Profile Type: Suzuki Program Faculty
Hannah Murphy
From: New JerseyI started teaching music in… 2011I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2018My inspiration: My own teachers.Few people know that I… love rats!Education: Rowan University – BM in Classical Guitar PerformanceMannes School of Music – MM in Classical Guitar PerformanceI play and teach: Classical GuitarMy other artistic/musical endeavors: I perform solo guitar and…
Michele Horner
Michele is an internationally recognized guitar teacher who began teaching the Suzuki method in the year 2000. She has worked with hundreds of children and families throughout her career, now entering its 25th year. Michele completed her Suzuki guitar training with the creators of the Suzuki guitar pedagogy: Frank Longay and Bill Kossler; as well…
Brian Thompson
I’m from… Binghamton, NY I started teaching music in… 2007 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2013 My inspiration: The natural world Few people know that I… am also a visual artist (pencil, ink, watercolor) Education: Cornell University – BS, Ecology CUNY Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music – MM, Viola Performance I play and…
Ruth Klukoff
From: Born in Houston, TX, but raised in AlabamaI started teaching music in…1997I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2013Who’s your inspiration, musical or otherwise? My brother, Will.Few people know that I… have the “packing gene”Education: Indiana University – BM Violin PerformanceI play and teach: Violin/violaMy other artistic/musical endeavors: Before relocating to NYC in 2014,…
Ty Citerman
From: St. Louis, MO I started teaching music in…1997 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2015 My inspiration: Ancient nameless music-makers; artists with names, from Meredith Monk to Duke Ellington; Olivier Messiaen to Julia Wolfe; Deerhoof to the Art Ensemble of Chicago; Charlie Christian to Sister Rosetta Tharpe; Hildegard Von Bingen to Fred Frith;…
Shayna Dulberger
From: Mahopac, NY I started teaching music in… 2005 I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2016 My inspiration: Francois Rabbath, George Vance, Virginia Dixon, Gary Karr, Tommy Potter, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, John Patitucci and many more. Few people know that I… lived on a glacier for 2 months when I was 18 Education:…