P.O. Box 3039
Framingham, MA 01705

508-877-6874
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"The Absolute Best In-Home Teaching Service in the New England Area!"

Teacher Bios

Stan  Schertzer
Amanda Boisvert

Sarah Lee Corrigan

Audrey Gutfreund
 Pamela Hines         

Paul Jacobs 

Paul Johnson

 Stephen Learson
Sam Mell
Charlie McLaren



 

 

Founder and Director
Stan Schertzer is a graduate of Berklee College of Music with a BM in Composition. Stan has 30 years of piano teaching experience in all mediums from pop and jazz to the classics. Stan instills on his many wonderful teachers the importance of creativeness and self-expression through their student's instruments. He is currently playing keyboards and arranging for the band Key Winds, performing in varied venues throughout the New England area. He is also musical director and arranger/orchestrator for vocalist Jodi M. Schechtman's Cantor's Concerts. Stan enjoys composing and recording music in the wooded setting of his studio on Nobscott Hill in Framingham, MA.

Clarinet/Saxophone/Flute/Beginning Piano
 Amanda Boisvert is a 2006 graduate of Plymouth State University in New Hampshire having received her Bachelor of Science in Music Education with instrumental emphasis on alto sax, clarinet and flute. Through her student internship in the Timberlane School District in Plaistow, NH, Amanda explored new ways to build stronger music programs and enhance her philosophy that stresses the importance of music as part of standard education. She has taught instrumental, choral and conducted band concerts in middle and high school. Most recently Amanda performed on alto sax at the Composition Department Faculty Concert at Berklee College with composer and professor Apostolos Paraskevas. She currently teaches at the Newton Music Academy in Newton Highlands. Amanda is a great addition to the MTC staff always with a positive attitude, dedicated and prepared.

Piano and Voice
Sarah Lee Corrigan is a 2002 graduate of the Eastman School of Music. At Eastman, Sarah received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, with an emphasis in piano and voice. Most recently Sarah has been the choral director in the Johnstown School District, NY. Her choirs have received awards and her students have regularly received high honors at competitions and festivals. She has also been guest conductor at the Herkimer County Music Festival. There Sarah conducted a choir of 140 students. Miss Corrigan has also been a musical director for a few musical theatre productions, most recently, Footloose, the musical. Sarah is also an avid performer. She has performed in the renowned Eastman Theater, Kilbourn Hall, and the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. Her most recent performance was in the summer of 2006, in the musical Titanic. Sarah realizes the importance of high quality music, musicianship and a practical education for young musicians utilizing organizations such as MTC.

 

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Piano and Voice                                                                                                    Audrey Gutfreund received her Bachelor Of Arts in 2005 from Lawrence University in Wisconsin with her concentration in music. She is currently attending Lesley University in Cambridge where she is doing graduate work toward achieving her Master Of Education. Prior to college, Audrey has studied the piano for 10 years and classical voice for two. In college, she regularly performed on each instrument, as well as engage in study of song and piano literature, musical theatre techniques and diction. Audrey has taught both piano and voice lessons at Roger's Middle School Campus for Citizen Schools in Wisconsin. She is a sensitive and thoughtful teacher who will bring a wealth of musical knowledge and talent to the MTC community. Audrey is committed to bringing out the best in her students and gives them the tools to be able to achieve this.

Piano Classical and Jazz                                                                                    

Pamela Hines has been a performer and teacher for 16 years.  Her teaching credits include 4 years at Christopher Newport University where she taught Piano Lab, Jazz Combo and Applied Piano.  Hines is an active jazz pianist with appearances on over 10 CDs.  In 2000, she was a guest on Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland.
Hines has a Masters in Music from New England Conservatory, a BA in Music Education from Old Dominion University and a BS from Boston University in journalism.  She has taught classical/jazz studies in her private studio since 1991.  She is married with two children at home, and live in the metro West area.
 

Piano Classical and Jazz
Paul Jacobs holds a M.M. from Michigan State University and B.M. from Hope College where he was winner of the Concerto Competition, J.S. Bach competition, and Best Freshman Jury Prize. At Michigan State University he was awarded an assistantship as a vocal accompanist and is familiar with the vocal repertoire through collaboration with many singers. Paul Jacobs has performed as a concert pianist extensively on the East coast including New York and Boston. He is a piano instructor for all ages, most recently a faculty member of Komitas Music School in Belmont, MA. Paul's repertoire covers the standard classics as well as 20th century and new works. Recent recitals included works by Sofia Gubaidulina, John Harbison, and the Ives Concord Sonata. He is currently finishing the Artist Diploma degree at Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Mass., where he was a winner of the 2004 Honors competition. His teachers include Randall Hodgkinson, Deborah Moriarty, Victor Rosenbaum for chamber music, Peter Cassino for jazz, and Jere Hutchison for composition. He enjoys teaching and learning from a diverse group of students.

