Studio Music Lessons Instructors
Lin Ma
Pipa, World Instruments
Lin Ma is a distinguished pipa performer and educator with over 20 years of experience in performance and studio teaching. She is currently an Associate Professor of Pipa at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music in China. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Pipa Performance from the Central Conservatory of Music in China and a Master's in Arts and Cultural Management from Pratt Institute. She is currently a doctoral student in Music and Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Lin has been honored as one of the "Top Ten Pipa Performers in China." She is a featured pipa player at the United Nations and serves as a director of the Pipa Society of the Chinese Musicians Association. She has won numerous prestigious awards, including the American Global Music Award, the Chinese Folk Instruments International Competition, the Wen Hua Prize of the Chinese Government, and the Golden Bell Award for Chinese Music.
Lin has performed the "Pipa Language" recital at the United Nations Headquarters and has participated in many large-scale events and concerts organized by China Central Television (CCTV). Her performance tours have taken her across the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Austria, Australia, Germany, and other countries. She has published and released solo albums such as "Spring and Autumn," "Heart of Pipa Playing," and "On & Between." The album "On & Between" was selected for the 2019 Grammy Awards in the "World Music" and "Crossover Music" categories.
Lin has served as an adjudicator for numerous prestigious competitions, including the CCTV Chinese Instrumental Television Competition, the Pipa Little Golden Bell Competition, the Chinese American Network's "Born to be a Talent" Instrumental Competition, the Hong Kong International Music Festival, and the National College Student Art Exhibition. Her students have consistently won awards in major competitions, showcasing their exceptional talent.
Lin Ma is a distinguished pipa performer and educator with over 20 years of experience in performance and studio teaching. She is currently an Associate Professor of Pipa at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music in China. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Pipa Performance from the Central Conservatory of Music in China and a Master's in Arts and Cultural Management from Pratt Institute. She is currently a doctoral student in Music and Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Lin has been honored as one of the "Top Ten Pipa Performers in China." She is a featured pipa player at the United Nations and serves as a director of the Pipa Society of the Chinese Musicians Association. She has won numerous prestigious awards, including the American Global Music Award, the Chinese Folk Instruments International Competition, the Wen Hua Prize of the Chinese Government, and the Golden Bell Award for Chinese Music.
Lin has performed the "Pipa Language" recital at the United Nations Headquarters and has participated in many large-scale events and concerts organized by China Central Television (CCTV). Her performance tours have taken her across the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Austria, Australia, Germany, and other countries. She has published and released solo albums such as "Spring and Autumn," "Heart of Pipa Playing," and "On & Between." The album "On & Between" was selected for the 2019 Grammy Awards in the "World Music" and "Crossover Music" categories.
Lin has served as an adjudicator for numerous prestigious competitions, including the CCTV Chinese Instrumental Television Competition, the Pipa Little Golden Bell Competition, the Chinese American Network's "Born to be a Talent" Instrumental Competition, the Hong Kong International Music Festival, and the National College Student Art Exhibition. Her students have consistently won awards in major competitions, showcasing their exceptional talent.
Angelo Miranda
Percussion
A graduate of TC's Doctoral Program in Music Education, Angelo Miranda serves as an adjunct instructor in the Music Education program, offering aspiring music teachers an opportunity to learn about percussion methods. Angelo has an extensive performance background in the greater New York area with over 40 years of experience as drummer-percussionist.
A sample of local venues where Angelo has performed would include: The Symphony Space Theater, The St. Regis Hotel, Madison Square Garden and The Waldorf Astoria. Angelo played and toured with The Harlem Opera Society where he was a member of the pit orchestra jazz quartet. He was also timpanist for Virgil Thomson’s New York premiere performance of Plough that Broke The Plains which took place at the Cathedral of Saint John the DivIne. Regarding his teachers, Angelo is always happy to mention that his very first drumset teacher was the legendary Count Basie drummer “Papa” Jo Jones who he studied with briefly at the then popular Sam Ippolito Professional Percussion Shop on 50th St. and eighth Ave. It was there that he met his most important mentor, Norman Grossman from the Mannes College of Music. Dr. Miranda also provides lessons to non-music majors from Columbia University who may have special interests in jazz drumming, electronic percussion and/or latin percussion.
A graduate of TC's Doctoral Program in Music Education, Angelo Miranda serves as an adjunct instructor in the Music Education program, offering aspiring music teachers an opportunity to learn about percussion methods. Angelo has an extensive performance background in the greater New York area with over 40 years of experience as drummer-percussionist.
