Role: Music Teachers

Sebastian is from Brooklyn, studied Jazz Performance at SUNY Purchase. Music became the center of his life in his Freshman year of High school when his dad put on the Miles Davis record Kind of Blue.

Michaela grew up in Massachusetts, and began playing percussion at the age of 10. She recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell with an undergraduate degree in Music Studies/Education, where she studied percussion with Jeffrey Fischer and Dr. Andrew Fordyce. She also served as Principal Percussionist of the University of Massachusetts Wind Ensemble for …

A violinist who has proven the theory of self-actualization (The Strings Magazine), Dr. Nuné Melik is an emerging artist on the international stage who proves that music has no limitations. From her highly acclaimed solo debut at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium in 2016 to sharing the stage with Jimmy Buffett in 2019, Dr. Melik approaches …

Itay Lantner is a passionate educator and flutist with a decade of experience teaching music to people of different ages and backgrounds. Itay received his BM in flute performance from Tel Aviv University. He also holds a MM from the Yale School of Music and a DMA from Stony Brook University. During his graduate studies, …

Danielle is a vibrant musician based in the Bronx. Growing up as the daughter of two busy soldiers, she began spending her free time cultivating her passion for music very young, in various places of the world. Teaching herself how to play piano, develop her voice, produce in DAWs, as well as how to read, and …

Yida Zheng is very excited to work with ETM this year! She obtained her Master of Music Degree in Music Education, and her past teaching experience was mainly teaching choir and general music. Personally, she loves music, animals, food, travel, documentaries, movies, and rock climbing. She looks forward to knowing, learning with, and growing with …

Sarah graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University in the spring of 2022, where she obtained her degree in both Music, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS). She is a classically trained singer with a background in opera, musical theatre, and jazz. Prior to joining ETM, Sarah taught private voice lessons, as well as …

Ciara Cornelius is a Brooklyn-born multidisciplinary artist. She started her journey working as an intern for the PROTOTYPE Festival and moved her way up to working in administration at the HERE Arts Center as an administrative assistant. While there, she found her love of production in the arts and blossomed into becoming a freelance stage …