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Guitar/Beginning Piano/Trumpet Bass                                                                          Paul Johnson received an honorary BA degree in Music from Boston College in 2001. He has been teaching private music lessons since 2000 and currently teaching guitar at Daddy's Junky Music in Peabody. While at BC Paul participated in the Boston College Screaming Eagles marching band playing trumpet. He teaches various styles including rock, blues and jazz. He has a strong passion for music and is able to bring this excitement for music to his lessons. Paul  motivates his students to seek higher levels of music accomplishment empowering them to express themselves in their music. He totally fits in with the MTC philosophy of encouraging his students to make their best efforts at all times while still having a fun learning experience.

Piano/Jazz Piano/Electric Bass
Stephen Learson received his Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College Of Music in 2005. He was Music Director and instructor at the Wallingford Arts Center in Media , PA in 2004 with children from ages 6-12 conducting music workshops including singing and making instruments among other classes. He has taught privately since 2003. Stephen is familiar with the Suzuki Method of teaching. He also teaches jazz, improvisation and how to read lead sheets for those students who want to create their own music. Stephen is an avid composer and arranger as well as a musician. He wants his students of MTC to come away from his lessons wanting to practice and look forward to their next lesson.

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Guitar/Bass/Beginning Piano/Percussion
Charlie McLaren is a 2005 B.M. graduate of Berklee College of Music with special emphasis on jazz studies, composition and world music with performances on guitar and percussion. He has taught private lessons since 2002. His recent journey to Ghana, West Africa has honed his knowledge and skills in percussion instruments from that part of the world. Charlie was a key performer with the West African Drum and Dance Ensemble at the Berklee Performance Center this past November. He has participated in numerous recording sessions at Berklee and private studios throughout the Boston area. Charlie listens to his students and teaches them based on their needs and interests in the music world. He is a great addition to the MTC staff this year!

Piano/Guitar
Sam Mell is a 2009 BM candidate at Brandeis University majoring in art and anthropology with a minor in music. He has always possessed a profound and indescribable love of music. Sam has been playing piano for twelve years and guitar for six. He has also been teaching both instruments since 2002 and has been known to dabble in such instruments as bass guitar, djembe drums, tenor saxophone, and xylophone. A graduate of the San Francisco Certificate of Merit program for musical performance and theory with honors, Sam is well-versed in the technical and theoretical inner workings of Western-based music. He believes that, if a musician is equipped with a real understanding of the piano or guitar and the music that it makes, he can do anything he wants within the realm of music. For this reason, Sam encourages his students to spend time exploring their instrument, composing, and just "fooling around"...after they have finished practicing, of course. Sam currently writes, plays lead guitar, and sings backup for a rockin’ band, unnamed as of yet but clearly destined to take the world by storm in the near future.

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Beginning-Advanced Piano/Jazz Piano/Composition
Michael McNeill received his Bachelor's degree in Music Theory from Nazareth College of Rochester in 2004. He taught piano for five years in the Rochester, NY area, and also worked as a high school and church choir accompanist, besides playing numerous jazz gigs. At Nazareth, he performed a wide variety of classical music, and studied composition. Michael currently attends the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, where he is working on a Master's degree in Performance. Before moving to the Boston area, Michael taught piano for 3 years at Manuel Music Studios in Fairport, NY. His trio with trumpeter Paul Smoker and drummer Phil Haynes toured in October, 2005. Michael is able to give each of his students the skills to make music a source of lifelong enjoyment.

Percussion/Guitar/Beginning Piano
Mark Nathanson musical studies began with piano at six, drums at ten and attended The Cleveland Institute of Music at eleven for theory and drums. He holds a performance diploma from Berklee College of Music‘92’. Mark has toured internationally with Broadway productions and R&B legend Big J McNeely. One of his highlights was a tour to Brazil with the Broadway revival of The King & I. He brings to students his experience in Dance, Jazz, Folk, Rock, American roots, and World beats, improvisation, composition and original projects. He is most interested in developing the relationship between the individual student's mind and potential instrumental skills in a focused and fulfilling way.

Beginning-Intermediate Piano/Bass Guitar
Gerry Rollock is a 1990 graduate of Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education certified primary and secondary school. He has taught music in Madison Park High School, U-Manna Banes Middle School and St. Angelo’s Catholic School in Mattapan. Gerry is an active performing musician playing in many venues throughout the Greater Boston area. He brings to the Collaborative a working knowledge of his craft and through his teaching skills inspires others in the process.

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Guitar/Bass Guitar/Beginning Piano/Percussion/Production and Recording
 Jon Zucchi graduated in 2002 from Providence College with a major in Music Composition and Theory. In 2005, he passed a course of study to receive his state license as a music educator from the Massachusetts Department of Education. He is currently working toward his Masters Of Music Education at the Boston Conservatory.  Part of his internship is teaching 6th and 7th grade music at Walsh Middle School in Framingham.    Jon performs frequently as a guest artist and house talent in cafes and restaurants in Framingham as well as Natick, Brighton, Jamaica Plain, Davis Square, and Harvard Square. Jon's compositions include original compositions for solo piano, piano and violin, classical guitar and flute quartet, acoustic guitar and marimba, jazz big band, woodwinds quintet, and voice.  His teaching skills involve establishing within the student a sense of excitement and an appreciation for the instrument. He encourages daily/weekly practice routines and fosters creativity and fulfillment through a solid sense of theory, technique, and listening.

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