, and writes a monthly clarinet newsletter for her studio..
Mr. Thomas Haywood Jr. – Drums – Tom
is a twenty-something old trap set drummer who
has been playing seriously for the last 9 years. He is a 2004
Musicians' Institute (PIT) graduate, who has had the opportunity
to play, record, and/or tour with independent, as well as major
label talent. Thomas teaches a wide range of
styles that includes Latin and jazz to double bass drumming.
Feel free to check out his website for tracks of his playing
at http://www.myspace.com/thomashaywoodjr
Ms.
Jackie Herrick - Piano
- MMus: Cleveland State and BMus: Cleveland State - Jackie
has taught piano to all levels of students for fifteen years.
Ms. Herrick will be teaching for us on Mondays.
Mr. Dan Kish – Brass & Piano-
BMus: Kent State University – Mr.
Kish has been teaching private brass
and piano lessons since 1983. He teaches
adults and children. His success with young
people is due to his conscious effort
to relate to them at their level to help
them play well and have fun at the same time.
He teaches on Sundays for FSM.
Mr. Sandy Love - Guitar- MMus:
Wayne State University and BMus: Eastern Michigan University-
As an educator, Mr.Love has taught in the Detroit and Southfield
Public School systems. He has also taught at MaryGrove College,
Cranbrook Institute in West Bloomfield, Michigan and teaches
numerous private students. Mr. Love was the musical director
for Mo-Town's Miracles for two and half years performing at
concerts, clubs and doing local and national television shows.
He performs gospel with his group, The Gospel Connection and
popular music with his other group, The Love Connection.
Ms.
Libby Lubinger -
Dance - BA in dance: Brooklyn
College- Founder of the Fairmount Spanish Dancers, Libby is
a native of Brooklyn, New York where she studied ballet and
Spanish dance with Charlotte Steinberg and Lola Bravo. She moved
to Cleveland in 1969. Libby has choreographed extensively for
the company, has taught flamenco at the School of Cleveland
Ballet, and is an instructor at the Cleveland School of Dance.
In 1990, Libby received the Cervantes Award from Cleveland State
University for her contribution to Spanish culture. She will
teach Flamenco Dance beginning in January 2006.
Mr.
Michael McNamara - Guitars
- Mike performs
and teaches regularly at the House of Blues in Cleveland
and with Passport Project. He teaches a number of genres,
including classical, flamenco, blues and rock. He is
currently pursuing dual degrees in Composition and Classical
Guitar Performance at Cleveland State University.
Ms. Machelle McNeal
– Piano –
BA in Psychology and Philosophy: Cleveland State- With a solid
background in classical piano, Machelle branched out and performed
with her own jazz group for ten years. All of her students play
on the Fairmount Music recitals and are encouraged to memorize
every piece.
Mr.
Mike Miller - Guitar - Mike is currently studying
jazz guitar, theory and composition in the Cuyahoga Community
College Berklee transfer program. Mr. Miller is a guitarist
who participated in the finals of the 2006 high school
rock off. His former band, Sevant, was the first
high school act to play the House of Blues main stage.
He comes to FSM with two years of private teaching experience.
Mr.
Jonathan Morgan – Violin,
Viola - MMus: Cleveland
Institute of Music, BMus: Peabody Conservatory – Jonathan
was born into an unmusical but supportive family, and decided
to pursue the medium after being inspired by classical
music on the radio. His hard work led him to the institutes
listed above and to many summer music festivals, most notably
The Banff Centre where he held an artist residency and
orchestral fellowship. He has performed with the Toledo
Symphony and Erie Philharmonic and for three years, has
been teaching basic and intermediate violin and all levels
of viola. For more information visit his website: www.morviola.com
Ms.
Annmarie Mullis –
Violin – BMus:
Cleveland State University- Annmarie comes to us with seven
years of experience as a violin instructor. She currently is
completing her Masters Degree in violin performance from Cleveland
State University. She has been a sectional violin coach at Mentor
High School and a summer program teacher with the Florida West
Coast Symphony. Annmarie plays with the Youngstown Symphony
and will teach for us on Saturdays..
Mrs.
Kyung Namgoong – Piano- BMus:
California State University, Northridge – Kyung
finished the Music Teaching Credential Program at California
State in 2007 where she was a member of Pi Lambda Theta,
the Honor Society and Professional Association in Education.
She has taught private piano lessons for ten years. Her
Bachelors Degree is in piano pedagogy.
Mr.
Kevin Richards –
Guitars – BMus: Cleveland State –
Kevin is the founder and Executive Director of The Fairmount
School of Music. Passionate about bringing American Roots Music
into the Cleveland schools, he is the founder of Roots of American
Music, a non-profit organization that teaches American history
through the Blues, Bluegrass, Folk and Jazz. He also teaches
private guitar lessons in all styles.
Ms.
Inna Saakova –
Piano – BMus: Russian
State College of Music - Originally from Russia, Ms.
Saakova has been a private piano instructor since 1999.
She has taught at the Russian Municipal School of Music
and was the piano accompanist and choir director at Faith
Community Church in Stavropol. She is studying for her
Masters Degree in Piano and Composition at Cleveland
State University.
Mr. Chris Stolle - Children's Drum Class -
combined his interest in assisting people with special
needs and his love for drums when he became a facilitator
for The Rhythmic Arts Project. The “project” started
as a drumming class for people with disabilities; however,
it has now branched out to include children who are not
disabled. Mr. Stolle has worked with many children through
different schools, including Mayfield Heights Middle
School and Via-quest Behavioral Health of Ohio. He is
a graduate of the Musician’s Institute of Hollywood,
California and is the father of a 6-year-old son.
Mr. Chris Vandall – Percussion- MMus:
Hartt School and BMus: University of Akron – Chris
has taught all percussion instruments, jazz band and
concert band. He was an adjunct faculty member at Holyoke
Community College and has maintained a private studio
in Chagrin Falls for three years. He has played with
the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, the Cuyahoga
Valley Youth Ballet, and at Playhouse Square.
Ms.
Deborah Van Kleef –
Guitar – BA in English: York University.
Deborah has taught guitar at Fairmount for ten years. Pete Seeger
performed Ms. Van Kleef’s song, “The Great Fast
Food Strike,” at the historic Carnegie Hall concert marking
the fiftieth anniversary of Smithsonian Folkways Records. Deborah
also teaches history through music for Roots of American Music.
For the past 20 years Deborah has performed as a folk singer
throughout Northeast Ohio, and in New York and California.
Mr. Stuart Vokes
– Guitar –
MMus: Cleveland Institute of Music and BMus: University of North
Texas – Stuart has been teaching classical and flamenco
guitar to students of all ages for nine years. He is a member
of The Fairmount Spanish Dancers where he sings and accompanies
the troupe.
Mr. Rob Williams
- Saxophones, Flute, and Clarinet – Rob
has performed and recorded for 12 years with the Swing Lizards
and traveled widely with the Mike Patrone Quartet. He also
does educational performances in many Cleveland area schools
with ROAM and Young Audiences.
