Carol Gabay, Piano
University of the Arts - Bachelor of Music Degree. Villanova University - Master's Degree. Carol has taught piano for many years, and is a Certified Music Therapist.

Olga Lerner, Piano
Tashkent Conservatory, Russia- Associate Professor of Piano Degree. Olga has also studied at the Moscow Conservatory and was Professor of Piano at the Tashkent Conservatory. She was a concert pianist in Russia. Olga has extensive experience teaching piano to children and adults in the United States and abroad.

Susan May, Piano
Temple University College of Music. She has extensive experience teaching piano to children and adults and teaches Music for Little Mozarts to young children.

Peter Heckman, Voice, Musical Theater, Piano
Westminster Choir College - Bachelor and Master's Degrees in Music Education. Peter has extensive experience teaching voice, musical theater and piano. He has also directed many musical theater and choral performances.

Cynthia Rasmussen, Sally's Music Circle
School of Music and Performing Arts at Philadelphia Biblical University - Bachelor of Music Degree. Cynthia studied voice with faculty from Juilliard and Temple University and is currently a soloist with the Bel Canto Lyric Opera Company. She has extensive experience teaching voice and working with children's choirs. Cynthia has also taught Music Together and Sally's Music Circle classes for many years.

Margaret (Meg) Vandegrift, Voice
Virginia Commonwealth University - Bachelor of Music Degree in voice performance. Rutgers University - Master of Music Degree in voice performance. Margaret has taught voice to students on various levels & teaches Broadway, Pop, and Opera styles. She has also performed extensively.

Gregg Black, Voice, Guitar
Temple University Esther Boyer College of Music- Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education. Gregg has had extensive experience teaching voice and guitar to children and adults for many years. He has performed many solo vocal concerts, is a songwriter and arranger, and is also a choral and orchestral conductor.

Michael Del Giudice, guitar and bass
Bachelor's Degree in Music Theory and Composition From Montclair University. He teaches electric, acoustic, 12-string, nylon string guitar, electric bass and fretless bass. Michael has extensive teaching and performance experience and is also a composer. He has made numerous recordings.

John Backetti, Violin
Arcadia University, Bachelor’s Degree in Music and Master of Education, University of Wisconsin, Suzuki training. John has taught violin for many years at the Academy of Community Music and also teaches violin at the Springside School. He is a Member of several local symphony orchestras and chamber orchestras.

Anna Dahlving, violin and viola
Northwestern College - Bachelor of Music Degree. She studied with Roger Frisch, Associate Concertmaster of the Minnesota Symphony. Anna has extensive experience teaching beginning through advanced students in both Suzuki and traditional methods. She also coaches and has performed with chamber music ensembles as well as orchestras.

Peggy Acker, Viola/Violin
SUNY Binghamton - Bachelor of Music Degree. Peggy studied with Toby Appel, who is currently on faculty at The Julliard School. She is the principal violist in two orchestras in Montgomery County, PA and performs throughout the Philadelphia area. Peggy has taught students of all ages and abilities for many years in Fairfield County, CT.

Thomas Rigney, Double Bass, Cello
Pennsylvania State University - Bachelor's Degree; University of Houston - Master of Music Degree, Teaching Assistant. Tom has taught privately at all levels and performs with many ensembles in the Philadelphia area. He is also an experienced conductor. Tom has also been the recipient of a distinguished teaching award from the University of Houston.

Janet Hamilton, Brass, Woodwinds
Temple University- Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Music. Janet studied French Horn with Mason Jones from the Philadelphia Orchestra. She taught class instrumental music in the Philadelphia School system for 37 years and has taught privately for many years. Janet performs the French Horn in orchestras throughout the Philadelphia area.

Richard Wilhelm, Brass, Woodwinds, Choral Music
Pennsylvania State University- Bachelor's Degree in Music Education; West Chester University- Master of Music Degree. Richard has taught instrumental and choral music in the public schools for thirty-two years. He was the director of the Upper Dublin High School Chorus for the past twenty years. Richard has also been the recipient of distinguished teaching awards, and performs the french horn throughout the Philadelphia area.

Phyllis Salinger, flute
Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Music in Flute Performance from Temple University. She studied flute with members of the N.Y. Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic. Phyllis taught in the Philadelphia School system and at Settlement Music School for many years. She currently performs with orchestras throughout the Philadelphia area.