Faculty
The quality of the teaching and a good relationship is at the heart of a successful student. Our school is home to an award-winning faculty, with teachers from ten countries who are graduates of some of the most respected musical institutions in the world, including the Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute, the Paris Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, the Leningrad Conservatory, the Moscow Conservatory, Yale University, the New England Conservatory, the Peabody Conservatory, Berklee College of Music, Indiana University, Cleveland Institute, and Columbia University Teachers College. Talented teachers, from both classical and jazz backgrounds, form the hallmark of the Amadeus programs and environment.
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Piano Faculty
 Mikhail Ledyaykin Mikhail Ledyaykin received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Kiev State Conservatory in Ukraine… |
 Igor Sherbakov Igor Sherbakov holds a Master’s of Music degree from the prestigious Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow… |
 Brad Ross Brad Ross is an accomplished pianist, vocal coach, and songwriter who grew up in Chappaqua. His work has been heard at The Kennedy Center and on Broadway… |
 Andrey Komanetsky Andrey Komanetsky was born in Moscow. He received a Bachelorís degree in piano performance (Nina Svetlanova), and a Masterís degree in composition (Nils Vigeland) from Manhattan School of Music…. |
String Faculty
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A graduate of the renowned Eastman School of Music, Jonathan Kahn has been teaching violin to students of all ages for over twenty-five years…. |
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Samuel Glazman, graduate of Vilnius Lithuanian State Conservatory, (currently known as Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre) received his diploma with qualification as an Orchestral Soloist/Lecturer/Master’s Degree equivalent in violin…. |
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Alyssa Reit has worked as an independent performer, composer and arranger in the New York area for over 30 years. She completed her Bachelors and Masterís degrees at the Juilliard School as a student of Marcel Grandjany…. |
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Bernard Tamosaitis was born in Brooklyn, New York and studied at the Juilliard School with Channing Robbins, where he graduated with a B.A. in violoncello in 1979. He received a Master’s degree from NYU in 1995. Mr. Tamosaitis has performed extensively as a solo, chamber and orchestral musician…. |
Early Childhood Faculty
 Marlana Filannino has a well versed musical education which includes classical training, musical theater experience, and a degree from The Music & Dramatic Academy in Hollywood, California…. |
Percussion Faculty
 John M. Geller is an accomplished and versatile rock and blues drummer and guitarist with extensive teaching experience. He has a warm, patient and nurturing approach to teaching children…. |
 Luiz Ebert, drummer and percussionist, is a native of Brasília, Brazil, and has developed a vocabulary blend of drumming with percussive sensitivity all his own…. |
Guitar Faculty
 John M. Geller is an accomplished and versatile rock and blues drummer and guitarist with extensive teaching experience. He has a warm, patient and nurturing approach to teaching children…. |
 Chad McLoughlin is originally from upstate New York and has been living in New York City since 2000. He is an accomplished, versatile and innovative performing artist and composer…. |
 Zachary Vanacoro has been playing music for over ten years with experiences ranging from playing upright bass in orchestras, to electric bass in rock and jazz combos, to guitar in the pit for musical theater performances…. |
Musical Theater & Acting Faculty
 Paul Brown Mr. Brown’s career has spanned performances in Germany, Austria, and the United States. An experienced and nurturing voice teacher, he has taught voice to children and adults for twenty-five years…. |
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Tova Greene is a teacher, artist, and stage manager from New York who specializes in the intersection between theater and social justice. She has been on the stage management and production teams of several off-Broadway World Premieres… |
Woodwind Faculty
Abe Silverman (Flute, Saxophone) has extensive teaching experience, having taught flute and woodwinds for eleven years in New York City Public Schools and twenty-five years in Tarrytown Public Schools. |
 David Markowitz (Flute) studied with world famous flautist Ransom Wilson at Yale University, where he received a Master’s in Music. Other notable teachers include Eugenia Zukerman, Jesse Levine (Yale), and Michel Debost (Oberlin). |
Voice Faculty
Brad Ross Brad Ross is an accomplished pianist, vocal coach, and songwriter who grew up in Chappaqua. His work has been heard at The Kennedy Center and on Broadway… |
Paul Brown Mr. Brown’s career has spanned performances in Germany, Austria, and the United States. An experienced and nurturing voice teacher, he has taught voice to children and adults for twenty-five years…. |
Brass Faculty
 Terry Szor (Trumpet) As a freelance musician he has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Bronx Arts Ensemble among many others…. |
Igor Sherbakov holds a Master’s of Music degree from the prestigious Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow… |
 Steven Sherts (French Horn) received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Hartt School, and his Master of Music degree from SUNY Purchase…. |