INSTRUCTORS
Matt Migliorino
OWNER | GUITAR, BASS, AUDIO ENGINEER INSTRUCTOR
Matt Migliorino has 10 years of experience as a music instructor and over a decade as a performer. Matt started taking music lessons in grade school and fell in love with music. This passion led to opportunities to play at Musikfest, Fenway Park, House of Blues and many other amazing venues. He continued to progress in his music education and was selected to tour the east coast and travel to Germany to play at Zappanale. He continued his education and graduated from the Music Production & Engineering program at Berklee College of Music with honors. Matt has studied and played many different styles of music. Matt believes that learning an instrument should be a fun and rewarding experience. He believes in a personalized lesson plan based on the students’ interests and goals. Matt has extensive experience teaching at several music schools along with working as a live sound engineer, audio engineer and producer in a recording studio.
Matt is passionate about sharing his experience and musical understanding with his students to help them grow as musicians and audio engineers. Matt has always dreamed of opening a music school and recording studio to provide a foundation of musical skills, experiences, and performance opportunities for students of all ages and abilities, inspiring them to reach their full musical potential.
Lindsay Pardee
VOICE, PIANO, VIOLIN, UKULELE INSTRUCTOR
A New Jersey native, Lindsay started off her music career at the age of 3 years old dancing ballet. At the age of 7, she picked up her first instrument, the violin, and dove head first into the world of music. In middle school, she started to actively pursue her passion for singing, while maintaining her passion for the violin and dancing. She would perform with her school orchestra, sing and performing with her choir, and act/sing in local musicals. By high school, Lindsay started to actively play guitar and write her own music that she would perform at local NJ/NYC venues, perform Off Broadway shows in New York City, and also became an active volunteer teaching music and dance with The Matheny School.
In college, Lindsay majored in Vocal Performance which paved a path to becoming a professional vocal coach. In 2010, Lindsay became a teacher at The Piano workshop of Chester, which officially began her teaching career and musical enrichment classes across Morris County schools. From that point on, Lindsay has been dedicated to teaching music and musical technique to anyone that has the passion to learn.
As a teacher, Lindsay believes in a personalized curriculum for every student because everyone learns differently. She believes that no matter what pace a student takes, they should always be making positive progress.
Christina Lamberti
VOICE, PIANO INSTRUCTOR
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Recognized internationally, Christina has been hailed for a sound that ranges from “a full-throated performance, riveting in sound and fury” to “such delicate nuances that only the greatest masters can portray.” She has performed for some of the world’s leading organizations, including San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Delaware, Buffalo Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Estonian National Opera, Slovenian National Theatre, Singapore Lyric Opera, Singapore Symphony, Teatro Comunale di Atri, and Stattheater Regensburg, where she enjoyed three seasons as the resident leading soprano.
Her initial operatic experience began as an undergraduate chorister at Westminster Choir College participating in the Philadelphia Orchestra’s concert productions of Nabucco and Tosca, conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti. She continued her studies at Duquesne University and participated in the EPCASO program in Italy, studying the Bellini and Donizetti repertoire under the rigorous tutelage of Enza Ferrari and Claudia Pinza (daughter of famed basso Ezio Pinza). Her striking young talent was recognized as she began earning young artist residencies in quick succession, including those with Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Opera, and Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA).
Christina began a long-standing relationship with San Francisco Opera as a young artist in the Merola Opera Program. The company immediately engaged her as an Adler Fellow for three years, during which time she starred in the title role of a controversial production of Gluck’s (Iphigénie en Tauride), performed to critical acclaim. Her efforts in the early Romantic bel canto repertoire were encouraged by the late Dame Joan Sutherland and the company’s director, the late Lotfi Mansouri. Later, she returned to the company to cover the Duchess of Parma (Busoni’s Doktor Faust) and Lisa in Pique Dame.
Most recently, Christina performed with the Teatro Lirico D’Europa as Maddalena (Rigoletto) and Berta (The Barber of Seville).
She maintains a private studio in Phillipsburg, NJ where she lives with her husband Lars, a classical guitarist.
Nigel Lane
DRUMS, PIANO, GUITAR, BAGPIPES INSTRUCTOR / STUDIO COORDINATOR
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Born in Branchburg, NJ., Nigel began his musical journey began playing the snare drum for the Somerset County Police Pipes and Drums, at 11 years old. Two years later Nigel continued his music education and began playing bagpipes for the band. He also played in a number of school ensembles, including jazz bands, drum line, pit band, wind ensembles, and choirs. Around 17 years old, Nigel began teaching himself both the guitar and piano and continues to play both to this day.
After serving in the Air Force as an air traffic controller, and working as a marine surveyor for several years, Nigel has begun shifting his focus toward music. He now enjoys passing his musical knowledge onto others, in addition to building both his personal musical project, and his band project, The Canning Company.
Simon Ficken
DRUM INSTRUCTOR
Simon is an experienced drummer and audio engineer with a profound love for music. He comes from a musical family, which allowed him to start exploring music at a very young age. Simon grew up taking lessons and performing regularly as a rock drummer, learning early on what it means to play with other musicians. Out of high school, Simon was eager to start work in the music industry. He started working at music stores where he learned a ton about gear, and started his teaching career. He continued to study under Joe Bergamini, where he learned more about playing jazz, latin, and fusion styles. Eventually, Simon started to spend time in recording studios as an intern, assisting in sessions, and learning about music production, further broadening his understanding of music as a whole. Today Simon works with bands regularily, both live and in the studio, as a drummer, producer, and engineer. He looks forward to continuing his journey in music, and is excited to share what he's learned along the way.
Chris Harth
PIANO, GUITAR, BASS, UKULELE INSTRUCTOR
Chris Harth is a multi-instrumentalist composer and performer who has a diverse musical background - studying classical and jazz piano and composition, performing regularly in folk, jazz, rock, indie, punk and experimental bands, and writing music for film - he has an Associate's in Music from Raritan Valley Community College where he completed with a 3.95 GPA from the Honors College. He specializes in Music Theory and Composition, but teaches a wide array of students many skills from his lifetime of playing Piano, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Banjo, Drums, Singing, and more!
Zach Schwartz
GUITAR AND BASS INSTRUCTOR
Zach has been playing guitar for over 15 years. Taught by a Berklee graduate, he has been dedicated to music since the age of 12. He spent most of his teenage years playing in a performance program, and several times his playing helped them reach best of show. He has played in a multitude of bands in the genres of rock, blues, indie, jam band and more. As a multi-instrumentalist Zach has passion for music production and has composed and recorded his own music for over a decade. Versed in musical theory and composition, Zach strives to make playing music fun for people of all ages.
Larysa Kolodii​
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VOICE AND PIANO INSTRUCTOR
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Larysa has enjoyed a lifelong passion for music, is a classically trained pianist and gifted educator, and has been
teaching music to people of all ages for over 20 years, the last 7 of which have been in Hunterdon and Morris Counties. She receives great joy from imparting her love and knowledge of music to others. Larysa is a very inspirational teacher and excels at bringing the very best out of her students. She strikes a great balance between challenging, motivating, and encouraging musicians to grow and improve their skills.
Larysa Kolodii studied music at Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine and has performed in venues large and small. She is also currently the Director of the music program at Hampton Public School.
Every student is like family to Larysa!
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