The Music Studio is now accepting applications and resumes from qualified, energetic music teachers.
Call (813) 782-4258 for details
Please be sure to read the Music Studio Policy
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We Offer Lessons For: |
Guitar
(acoustic, electric, bass)
Violin, Viola, Cello
Brass
Drums |
Piano
Voice
Woodwinds
Accordion |
Lessons are available Monday through Saturday, depending on the instrument.
Instrumental lessons are given in half-hour time blocks at a rate of $20 per half hour. One hour lessons can be scheduled upon request for $40 per lesson.
NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. SOME RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY.
Voice lessons are priced at $20 per half hour and $40 per hour.
Lesson fees are collected in advance, on the last lesson of the expiring month for the upcoming month. Accepted methods of payment are cash, check or credit/debit card (Payment made by credit or debit cards are subject to a handling fee).
Instrument rentals are available. Rates vary depending on the instrument.
Click here to read the Music Studio Policy |
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Rumores de la Caleta
Canarios(Canary Jig)
Amazing Grace
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Dean Johnson
Guitar, Bass Guitar,
Beginner Banjo, Mandolin,
Dobro
Performer/Instructor Dean Johnson
has over 30 years of guitar playing experience and has
performed with groups and as a soloist for the majority of
that time. He is the founder and owner of Dean Johnson Music
Studio and continues to do private guitar instruction at the
studio and in Tampa. He received his B.M. in Classical Guitar
performance from the University of South Florida under the tutelage of Prof. John Parris and Dr. Mark Switzer and in 1994
and 1996 was accepted as a performer/student to the Master
Class of Christopher Parkening, America’s foremost classical
guitarist. He has also studied with David Brandon, John Sutherland, Jose Luis Merlin, and Ricardo Cobo.
Dean has performed at the Tampa
Convention Center and has appeared as a guest soloist for the
Florida Orchestra Guild, WUSF Radio functions and Habitats for
Humanity. His wonderful playing is in demand at corporate
parties, dinners and weddings. Recently, he was honored to
perform at the Presidential residence at USF for an event held
in honor of Nobel prize winner and former President of Costa
Rica, Oscar Arias.
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Jon McCormick
Guitar - Substitute Teacher
Jonathan McCormick is a native Floridian that has played guitar for 10 years. He earned his Associates
Degree in Music from Hillsborough Community College and is currently auditioning schools in the area to
further his education. Jonathan has participated in the HCC classical guitar ensemble that has performed
around the bay area. He has also had the privilege of performing for the Hartline Public Art unveiling
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Jon McIntyre
Guitar Jon McIntyre takes great
pride in helping other people learn how to make music. He
has a B.M. in Classical Guitar Performance from Stetson
University in DeLand, Florida, where he was a student of Dr.
Stephen Robinson and participated in solo and ensemble
performances both in DeLand and regionally.
For the past five years
Jon has been a participant in the Stetson University
International Guitar Workshop. In addition to serving as an
aide and ambassador to the guest artists, he has performed
in master classes with artists such as Deniz Azabagic and
Nicholas Goluses.
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Bill Chamberlain
Piano, Theory,
Composition/Arrangement
Brass/Woodwinds/Percussion
(beg.-intermediate)
Born and raised in Springfield, MA, he played trumpet and
piano in secular/sacred settings during 8th-12th grades.
Military service was with the USMA Band, Field Music, West
Point, NY after which he received world-class training at The
Juilliard School, NY, NY (BM, MS, and all but dissertation for
the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in music composition with
minors in piano and conducting). He has an active Teaching
Certificate (FL#628298) and broad experience in both classroom
and individual settings at elementary, secondary
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Darla Sarlo
Piano by Ear Darla Sarlo has fourteen years of experience playing a
predominantly Floyd Cramer style piano by ear and performing
at school, at church, with family, at weddings, in nursing
homes, at special occasions, and at the prison chapel. Over
the years, she has instructed friends and family and is happy
with the chance to share her unique style to those interested
in playing without reading notes. Though a knowledge of chords
and a good ear helps, no experience is necessary to begin
lessons.
