MiPAC’s teachers include professional musicians and educators; graduates and students of the world’s best music conservatories; and even a Hollywood actor.
Here is a list-in-progress of our teaching roster. Check back often to meet more great musicians!
ARNOLD, Jason
Conductor (Wind Ens, Symph Band, Brass Ens); Tuba
MM Manhattan School of Music; Fairfield Univ; Sacred Heart Univ; Fairfield HS
ECKHARDT, Greg
Bassoon, Music History
Hartt School of Music
FURLAN, Julia
Piano, Accompanist, Piano Ensembles
McGill University
FURLAN, Peter
Jazz Ensembles, Saxophone, Flute
MA New York University; BA Rutgers University; Hartt School of Music; Founder/Artistic Director, Rockland Youth Jazz Ensemble; Bergen Community College; Bergen Catholic High School; Storm King School; Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society
FERGUSON, Claudia
Violin, Administration
Mozart Festival Orchestra, the UIW Orchestra, Tuesday Music Club Orchestra (San Antonio, Texas); Indiana University; Ithaca College
Garback, Jannah
Voice, Accompanist, Rep Choir
HOASHI, Keisuke
Acting, New Musical Workshop
Hollywood TV Actor; Crane School of Music; MS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kapanka, Corey
Guitar, Rock Bands
KITSON-ARNOLD, Elizabeth Flute, Rep Band
MM, Manhattan School of Music; Univ North Texas; Catskill, Utica, Wallingford Symphony Orchestras
KROHN, Garrett
French Horn, Jazz Bass
MM, Bowling Green; BM, Messiah College; Terra State Community College;
Long, Eric
Voice, Saxophone
Long, Jake
Percussion
MacFoz, Xavier
Guitar, Keyboards
MARTIN, Abagael
Voice, Music Librarian
BM Adrian College
MARTUCH, Timothy
Tuba, Composition
BM Adrian College; MFA Sound Production & Design, Art Institute
MITOFSKY NEUSS, Lara
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Reiki
San Francisco Conservatory; Colorado State University; Junior Lift Clarinet Academy
NAGAHATA, Hiroko
Piano
Michigan State University; Manhattan School of Music; Kobe College; Lyric Opera of Chicago
PALMER, Graham
Oboe, English Horn, Fiddle/Violin
University of Michigan
Palmieri, Valerie
Conductor (Orchestras)
Putman, Peter
Filmmaking, Videography, Photography
ROTH, Amanda
Violin, Viola, Electric Violin
Temple University; Longy School of Music; Philadelphia String Project; OWLchestra
Sauter, Russ Percussion
Snyder, Joe Cello
STRASSHOFER, Eric
Tuba, Jazz Ensembles
Adrian College
Stutzman, Joseph
Choirs, Theory, Conducting
THORNTON, Nick
Cello
University of St. Andrews (United Kingdom)
TOBIAS, Josh
Trombone
Oakland University
Vafeas, Paul Double Bass
Williams, Krista Trumpet
Wozniak, Stephen Audio Engineering
MORE TERRIFIC TEACHER INFO COMING SOON!