A sample of local venues where Angelo has performed would include: The Symphony Space Theater, The St. Regis Hotel, Madison Square Garden and The Waldorf Astoria. Angelo played and toured with The Harlem Opera Society where he was a member of the pit orchestra jazz quartet. He was also timpanist for Virgil Thomson’s New York premiere performance of Plough that Broke The Plains which took place at the Cathedral of Saint John the DivIne. Regarding his teachers, Angelo is always happy to mention that his very first drumset teacher was the legendary Count Basie drummer “Papa” Jo Jones who he studied with briefly at the then popular Sam Ippolito Professional Percussion Shop on 50th St. and eighth Ave. It was there that he met his most important mentor, Norman Grossman from the Mannes College of Music. Dr. Miranda also provides lessons to non-music majors from Columbia University who may have special interests in jazz drumming, electronic percussion and/or latin percussion.
Michael Mohammed
Voice
Michael Mohammed is the Director of the Musical Theatre Ensemble at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, He is on voice faculty at the College of Marin and the Community Music Center. He also is an Artist-in-Residence with the Theatre Department at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts.
Michael works as a stage director, choreographer, and performer. His production of Three Little Birds with Bay Area Children’s Theatre was seen by over 9000 children and adults, bringing Bob Marley’s messages of positivity to new audiences. Also for BACT, he choreographed the world premiere of She Persisted, based on Chelsea Clinton’s book of the same name. As a performer, Michael is equally at home in opera and musical theatre. His roles include the title role in Handel’s Orlando, Fatty (The Rise and Fall of…Mahagonny), and Mitch (The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee).
Michael earned an EdDCT in Music and Music Education at TC. His research is based on inclusion and diversity in performance practice and in finding the intersections between diverse musical styles. He holds a BA from Columbia University and an MM from SFCM.
Michael Mohammed is the Director of the Musical Theatre Ensemble at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, He is on voice faculty at the College of Marin and the Community Music Center. He also is an Artist-in-Residence with the Theatre Department at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts.
Michael works as a stage director, choreographer, and performer. His production of Three Little Birds with Bay Area Children’s Theatre was seen by over 9000 children and adults, bringing Bob Marley’s messages of positivity to new audiences. Also for BACT, he choreographed the world premiere of She Persisted, based on Chelsea Clinton’s book of the same name. As a performer, Michael is equally at home in opera and musical theatre. His roles include the title role in Handel’s Orlando, Fatty (The Rise and Fall of…Mahagonny), and Mitch (The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee).
Michael earned an EdDCT in Music and Music Education at TC. His research is based on inclusion and diversity in performance practice and in finding the intersections between diverse musical styles. He holds a BA from Columbia University and an MM from SFCM.
Josephine Mongiardo
Voice (Soprano)
Josephine Mongiardo, widely acclaimed for her "extraordinary voice" and "brilliant ornamentation", has been featured in New York stage premieres of several eighteenth-century operas, including Handel's Acisand Galatea, Esther and Susanna, as well as Lully's Acis et Galate. An accomplished actress, Ms. Mongiardo has commanded attention in such roles as Lucia, Violetta and Rosina, and as she speaks four languages, she has become a renowned recitalist and chamber music artist.
Her chamber music and orchestral appearances have taken her throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. She has collaborated with such renowned artists as Yo Yo Ma, Ani Kavafian, Gerard Schwarz, and Kenneth Cooper. Her festival appearances include Santa Fe, Waterloo, Chamber Music Northwest, Arcady, Music at Menlo, Grand Canyon and Mohawk Trail Concerts. Ms. Mongiardo's diverse repertoire includes orchestral works such as Mahler's Symphony No.4, Berlioz' Les Nuits d'Et and Strauss' Brentano Lieder as well as premieres of pieces by Seymour Barab and Wendy Chambers; she has also been featured as the narrator in Walton's Faade and as the Devil in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat as well as works by Andr Caplet and Douglas Moore.
She has performed leading roles in the Berkshire Bach Society's staged production of Bach's Hercules at the Crossroads and Over Coffee, with the Columbia Festival Orchestra in Bruce Adolphe's new work Marita and her Heart's Desire, and at Lincoln Center's Tully Hall with The Little Orchestra Society under Dino Anagnost in works of Antonio Vivaldi; Ms. Mongiardo can be heard on the CD Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Musical Heritage Society) and on Music@Menlo Live. Ms Mongiardo has a thriving teaching practice in New York City. Her students have been featured at Chautauqua Opera, Seattle Opera, Lake George Opera and in chamber andorchestral appearances throughout the United States. She currently serves as President of The New York Singing Teachers' Association. She holds a B.A. from Barnard College and an M.A. in musicology from Columbia University.
