Piano Studies
 PIANIST AND ORGANIST Jeb Dennis began piano study at seven after being able to play back any music heard on radio and recordings. At eleven, he enrolled at Silvermine School of Music in Norwalk, Connecticut. Surrounded by a legacy dating back to the early 1900’s, he studied with founder Juliet Shaw and daughter Sandra Shaw-Murphy. By eleven he had settled permanently into the standard and bravura repertory. Jeb started university-level study first in Connecticut at age 15 with Karen Shaw, Professor of Piano at Indiana University-Bloomington's Jacob School of Music (and other daughter of Juliet Shaw). He later received a Bachelor in Piano Performance at Indiana, guided by Dr. Shaw, and continued post-collegiate study with her. Jeb's GREATEST musical inspiration is connecting with audiences through lectures and deepening their listening experiences. Outside music-making, Jeb is a Board member of The Clover Hill School in Connecticut, a start-up Waldorf education program.
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Piano Studies
Joan Forsyth, DMA, pianist, holds a Master’s Degree from the Juilliard Schoolin piano performance and a Doctorate from Rutgers University. She has over twenty years of teaching experience, having taught both privately and for such institutions as New York University and Concordia College. For four years she served as the Director of the Concordia College Music Preparatory Department. Mrs. Forsyth takes a special interest in early childhood education and completed her Suzuki Piano training at the Suzuki Institute West (San Francisco), where she was assitant to Dr. Suzuki and Mme. H. Katoka. She is the Chairman and founder of the Bronxville center of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, and a past Chairman of the Westchester-Rockland-Putnam Music Teachers Association. She is presently a board member and Program Chairman of that organization, and Co-Director of Education and Outreach for the New Jersey Guild of Composers.
Inquire about lessons with Joan Forsyth Ms. Forsyth is also an active performer, both as soloist and chamber musician. She has made appearances at such venues as the Kennedy Center, Merkin Hall and Weil Recital Hall, as well as tours of Europe, Japan and South America. Her playing has been broadcast on WNYC, WFAS, RAI (Italy), Vermont Public Radio, and New York Public Radio. She is Artistic Director of the Willoughby Music Festival in Vermont and has appeared as soloist with the Westchester Chamber Orchestra and the Westchester Philharmonic. Joan Forsyth has recorded for CRI, Soundspells, and Furious Artisans. Locations:
In-Home: Northern Westchester Studios: Mount Vernon, Bronxville Affiliations: National Guild of Piano Teachers Music Teachers National Association New York State Music Teachers Association Westchester-Rockland-Putnam Music Teachers Association |
Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
 Jason Jacob received his Bachelor of Music from UMKC Music Conservatory and went on to receive his Masters Degree in Music Performance at the Rudi E Scheidt School of Music where he studied with Lily Afshar. He is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at SUNY Purchase with Frederic Hand. Jason is passionate about teaching guitar to all ages. He has received Suzuki guitar training at the Frank Longay Conservatory of Guitar and is qualified to teach the method to children as young as three years old and older. He also teaches a wide variety of musical genres ranging from classical, rock, blues, metal, and folk. He encourages his students to find their musical voice through their own personality, aptitude and individuality.
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Locations:
In-Home: Northern Westchester
Studios: Goldens Bridge, White Plains |
Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
 Katty Mayorga studied classical guitar with studied with Peter Press and Jon LaRotonda, and currently completing a Master's Degree in classical guitar performance at Purchase College with Frederic Hand. Ms. Mayorga is experienced in teaching a variety of musical genres including classical, rock, blues, jazz and metal. For beginner students, Katty follows the GBS curriculum which includes elements of the Suzuki Guitar School, the RGT/LCM (London College of Music) examination repertoire, and the RCM (Royal Conservatory) repertoire. As a result of her training and teaching experience, she is able to present the technique of classical guitar in a way that it is interesting, challenging and rewarding for her students, while still insisting on a solid foundation of good technical practice and sight-reading developement. Students are encouraged to discover and express their unique musical personalities through tonalization and a love of the repertoire. Locations:
In-Home: Northern Westchester
Studio: South Salem
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 Gregg Sulzer is a drummer, composer and piano player. He has been teaching and playing music since graduating from Purchase College with a BFA in Music Composition, after starting out in the Percussion Performance program. Since that time he has played and recorded with numerous artists including Arlen Roth (Hot Licks & Paul Simon), Capitol recording artist Amy Corriea, Alligator recording artist Adam Hirsh, Touchwood recording artists The Erratics, and CMP recording artist Andy Rinehart, to name a few. He was an original cast member of the off-Broadway show Fallen Angel starring Cory Glover of Living Color and has appeared on television in the house band on the Carolyn Ray show on NBC. Locations:
In-Home: Northern Westchester
Studio: Redding, CT
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 Drums & Percussion
Justin Wolf graduated with a BM in Percussion Performance from William Paterson University in 2006 and is currently in pursuit of a MM at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music. In addition to performing frequently with the world renowned New Jersey Percussion Ensemble and freelancing with orchestras in New York and New Jersey, Justin is also a member of the Iktus percussion quartet. This combination of performing opportunities allows him to exercise his expertise in all styles of drum set and classical percussion as well contemporary music. His interest in new music has led him to premiere works by several prominent composers, including Stuart Saunders Smith and Ron Mazurek, and he has performed at festivals, concerts and conventions all over the United States.
Locations:
In-Home: Northern Westchester
Studios: None
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Piano Studies, Clarinet, Recorder
 Born in Tokyo, Japan, Akari Yamamoto is an active freelance clarinet player and teacher currently based in New York City. In addition to her frequent orchestral engagements, she is an avid chamber music player and a member of the Eastern Winds woodwind quintet, a recent winner of the Artists International 2005 Young Artists Chamber Music Award. She attended the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo where she earned her BM. Upon graduation, she was awarded a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship and moved to New York in 2000 to further her music studies at SUNY at Purchase where she earned her MM. Akari has participated in many music festivals around the world including the Martha Argerich Music Festival in Japan (where she played under the esteemed conductor Myung-Whun Chung), the Kirishima International Music Festival (Japan), Sarasota Music Festival (Florida), and the Bayreuth Young Musicians Festival (Germany). Her teachers include Kazuko Ninomiya, Ayako Oshima and Charles Neidich. Locations:
In-Home: Northern Westchester
Studios: None
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