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Mr. Kristofer Spike: Piano ($37.50)Wednesday, Thursday, SaturdayKris has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and also a licentiate
diploma in piano performance from Trinity College, London. As well as performing the standard classical
repertoire, Kris has diversified into many different styles of music as performer, composer and arranger. His
teaching philosophy is based on the belief that all students deserve to be taught in a way that sequential,
logical and thorough. After making sure that students have a firm grasp of the basics Kris is able to tailor his
approach to match the interests of the student and work towards achieving their goals and musical aspirations. As
an active composer Kris places great importance on developing a working knowledge of music theory and being able
to incorporate that into practical music performance. Examples of Kris's composing and performing can be heard on
his YouTube channel. |
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Mr. Eric Poe: Piano ($36.50) and Voice ($36.50)Tuesday, ThursdayEric Poe is a passionate individual who's studied both music and communication at Aurora University and is translating that experience into teaching aspiring minds here at Naperville Music Academy. They have been singing for over 10 years in a variety of settings as well as playing piano for almost 3 years. They strive to help in creating learning environments that are playful yet rewarding so that our students can enjoy themselves as they practice and gain experience. Eric is a confident personality that not only wants to see their students succeed, but also wants to instill the same passion for learning music that was given to them at an early age. Eric welcomes any age and level when it comes to teaching and looks forward to seeing their students grow musically as we collaborate and learn. |
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Mr. Josh Hylland: Piano ($36.50)Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ThursdayJosh Hylland has been a member of NMA faculty for 3 years now teaching piano, guitar, and drums. He is a member
of Music Teacher National Association, and of Naperville Chapter ISMTA, and is active in preparing his piano
students for IL State Piano Exam. He also created the curriculum for NMA Merit Certificate Exam in drums. In
addition, Josh’s students had great success at IMA Competition in the previous years, many of whom brought home
trophies, placing among the top 3 competitors in their class. |
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Mr. Roman Maroz: Piano ($36.50)SaturdayRoman Maroz is a professional musician and multi-instrumentalist originally from Belarus. In young age, being inspired by his father playing guitar, Roman studied drums, guitar, and piano and graduated with Master’s Degree in Music. He had an opportunity to perform with many different world-famous artists such as, Jose Carreras, Michele Legrand, Al di Meola, Robbin Gibb (Bee Gees) and the others, and participated in different music festivals, competitions and worked in the recording studios. |
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Ms Jenna Hintz: Voice ($37.50) and Piano ($37.50)Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, SaturdayShe still performs regularly while at the same time finding immense fulfillment in passing along the fundamental elements of music, such as technique, theory and pedagogy, to her students. She has been fortunate enough to not only watch her students grow and expand musically, but she also has seen firsthand the astounding effects a musical education can have on every aspect of a child or adult’s life. |
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Ms Emma Kaminski: Voice ($36.50) and Piano ($36.50)Wednesday, FridayEmma Kaminski is a multi-instrumentalist who holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Business from Elmhurst College with a minor in Music Production. She has started working towards a Master of Arts from Berklee College of Music.
She loves to play and sing anything from musical theatre to classical to jazz to pop. She is as comfortable on a stage performing a Schumann lied or a Britney Spears hit.
Throughout her journey in music, Emma has studied voice under Brenda Lualdi and Donna Peterson-Tallman, piano with Michael Mongolis and Soyoung Kee, and composition under John Dorhauer. |
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Mrs. Mila Taylor: Piano ($37.50)Monday, Thursday, SaturdayAfter graduation she was accepted to the Rostov College of Arts where she earned a bachelor degree in Music
Education and Piano Performance. Mrs. Taylor learned Piano in the class of professor Valeria Varshavskaya -
graduate of the Moscow conservatory, an outstanding pianist and teacher, a colleague and a close friend of
Sviatoslav Richter - one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. |
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Mr. Matt Kavanaugh: Piano ($36.50)Monday, Wednesday, FridayMatt Kavanaugh is a multi instrumentalist from Naperville, Il who has been playing, studying, and performing
music throughout the last 15 years. In 2017, he graduated from Elmhurst College, where he studied guitar with
Frank Portolese, Mike Pinto, and Neal Alger, and piano with Frank Caruso and Mark Streder. |
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Mr. Jake Foland: Piano ($31)Tuesday, WednesdayJake Foland is a 26 year old musician, and has been playing his whole life. Coming from a musical family, Jake taught himself how to play the drums and guitar at a young age. Jake has also studied under various teachers on various instruments at various times, which included attending music school to attain more technical knowledge of the art. He mainly studied theory and composition, as well as piano, percussion, and voice. With the healthy balance of passion and technicality, Jake Foland always puts on an outstanding performance. Jake also has several years of teaching experience, with a mindset focused on providing the best musical education for each student, tailored to their individual needs. |
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Mr. Andrew Ryan: Piano ($31)Friday, SaturdayAndrew Ryan is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore, MD, who is currently studying music. He has been a part of several jazz, funk, and RnB groups in Baltimore, Boston, and Chicago. Growing up Andrew studied under Peter Hazzard of Berklee College of Music. With over 10 years of experience of playing drum set, bass, guitar, and piano, Andrew wants to help students progress through their musical journey. |
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Ms Vera Pelin: Piano ($37.50)Tuesday, Thursday, FridayVera Pelin is a pianist from Republic of Moldova. She has been playing piano, harpsichord and organ for 19 years and been teaching voice and piano for seven. She has a Bachelor of Music from the National University of Music in Bucharest, Romania, in piano performance. She has performed at festivals in Hungary, Romania and her home country, and has played in recitals in performance halls in both Romania and Moldova. She participated in national piano and chamber music competitions. She also has been a member of choirs from a young age: choir "Vocile primaverii" R. Moldova, choir "Rapsodia" R. Moldova, music ensemble of folk music "Dor dorulet" R. Moldova and several church choirs. |