Lessons Available
Piano
Voice
Guitar
Drums
children - adults
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Diane Gwynn McWhorter - Founder/Voice & Piano
Diane Gwynn McWhorter has had a passion for music since she was 3 ½ years old and her mother brought home a baby grand piano. She enjoys sharing with her students her boundless enthusiasm for the joy of music. Diane founded DIANE GWYNN’S STUDIO OF MUSIC in order to provide a joyful, nurturing environment for students to learn the art of playing an instrument. The studio is dedicated to providing lessons in a stress-free, encouraging atmosphere so each child or adult progresses at their own pace. Diane feels that any involvement in music making can be beneficial mentally, emotionally, physically and socially.
Diane is passionate about sharing the knowledge she has accumulated through years of performing and teaching. She weaves piano lessons into her voice lessons so that all voice students are accomplished singers and can play the piano.
Many of her students are attending Bak Middle School of the Arts, and Dreyfoos School of the Performing Arts. Some of her students have majored in music and are now pursuing careers as professional singers. She is delighted that recently some of her students have performed on Broadway and Carnegie Hall.
Diane is a Lyric Soprano and has performed with The New York Grand Opera, Opera Theatre of New York, The Miami Opera, The Orlando Opera and the Palm Beach Opera Companies. Some of her roles include Musetta (La Boheme), Pamina (The Magic Flute), Giannetta (The Elixir of Love) and Marguerite (Faust). She was a finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Company’s regional auditions and a semi-finalist in Sarah Caldwell’s American/Israel Foundation Competition. She had the privilege of performing the role of Kate Pinkerton in the opera Madame Butterfly in Central Park.
Her roles in the Broadway repertoire include: Eliza Doolittle/My Fair Lady, Maria/West Side Story, Marian/The Music Man and Maria/The/Sound of Music to name a few.
While performing in New York, Diane directed and performed her own One-Woman-Show off Broadway. She attended The University of Florida and Peabody Conservatory of Music and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance. She was selected as Miss Palm Beach County and Miss University of Florida. Diane is a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She is a member of Palm Beach County Music Teachers Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing and Music Teachers National Association. |
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Elisa James - Holistic Vocal Coach
Elisa has been a professional singer and entertainer for more than 25 years. Beginning as a dancer, acrobat and trapeze artist, she became a singer at 17 years old and has toured the world singing, recording and touring for the past 20 years.
Elisa was a well known session singer for TV and radio jingles in Australia and worked as a session singer and recording artist in Amsterdam for 8 years writing and recording for famous European Pop artists.
She has her own unique syllabus: HAPS - The Holistic Approach to Practical Singing and holds workshops for children and adults to help them explore their whole voice using body, mind and spirit.
She has successfully trained children for the Bak audition and will be holding special Bak preparation workshops in December and January at the studio.
www.elisajames.com/vocalcoaching
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Bruce Reynolds - Guitar
Bruce Reynolds is a musician, songwriter, guitar instructor, and owner of Cambay Recording Studios. Bruce has been involved with music since the 1960’s when he first caught “Beatlemania.”
Bruce teaches acoustic, electric and bass guitar. His commitment to teaching music is to create a positive, fun atmosphere for the student to learn their instrument, while still offering a solid base of technique and music theory. In his experience, he has discovered that the more the student enjoys playing, the more the student will practice. Music should be fun!
He has taught at St. Joseph’s School of the Performing Arts and various guitar studios for over twenty years. He shares his love of music and his knowledge of guitar with children and adults of all ages.
Bruce also works with various singers and musicians at Cambay Studios to record audition and demo CD’s. He often does the sound engineering for local community theaters and dance recitals.
Guitar lessons are recommended for ages 7 and up and you will be playing songs after your first lesson! Lessons are designed to be fun and challenge your ability. |
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Peilin Ko - Piano and Voice
Peilin Ko received a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Hobe Sound Bible College and holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She teaches now at the Preparatory Department of Palm Beach Atlantic University and serves as the Chairman of the Piano Division. She is a member of the Palm Beach County Music Teachers Association and is also a staff accompanist at Palm Beach Community College.
Peilin provides a well-rounded, positive atmosphere for her students to learn their instrument. She incorporates music theory and solid technique into a fun and enjoyable lesson. |
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Samantha Magill Audsley - Piano
Born in Toronto Canada, Samantha studied with the Royal Conservatory of Music from the age of 5 through early adulthood and is now bringing her experience in classical piano training to Florida. As part of the course curriculum of the Royal Conservatory, Samantha performed in many piano concerts and young Kawanis piano festivals all throughout the southern part of Ontario in the 80's and early 90's.
The early teachings of piano, dance and musical theatre led Samantha to develop her talents as an acoustic singer/songwriter in the indie rock and folk scene. After moving to San Francisco, California in 1995, Samantha began a part time music career on the West Coast performing for many audiences. Her talent led her to successful musical projects with an assortment of musicians from around the world.
Samantha now lives in Delray Beach Florida with her husband and plans to continue teaching and performing music in the community. With a positive and enthusiastic outlook on life, Samantha hopes to assist in the development of young musicians from all walks of life.
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Julie Cleveland - Piano
Julie Cleveland, born and bred in Boston, has been playing the piano for over 35 years. In 1990 she founded the Cape Ann Piano Studio in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where she taught piano, composition, theory, and improvisation for 13 years. Ms. Cleveland has also worked for many community music and private schools as a private piano instructor in both after-school and during-school programs. Julie Cleveland moved to Florida in 2007 and offers her expert teaching skills in studios in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and in Delray/Boynton Beach, or in students’ homes (dependent on location).
Ms. Cleveland earned her master’s degree at New England Conservatory of Music, where she specialized in both classical and jazz composition and performance. She has composed several works for solo piano and chamber ensemble. Before attending graduate school, Cleveland earned her BA with honors in music at Bard College, where she apprenticed with internationally renowned composer and pianist Joan Tower.
Cleveland has studied injury-preventive piano technique with virtuoso pianist Barbara Lister-Sink, the Alexander Technique with Corinna Trabucco, and acting with H. Richard Greene’s Actors Lab at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles. Julie Cleveland is also an accomplished actor, editor, and writer.
teaching philosophy
Learning to play the piano, for both young and old, is a challenging yet greatly rewarding and enjoyable life experience.
In every lesson my goal as teacher and mentor is to fully support each student’s individual creativity, personal discoveries, and real joy at the piano.
In every lesson I teach:
- injury-preventive piano technique
- good posture and alignment as foundation for excellent technique
- traditional, “classical” repertoire plus jazz and blues, pop, movie, and Broadway hits
- music theory, ear training, sightreading, composition, and improvisation
I encourage all students of all ages and levels to improvise at the piano because all musical explorations are valid and contribute to a well-rounded music education.
www.clevelandpianostudio.com
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Jonathan C. Genck - Drums
Jonathan has spent many years refining his craft as a Drum/Guitar teacher with advanced study around the country, including the University of Miami. While sharing the stage with some of the music business greats, his command of rhythm makes any musical style come alive. In addition to playing live, Jonathan is in demand as an accomplished studio drummer and producer
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