Darla’s repertoire, though mostly church hymns, also
consists of a few classical pieces, contemporary love songs
(such as movie theme songs from Disney’s “Beauty and the
Beast”, “The Mask of Zorro”, and “Couching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon”), and her own original compositions. However, she is
able to assist a student in learning almost any song. Her
style not only caters to fans of Floyd Cramer, but to any
piano enthusiasts who desire to learn basic skills that will
enable them to independently develop their own styles and
“pick out” styles of their own.
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Melissa Norris
Piano
Melissa Norris has been playing the piano for over 30 years. She has been involved in music education for the past 10 years and enjoys teaching piano & sharing a love for music. She was born & raised in Indiana & moved to Florida in 2004 with her husband & 4 daughters. She enjoys teaching piano & sharing with them a love for music. |
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Chris Romeo
Vocals
Chris Romeo, tenor, has been studying voice for over 4 years; but has been making music ever since the sixth grade. He has received his bachelor’s degree in Vocal Studies, and is currently working towards his Masters Degree in Vocal Performance at the University of South Florida. He has been performing in lead roles such as Don Jose in Bizet’s Carmen, Mr. Angel in Mozart’s Die Schauspieldirektor, and Eddie in Richard O’Brian’s The Rocky Horror Show. Other Performances include La Rondine, HAIR The Musical, Freedom Found the Opera; and multiple performances with the USF Chamber singers, Master Choral of Tampa Bay, and The Florida Orchestra Pop Singers. He has received multiple awards for his outstanding singing such as a nomination for the KCACTF Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship for his role as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Show, and the Jameson Kelly Memorial Scholarship for outstanding tenor. His voice teachers include: Dr. Brad Diamond (current), and Jerry Reynolds.
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Josef Trivette
Violin, Fiddle, Mandolin
Josef Trivette is pursuing a music education degree at Florida Southern College. His principal instrument is the violin but he is also proficient on the mandolin and plays both fiddle and mandolin with his bluegrass band, The Indian River Bluegrass Boys. Joseph has appeared on the main stage at the Florida Folk Festival. |
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Amanda Raber
Violin
Violinist Amanda Raber is an active musician in the Tampa Bay area as a teacher and performer of solo, chamber and orchestral music. Amanda is a graduate of Blake High School for the Performing Arts where she served as concertmaster and was the winner of the 2005 Concerto Competition. She now performs extensively at the University of South Florida. As an advocate of music of our time, she regularly performs works by student composers and faculty and has commissioned pieces from composers in the Tampa Bay area. She is an active member in the studio of Dr. Carolyn Stuart with whom she has studied for 4 years. She is now continuing her education at the University of South Florida as a graduate assistant and is studying with Monica Germino. Amanda has been a participant at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival from 2007-2009 studying with Dr. Carolyn Stuart and Kevin Lawrence. Amanda is also involved in the field of Arts Administration, and she has served as the Executive Director of the Robert Helps Composition Competition and Festival and the Rutenberg Chamber Music Competition and Festival for the last 3 years. As an educator Amanda has taught privately for 6 years.
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Ashley Fowler
Voice
Ashley Fowler has been singing her whole life. She currently is a Junior in the voice studio of Dr. Jaworski at the University of South Florida. While she enjoys performing, Ashley loves teaching and sharing her love of music with others. After she earns her Bachelors degree in Music Education she plans on working towards a Masters in Voice Performance. Ashley's music interests include everything from pop music to opera. Her recent performances include the role of Carrie in Rogers and Hammerstein's Carousel, a chorus member in Puccini's La Rondine, and many performances in her voice studio and choir at USF.
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Shane French
Guitar
Shane French is a native Floridian who picked up the guitar well before the age of ten. After spending his youth deciphering classic rock songs by ear, he studied music theory with Berklee educated musician Ted Monroe.
Shane began performing in bands in the Tampa Bay area after high school and eventually co-founded the internationally acclaimed band Teer. During the 1990’s and 2000’s he gained the reputation of being a solid rock guitarist and was sought out to fill guitar positions in several touring bands. Highlighting his career as a touring musician was a stint in Jon Oliva’s Pain, the solo project of Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s mastermind. The band performed at many large European metal festivals, some of which were attended by crowds of over 50,000. Shane was endorsed by Dean Guitars in 2007.
Shane currently lives in Zephyrhills and is currently working on material for several recording projects. He specializes in teaching rock and metal guitar with an emphasis on technique (speed and sweep picking) and theory.
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