Jarrod Taylor is highly regarded throughout New England as an accomplished guitarist and dedicated instructor with over 20 years teaching experience. He’s an active performer in a wide variety of ensembles ranging from blues/rock to country,  jazz and funk. 

A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jarrod’s musical background stems from broad musical traditions of jazz and classical guitar. 

In addition to teaching at Lakeport Music Co-op, Jarrod teaches Guitar performance studies at Plymouth State University, and has performed and recorded with Bruce Marshall, Ryan Ordway, Audrey Drake, Alex Preston, Fonda Feingold, Kemp Harris and Al Hospers among many others.

Christine has been teaching voice and piano lessons as well as workshops, conferences, master classes and music directing for almost 30 years. She has been certified in many vocal methods, the most recent being Neuro Vocal Method, (how to sing, high healthy and loud), a method based on brain science specifically geared towards those who want to sing pop, rock or theatre. She is also versed in Bel Canto, The Swedish/Italian School of Singing, The Science of Singing, the Zen of Screaming and more. Her goal is to tailor your lesson to your learning personality so that you leave feeling excited, confident and inspired to move forward! Bring any genre of music, it’s important that you love what you sing! Christine has also done extensive work in churches singing, playing and directing choirs. She regularly trains singers to take on singing positions in church work as well as other singing jobs.

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Hannah is a multi-instrumentalist who specializes in flute. With 14 years of experience and a Bachelor's of Music Education where she specialized in flute, Hannah has been able to teach privately and play in professional groups around the state. Hannah offers flute lessons to all levels and has helped her flute students with performances, college auditions, and has gotten her students into NH's All-State Band and Middle Level Honors Band.

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Hannah also grew up playing the violin and has 10+ years of classical lessons and performing Irish music. Currently, she offers violin to beginning and intermediate students. 

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Hannah currently plays with the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Community Music School Flute Choir, Gilford Community Band, the O'Brien Clan Band, and pit bands for musicals around the state including Interlakes Summer Theater, Jean's Playhouse, and Powerhouse Theater. 

Michael graduated from Benedictine College in 2019 with a degree in Music Education. He has since taught all age ranges at a variety of institutions including the ‘School of Rock’ in Parkville Missouri and at Lebanon High School in NH.

 

He teaches a variety of instruments and styles, including classical and contemporary piano, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, pop, classical and Broadway voice, and beginner drums.

 

His teaching style blends together more modern learning techniques similar to the Suzuki method with the classical approach - offering students an opportunity to play or sing their favorite modern tunes as well as the classics of the Western Music tradition.

Marc DiDonato graduated from Plymouth State in 2020 with a B.S. in Music Education. Since then, he has taught music and choir at Laconia Middle School and is now shifting towards full-time private lesson work.

 

A true multi-instrumentalist at heart, Marc has yet to meet an instrument he hasn’t enjoyed and understood. Though starting his musical journey on trombone, he soon found a passion for guitar which developed into a knack for the brass and guitar families as a whole. As a choir director, he quickly learned to love the piano and found his own roots as a vocalist. His primary genres of expertise are blues, jazz, and folk and his specialty lies in fingerstyle guitar.

 

Through his value as a musical jack-of-all-trades, Marc brings a unique perspective to learning a instrument that is centered in proven fundamentals, repeatable processes, problem solving techniques, and self-reflection. Valuing both reading music and playing by ear equally, his goal is to create musicians that can read and speak the language fluently.

 

Marc currently plays trumpet with the Gilford Community Band and tuba with the Carter Mountain Brass Band. He can also be found backing up open mics for students, playing in orchestra pits, or picking the banjo on his back porch.

Bryan House is an avid performer and educator in the lakes region.  

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He has performed with: Badfish: a Tribute to Sublime, Spiritual Rez, Nate Winter, Joe Samba, the Bulkheads, Adrianne Mack Davis, Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra, New Hampshire Jazz Orchestra, Max Weinberg, Billy Hart, and various pit orchestras throughout New England.  

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His Students have been accepted to: New England Conservatory, Mannes School of Music, Boston Conservatory, Berklee College of Music, U MIch, UMKC, Oberlin, Rutgers, Umass Amherst, etc... with many receiving multiple scholarship offers.  

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He is currently a student of Vaughan Braithwaite and Lorenzo Bellini of the Gospel University 

Kim Strand graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Music from University of Wyoming. She’s performed in several Symphonies and Chamber Groups in 11 states. Kim has also had the privilege of playing with some well known artists, including Ray Price, Dionne Warwick, Willy Nelson and Mannheim Steamroller. She is thrilled to be playing with The Deep Blue C Studio Orchestra in her new home in New England, as well as with The Lakes Region Symphony .

 

Kim is happy to join the Lakeport Music Co-op to round out the team with strings education. Her teaching style is personalized around the needs of her students. Music should always be enjoyed!