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 Geoff Hansplant
 Guitar                                  Co-Director of SoundStage

 
Geoff has been passionate about the guitar for over 30 years. His specialty is the Piedmont Blues finger picking style but he is also proficient at many other styles from rock to pop. He has a masters in education and has taught at public schools  from the elementary to college level. Geoff released his first CD, "Pilgrim's Progress" in 2009,  a live album, "Swimming To The Sun" in January 2012  and is  recording his second studio album, "Kick Off Your Muddy Boots" at this writing.

 Mickey Leone
Guitar                                              Co-Director of SoundStage 

Mickey has been teaching music for over 25 years. A professional musician since the age of 14 when he began  playing drums in rock  bands, over the years he has studied guitar, piano, voice and fiddle with various private teachers. His  musical influences run from blues to country to jazz standards to southern rock.  Mickey is also the area director of Makin’ Music a music program offering classes for preschoolers and their caregivers.

Carol Tileston
Guitar

Carol graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in jazz composition and arranging. She received special training in Suzuki method for guitar for young students. She has been teaching both private and group classes for over 10 years including the Bonnie Raitt/ Fender/ Boys and Girls Clubs of America program in Edgartown, MA, and Pittsburgh, PA.

 Mike Fioriglio                                                    Guitar                                 Guitar, Bass                                                           Mike has been teaching guitar for 9 years and has a Bachelor's Degree in Music  from Slippery Rock University.  At Slippery Rock he played guitar in small and large jazz bands and had an original rock band called Simpleton.  Mike also studied at Guitar Institute of Technology in LA under LA studio musicians David Oakes, Bruce Buckingham, Jamie Findlay, Dan Gilbert, Ross Bolton, and Dale Turner.  He  had a jazz band which played in LA and also played in the Drew Gasparini Band.  Mike teaches using the Musician's Institute's teaching methods and is familiar with Jazz/Blues, Acoustic Instrumental, Country/Bluegrass, Latin, Folk, and Rock styles.  He also plays Bass, Mandolin and  Harmonica.

 Monique Canniere 
Strings, Voice, Piano, Guitar, Mandolin

  Monique Canniere has established herself as a prominent music performer and teacher in the Philadelphia area since arriving in 2004.  She received her BM in Performance at Mansfield University and her MM in Jazz Studies /  Performance at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She is primarily known as a singer, violinist and pianist and performs many styles and genres.  She appeared as the lead role in Roger & Hammerstein's "Cinderella" and has also played lead or supporting roles in "Annie" and "Is There Life After High School?"  She is the lead violinist and vocalist in the Divine Hand Ensemble, an internationally acclaimed chamber group featuring strings and Theremin.  Also a songwriter and composer, Monique has been commissioned to compose numerous songs and pieces which have been performed and recorded by the Divine Hand Ensemble and other groups.  She is currently working on a full-length original album. 

  Paul Deck                          Drums

 Over the years Paul has played in many ensembles and in a wide variety of styles including orchestral, funk, classic rock and jazz.  He studied for many years with a variety of teachers including Tommy Campbell who played with jazz greats John McLaughlin and Dizzy Gillespie. Paul performed as a member of the house band at the famed Zanzibar Blue jazz club in Philadelphia. His wide experience gives him great insight into the ways that drums can be used. His goal is to teach the art of drumming with a contemporary flair while respecting the traditions of the past and helping students develop the required dexterity to express their own creativity.

 Pete McRae                          Guitar, Cello

Pete has studied guitar with the likes of Jerry Hahn, Dave Creamer, Barry Finerty, Bill Kanengiser, and Ted Greene.  Pete’s career has been highlighted by appearances on many and very different concert stages, from hard rock to opera and Sondheim, and from non-Western and avante-garde musics to Mozart and bubble-gum pop. Notables include performances and recording with superb musicians from King Crimson and Frank Zappa. and prestigious pop performers like Three Dog Night and Kenny Loggins. Pete received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Sonoma State University. He has training in Waldorf  Education and  instrument making, He is a pro  cellist and mandolinist but he is first, last, and always a very electric rock guitarist.   

  Katie Eagleson                    Voice 

Katie studied music and voice at Temple University, Neupauer Conservatory and privately.  She has been performing and teaching voice in the Philadelphia area since the 1980’s.  Katie has been, and continues to be the featured vocalist with Big Bands and several smaller ensembles.  Along the way she has done recording work, singing background vocals, jingles, and demo versions for local songwriters.  She recently released her first CD.Katie teaches proper singing technique and diction.  The repertoire she teaches varies somewhat, depending on the age, capability, and taste of the student.  She teaches anyone over six years old, including adults.  Beginners are welcome.

