We offer music lessons with personable and highly qualified teachers for students of all ages. Our positive, encouraging atmosphere and professional studio environment aid in the development of musical abilities. We specialize in private music instruction for guitar, bass, drums, piano, trumpet, saxophone, and voice with lessons customized to meet the individual needs of each student from beginner to advanced.

To enhance our students learning experience, we also have recitals that give interested students a chance to experience performing in front of an audience. We realize you have a choice between several different music schools. All studios are not the same. We constantly renovate and improve our facilities and provide ongoing training to our staff to ensure we are always providing our students and parents with the best experience possible.

Our instructors are graduates of the top music schools and also have extensive performance credentials. More importantly, our teachers strive to adapt their lessons to fit with each individual students needs and their learning style.

Highlights and features

Strings, Bass, Keyboard, Trumpet, Drums, Voice, Piano, Guitar, Saxophone

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Joel Squelch

Self-taught from the age of 9 and supplemented with lessons from many different teachers, including Howie Evert, John Kay, William Drew, Jason Drabek, Greg Piontek, and John Maguda. In addition, Joel is classically trained on the saxophone. Remarkably enough, in 1999, after only four years of training, Joel was able to begin teaching guitar.

Tommy Z

Tommy Z has been a staple in the WNY music scene for years; just a few honors include being voted Top Blues Vocalist in Western New York (2003/2004/2006), Top Blues Guitarist (1993-1995, 1997 & 2004-2006) and also Top Blues/Crossover Blues Band in 1994, & 2005- 2006). Tommy was also inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

Nick Norton

Experience/Training: Nick has been playing for 19 years. He studied formerly with Bill Texido (1994-2002), and Thomas Baum (2000-2002). The latter having also been a Guitar Factory instructor in the past.

Joe Shanahan

Joe has years of experience in the Buffalo music scene. He began playing guitar at age 14, and studied with Joel Perry and Pete Hankinson. He also learned music theory from Andrew Ziemba and piano from Leola Erftenbech at Villa Maria College. After college Joe studied with the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame’s Tony Scozzaro. He credits Tony with being his biggest influence instruction-wise.

Dave Intercola

Dave has 20 years of experience, including private lessons and jazz band while still in high school, and voice training and music theory courses while attending SUNY Fredonia. He also has led worship for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Fredonia Assembly of God and other churches/events.

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