Instructors
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Lindsay Bochenek, Art Instructor
Miss Lindsay’s art room is a place where people of all ages can express themselves creatively. Students create their own unique art work, receive inspiration, and share ideas. Miss Lindsay teaches students to draw, paint, and sculpt various subjects of their choice.
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Dianne Cragg, Piano Instructor
A metro Detroit native, Dianne Cragg is a classically trained pianist and began her piano studies at the age of seven. She credits her musical foundation to her first piano teacher, the late Lorraine Stenborg.
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Peter Cartwright, Piano Instructor
Peter Cartwright is a private instructor and performer of piano and organ at The Arts Academy at Steinway Piano Gallery. Peter believes in a flexible and individual teaching approach toward his students and specializes in many styles of music, such as classical, jazz, pop, and boogie-woogie.
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Eun Young Lee, Private & Group Piano Instructor
Eun Young Lee is a professional pianist and piano teacher who loves to explore the world of music and communicate with a broad range of audiences. Eun Young has been running her studio for more than twelve years and was also a Graduate Student Instructor in Piano at University of Michigan. Her former students have succeeded in entering the Bachelor of Music program at various universities, including the Kookmin-University and the Kyunghee University.
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Ariel Mills, Piano Instructor & Performer
Ariel Mills has worked with hundreds of music students over the past ten years. In each lesson, her goal is to make the entire learning experience enjoyable. With this in mind, she selects works that will both challenge and inspire her students. She teaches note-reading, ear training, technique, theory and performance, customizing her curriculum to meet the student’s needs.
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Rick Moore, Piano & Organ Instructor
Rick Moore has been a teacher of piano, organ, and keyboard for the past forty-two years. He utilizes a customized approach to his teaching, based on the student’s goals and aspirations while providing variety and enjoyment in the learning process.
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Judy Moslak, Piano Instructor
Judy Moslak has been teaching piano for over 20 years. She specializes in ensemble piano and makes the teaching of duets, trios and quartets a regular part of her private-lesson curriculum. Ms. Moslak feels playing ensemble music is an excellent way to teach piano; it improves sight reading, teaches the student how to “get back in,” and demands that the student count accurately and listen to all the parts.
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Patricia Noble, Piano Instructor
Patricia Noble is a private piano teacher at The Arts Academy with over thirty-five years of teaching experience. She provides a student-centered teaching environment while helping students meet goals and reach a higher level ofmusical technique.
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Lori Payton, Piano Instructor
Lori Payton teaches private piano lessons at Steinway Piano Gallery with the goal of enriching the lives of those in the community through music. In addition to teaching, Lori also performs and accompanies at various venues around Michigan.
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Erika Thompson, Voice Instructor
Erika Thompson provides beginning, intermediate and advanced voice instruction to ages 10 and up. Erika offers a variety of musical styles, including classical, musical theatre, Disney, pop, rock, country, and liturgical.
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Paul Wilhelm, Piano Instructor, Composer & Performer
Paul Wilhelm has a passion for imparting the love of music to others through teaching them the art of playing piano. Paul began teaching private piano lessons in the early 2000s and has over 30 years of experience performing and composing.
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"Taking lessons at the age of 56 can be done.. at times it seems so hard but the teacher reassured me to keep up with it and takes pieces piece by piece...Beautiful place to go to have this dream coming true." - Greta Gatzke-Evo