 Julie Myers                             Voice, Violin, Piano, Guitar

Julie Myers attributes her skills as a violinist, pianist, and singer to her upbringing in an incredibly musical family. Both of her parents are professional musicians. She began playing music at the age of three; she began performing professionally at eight.  Julie earned the Helen Buckman Award for Outstanding Musicianship from the Bucks County Symphony Society. She has been involved in musical theater for many years playing lead roles in  “Into the Woods,” and “The Music Man.” Julie has had extensive training in choral singing and has been a featured soloist in many area choirs. She serves as organist, pianist, singer, and violinist for Oak Lane Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia , PA , and was the music director for Church of the Ascension in Atlantic City, NJ .  Julie is currently working as the violinist and vocalist for the Liv Devine Country Band and featured violinist in the Divine Hand Ensemble

 Kent Schauble                      Voice, Violin, Piano, Guitar

Kent Schauble is a proud graduate of the prestigious Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he received his Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance in 1999.  He continued his career as an opera singer with such roles as Canio in I Pagliacci and Rodolfo in La Boheme with Natchez Opera Company in Mississippi and Atlantic Coast Opera in New Jersey, among others.  From 2001-2008, Kent sang with the Chorus of the Philadelphia Opera Company and spent a summer singing The Saint of Bleeker Street.  He resides in Plymouth Meeting and has a natural strength to communicate the proper images and vocabulary needed to teach voice parts of all types and ages. with the Spoleto, Italy Opera Company.Kent teaches students from Chestnut Hill Academy and has had a thriving vocal studio for over 5 years.  In between singing with the Ambler Choral Society, Upper Dublin Choirsters, and the Opera Company of Philadelphia, Kent also recorded a self produced album in NY entitled “Happy Birthday, Kyle” by The Local Tourists in 2007 where both his operatic and rock voice combined with original guitar work and song writing. 

Sara McClure                          Piano, Voice

Sara McClure enjoys a diverse professional life as a piano and voice teacher in conjunction with her career as a choral conductor.  She earned her B.A. in Music from the College of William & Mary and her Masters Degree in Choral Conducting from East Carolina University.  She sang on the ECU Chamber Singers 2010 album "Eternal Light."  Sara has played piano for almost twenty years and has been teaching for ten.  In addition to her work at SoundStage, Sara also teaches at the Montgomery County Community College West Campus where she conducts the school choir.  She also serves as the conducting intern for Cantus Novus, a chamber choir based in Yardley, Pa.

 Jamal Jones                          Trumpet, Baritone

Jamal Jones is a jazz trumpeter and composer with teaching skills in music performance, composition and arranging, music theory and ear-training.  Since completing his B.F.A. in Trumpet Performance and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2005, Jones has worked and recorded with such musicians as: John Swana, Dennis Wasko, Matt Gallagher and Thee Phantom.  He has been a private music instructor since 2001 and has taught lessons and master classes for the Music and Arts Center, SoundStage School of Music, Philadelphia Academy of the Performing Arts and the Mount Airy Learning Tree.  In September of 2007 Jones moved to Holland to obtain his M.M. in Jazz Composition & Arranging from The Conservatorium van Amsterdam.  During his two year stay in Amsterdam he performed, composed and recorded with original ensembles of his own and also for fellow students and jazz orchestras throughout the Netherlands.  Jones completed his degree in June 2009 and in August was admitted as a member of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop with Jim McNeely and Mike Holober.

John D'Angelo Drums

John D'Angelo has been playing drums since the age of five and at twenty, is rapidly developing a reputation as an in demand drummer in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  He is fluent in rock, jazz, funk, latin and blues styles and teaches drums from the perspective of being a musician first, drummer second.  After completing his studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, John embarked on his professional career, touring with Universal artist Lisa Bouchelle as an opening act on an international tour headlined by Meat Loaf.  In the fall of 2011, John also traveled the U.S. on a tour in support of the legendary Ted Nugent.

Nick Terramani Bass, Guitar, Piano, Violin

Growing up with a professional jazz guitarist for a father, Nick Terramani has been around music his entire life.  He earned his degree in Music Education from Lebanon Valley College, which he chose based on its well regarded music program.  While at college, Nick was an active musician on and off campus, performing in a wide variety of ensembles including the Lebanon Valley Jazz Band, symphony orchestra, small jazz ensemble and college choir.  Since graduating, he has also begun performing professionally at weddings and other live music establishments.  During his student teaching experience in the Cornwall Lebanon School District, he taught elementary general music and high school orchestra.  This experience equipped Nick with new and innovative approaches to teaching.  Nick believes in creating tailored lessons for each student in order to help them achieve their own individual goals.  He  loves teaching and has experience working with students of all ages.

Becky Ruiz       Piano

Becky Ruiz is a lifelong pianist who began her studies at Settlement Music School when she was eight years old.  While there, she won a scholarship which allowed her to enhance her classical piano studies with coursework in Music Theory.  Upon graduation from High School, Becky was accepted into the Esther Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University, where she completed her degree in Piano Pedagogy.  Becky also performs as an accompanyist for two services each Sunday at a Methodist church in New Jersey.

Patrick Fink               Piano

 Patrick is a classically trained pianist originally from Pittsburgh, Pa.  He took his Bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies from Temple University in 2011 and has been teaching since 2005.  In addition to his work at SoundStage, Patrick performs as a bandleader and sideman throughout the Philadelphia area and is the Music director at St. Jude and the Nativity Episcopal Church in Lafayette Hill.