Our Teachers
Meet Lakeport Music's amazing teachers. Each teacher has their own area of expertise and their own philosophy of teaching. Our teachers have years of experience both in playing and in education. Currently, our teachers all have their own individual pricing.
If you have any questions or want to sign up for lessons, feel free to reach out the the teacher who best matches your needs! If there is no specific teacher you have in mind, feel free to email lakeportmusicco.op@gmail.com and we will try to connect you where you need to be.
Guitar
Jarrod Taylor
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.
Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Banjo, Piano, & Brass
Marc DiDonato
Marc DiDonato is a multi-instrumentalist focused on guitar, bass, banjo, and piano. A 2020 graduate of Plymouth State University with a B.S. in Music Education, he spent several years teaching choir, general music, and jazz band at Laconia Middle School before moving to private teaching and performing full-time.
Having attended PSU as a tuba player, he had the honor of being accepted into the 2019 New England Intercollegiate Band and the 2020 Northeast Intercollegiate Band as principal tubist, performing at Temple University in Philadelphia. He has since performed with the Gilford Community Band and Carter Mountain Brass Band.
Marc is currently an organist at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lincoln, NH. He can also be found playing around the state in pit bands for theatre productions, as lead guitarist with Ashborne, bassist for Mikey and the Clandestines, and performing solo acoustic sets!
Flute
Hannah O'Brien
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.
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, Franklin Footlight, and Powerhouse Theater.
Voice, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Beginner Drums
Michael O'Brien
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.
Violin, Viola, Cello
Kim Strand
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!
Keyboards, Percussion, Trumpet, Brass
Bryan House
Bryan House is an avid performer and educator in the lakes region.
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.
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.
He is currently a student of Vaughan Braithwaite and Lorenzo Bellini of the Gospel University