Chris McKenney
Guitar

Hailing from New Hampshire originally, Chris McKenney somehow obtained an English degree despite playing guitar non-stop for four years. He continued this practice after college by becoming a guitar instructor and member of several local bands which have garnered various levels of success. Chris stresses the importance of 'musicianship' over'guitar playing' and strives to impart a love for honest rock and roll to his students. His current musical project is a four piece rock band called the Gadget Green. Based in Boston, the Green incorporates all of their musical loves into one ridiculous melting pot.

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Nichole Polizzi
Voice Teacher

Berklee honors graduate who has been a choral director in the Boston Public School System and enjoys teaching students of all ages. She specializes in pop, R&B and musical theater. A versatile singer, songwriter and performer comfortable teaching in a wide variety of styles

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Lou Ulrich
Electric Bass

Berklee College of music grad and founding member of the band Groovasaurus, two-time winner of the Boston Music Awards Best Local Rock Band 95'-96', Lou has also toured throughout the US and Europe with veteran blues acts such as the Radio Kings, Susan Tedeschi, Toni Lynn Washington and Sherman Robertson.

He has appeared on numerous recordings, most notably, Chris Smither, Peter Mulvey, Rose Polenzani, Anita Suhanin and Tim Gearan.

Emphasizing ear training, theory and harmony, he welcomes students of all ages and abilities.

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Tim Rowell
Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele & Dulcimer

Tim Rowell has been playing banjo for more than 30 years.  Having been heavily influenced as a young lad by Pete Seeger and a whole bunch of wonderful musicians from the Hudson River Valley, Tim eventually discovered a deep affection for southern Appalachian string band music.

During college Tim was taken under the wing of a fine banjo player from the Ozarks by the name of Steve Mote.  In addition to playing, Tim developed a love of teaching.  Winner of several awards from the Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contest, Tim also has a bachelor's degree in music composition as well as having survived a bunch of theory classes from the Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles.

You can catch Tim playing around town with his old-time string band, Jubilee Mule. In addition to banjo, Tim teaches beginning music lessons for mandolin, ukulele, dulcimer, and piano.
 
You can also find Tim at these sites:

http://www.timrowell.com/
http://www.jubileemule.com/
http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/home.asp?id=7336
http://www.youtube.com/user/clawhammerTim
http://www.twitter.com/clawhammertim

Cathy Mason
Violin

Cathy received her Masters Degree from the Child Study Department at Tufts University, where she also minored in music. She has worked for years as a teacher, tutor and clinician and in recent years, has melded her teaching skills with her musical interests and has been teaching fiddle students and conducting workshops, including Culture for Kids at Passim and The New England Folk Festival.

Cathy performs at dances and other events all over the East coast and South with her bands, The Rhythm Method String Band, Grand Bois Cajun Band and The Dead Sea Squirrels, as well as with other musicians. She has won at the Lowell Fiddle and Banjo contest, and been on the staff at several dance/music camps.

For the past 13 years, she has been studying and playing southern fiddle styles, including Appalachian and the Cajun and Creole music of Southwest Louisiana. She has studied Cajun and Appalachian fiddle with a number of traditional and revival master musicians from both areas.

http://cathymason.com/grandbois/index.html

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Ryan Taylor
Guitar

Ryan is a fusion-based guitarist from Ashland, MA.  He attended Berklee for a year and left to pursue aspirations with a band. He has been teaching private guitar lessons for 7 years and has honed a method that is easy to understand, fun to learn, and practical to use.

His approach is geared toward the individual as he caters to taste and objectives. Whether learning hot blues licks or learning a song directly off of an album, each lesson is open to one’s desired direction.

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Joe Peck
Guitar & Drums

He has been playing and performing music since age 11. He started his musical career as a hired drummer for various bands, doing multiple tours down the east coast. Joe's musical tastes vary from classic rock, jazz, metal, blues, bluegrass and folk. Joe can currently be seen performing with the band Dank Jankum as well as various solo acoustic performances.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w9VmFP3BdU

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Greg Reinauer
Bass Guitar

Greg has never had a job that didn't involve music and/or children.  A Berklee grad with a degree in performance, his strengths as a bass player and musician parallel his strengths as a teacher:  listening, communication, passion, flexibility, focus, creativity, and a love for what he does.  Greg approaches each teaching situation as a unique experience, listening and adapting to each students individual needs, motivation, and interest. His band, Melodeego, is on a mission to "add new spiritual and artistic potency to the movement toward a sustainable future."

www.melodeego.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHP7i3Q9kcs 

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