BRIAN GIBNEY is a local pro who has appeared in many noteworthy local bands.
Currently, he is with the popular HAIR OF THE DOG band, which does Celtic music, and plays from Saratoga…all the way to Ireland!
Brian is very popular with his students, and enjoys teaching most styles, including good old rock and roll.
RICK WERBLOW, a graduate of Syracuse University, and a veteran of 13 years of continuous road performance, teaches guitar, all styles, through advanced, piano through intermediate, as well as banjo, harmonica, and bass.
He has taught over 20,000 private lessons, and we think he’s getting the hang of it!
He’s also the owner of Burnt Hills Music.
TOM LANIEWSKI, a local music teacher and performer, has taught in places like Shenendehowa, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, and Schenectady High and Elementary Schools, as well play in various local bands like The Refrigerators, and the TL Quartet.
He teaches woodwinds like Saxophones, flutes and clarinets through advanced levels, and brasswinds like trumpet and trombone through intermediate levels. So if you are a student looking for help on your NYSSMA recital, or preparation for college, or an elementary student that need some extra help, or even (we love it!) an adult that wants to jam out, call us. Tom, our “gentle giant”, is your man!
DAN FOSTER is really a musicians’ musician. Playing Hendrix on the guitar note-for-note at 15, he walked into a Troy church and heard the organ. That was it. After persistent badgering, he got the organist to teach him. Graduating from Westminster Choir College,
Dan is the best vocal teacher and piano teacher in the area, especially for classical. He’s performed at CARNEGIE HALL many many times, and is the guy you’ll see sight-reading through level 6 material during NYSSMA auditions!