-
About Andrew Pendergrast
Instrument(s):
Bass Guitar,
Composition,
Drums,
Guitar,
Music Education,
Piano,
Voice,
Mandolin,
Banjo,
Ukulele,
Music Theory
Andrew Pendergrast is a multi-instrumentalist music educator and composer from Atlanta, GA. He relocated to the D.C. area in 2009 and has performed in many different settings, including classical ensembles, jazz groups, choirs, rock bands, musical theater companies, and solo recitals.
Andrew has a B.A. in music from the George...
-
Dr. Natalie Draper is a piano, composition, music theory, and voice instructor based in the greater metropolitan area of Washington, D.C. She actively works with students from young beginners through adults and utilizes a traditional approach rooted in expression and positive reinforcement to share the love of music with her...
-
Ben Ryer is a composer and music educator who teaches flute, clarinet, saxophone, and piano lessons, as well as music theory, arranging, and composition. He is a woodwind specialist who first started his musical education on clarinet, then expanded to other instrument groups and areas of expertise, including composition. ...
-
The music of award-winning composer Michael Rickelton "seizes the ear" (Gramophone). An experienced composer of solo, chamber, and orchestral works, Michael has a particularly strong and critically-acclaimed affinity for the voice. "There is a quality that distinguishes his music, catching one's ear in beauty and style" (soprano Phyllis...
-
Alex Taylor is a teacher, composer, and performer of guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, piano, and music theory. He earned his Bachelors in Music Performance at Towson University, studying classical guitar under Troy King and composition under Thomas Ciufo. As a teacher, Alex's goal is to foster a lifetime of...
-
Art and life are not two separate things.
- Felix Mendelssohn
Jessie Rothwell is a composer, pianist and vocalist, as well as a storyteller, lyricist and poet, who has dedicated her life to the arts. A self-proclaimed Renaissance Woman, synthesizer and lifelong learner, she is as passionate about creating music as...
-
Josh Cergas is an American composer, guitarist and keyboardist from New York's Hudson Valley. He graduated Cum Laude in 2015 with a B.M. in Music Theory and Composition from New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. While in school, he scored films that have debuted at...
-
The close relationship between music and positive brain function has been demonstrated in numerous studies. For a student of any age, the opportunity to forge a rewarding relationship with a musical instrument can be the beginning of a lifelong adventure that will reap benefits in all areas of human experience....
-
Elliott Grabill is a prolific composer, pianist, and teacher. His compositions have been heralded as "haunting, imaginative, new, and beautiful," and have been performed in the across the US, England, Serbia, with an expected premiere in Italy. His brass quintet, Rust Belt, was selected for performance at the...
-
Brad Smith is a composer and music instructor who has been teaching since 2006. He graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in Music Theory, and his primary instrument was Classical Guitar. He studied under Bill Zito, and Larry Snitzler - protégé and friend of the legendary...
-
Philip Dubitsky was born in Oklahoma and grew up around the Washington DC area. His passion for music was apparent well before he picked up his first musical instrument and it is this passion that he looks to foster in his students. At age ten Philip started playing...
-
Dr. Evan Meier is a composer living in Maryland. Born in Long Beach, CA he began his musical studies at an early age, performing on piano, French horn, trumpet, and steel drums. He wrote his first compositions for PanDrumonium - his middle-school steel drum ensemble. Later on, in high school,...
No fighting traffic, we come to you!