Josephine Mongiardo, widely acclaimed for her "extraordinary voice" and "brilliant ornamentation", has been featured in New York stage premieres of several eighteenth-century operas, including Handel's Acisand Galatea, Esther and Susanna, as well as Lully's Acis et Galate. An accomplished actress, Ms. Mongiardo has commanded attention in such roles as Lucia, Violetta and Rosina, and as she speaks four languages, she has become a renowned recitalist and chamber music artist.
Her chamber music and orchestral appearances have taken her throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. She has collaborated with such renowned artists as Yo Yo Ma, Ani Kavafian, Gerard Schwarz, and Kenneth Cooper. Her festival appearances include Santa Fe, Waterloo, Chamber Music Northwest, Arcady, Music at Menlo, Grand Canyon and Mohawk Trail Concerts. Ms. Mongiardo's diverse repertoire includes orchestral works such as Mahler's Symphony No.4, Berlioz' Les Nuits d'Et and Strauss' Brentano Lieder as well as premieres of pieces by Seymour Barab and Wendy Chambers; she has also been featured as the narrator in Walton's Faade and as the Devil in Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat as well as works by Andr Caplet and Douglas Moore.
She has performed leading roles in the Berkshire Bach Society's staged production of Bach's Hercules at the Crossroads and Over Coffee, with the Columbia Festival Orchestra in Bruce Adolphe's new work Marita and her Heart's Desire, and at Lincoln Center's Tully Hall with The Little Orchestra Society under Dino Anagnost in works of Antonio Vivaldi; Ms. Mongiardo can be heard on the CD Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Musical Heritage Society) and on Music@Menlo Live. Ms Mongiardo has a thriving teaching practice in New York City. Her students have been featured at Chautauqua Opera, Seattle Opera, Lake George Opera and in chamber andorchestral appearances throughout the United States. She currently serves as President of The New York Singing Teachers' Association. She holds a B.A. from Barnard College and an M.A. in musicology from Columbia University.
Ashira Mothersil
Voice
Ashira Mothersil is a vocal performer, educator, and third year doctoral student in music and music education at Teacher's College Columbia University. Born in a Haitian household in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, Ashira's love for music was inspired by her multicultural upbringing. At a young age she began singing songs by the Haitian songstress Emeline Michèl while emulating the soulfulness of R&B icons like Whitney Houston. She also admired the boldness of women in Hip Hop and began writing rhymes that drew from the influences of powerhouse emcees like Queen Latifah and others. Through her platform that merges R&B, Soul, Gospel, Hip Hop, and Caribbean influences, Ashira has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Billie Holiday Theater, the Apollo, Carnegie Hall, as well as with the LA Philharmonic, the Louisville Orchestra and more. Today, Ashira uses her experience and education as a performer to lead and inspire youth in Harlem as a vocal director. She describes her artistry and teaching as a melting pot of different sounds, styles, and genres that reflect her love for the African Diaspora through which she uses her voice to celebrate Black beauty, joy, healing, and resilience.
Ashira Mothersil is a vocal performer, educator, and third year doctoral student in music and music education at Teacher's College Columbia University. Born in a Haitian household in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, Ashira's love for music was inspired by her multicultural upbringing. At a young age she began singing songs by the Haitian songstress Emeline Michèl while emulating the soulfulness of R&B icons like Whitney Houston. She also admired the boldness of women in Hip Hop and began writing rhymes that drew from the influences of powerhouse emcees like Queen Latifah and others. Through her platform that merges R&B, Soul, Gospel, Hip Hop, and Caribbean influences, Ashira has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Billie Holiday Theater, the Apollo, Carnegie Hall, as well as with the LA Philharmonic, the Louisville Orchestra and more. Today, Ashira uses her experience and education as a performer to lead and inspire youth in Harlem as a vocal director. She describes her artistry and teaching as a melting pot of different sounds, styles, and genres that reflect her love for the African Diaspora through which she uses her voice to celebrate Black beauty, joy, healing, and resilience.
Randolph Noel
Piano
“Pianist and composer Randolph Noel’s entrancing new album, Elements and Orbits has been a long time coming. The self-released recording is his first as a leader since 2003’s Hands on the Plow by the Brooklyn Arts Ensemble, which he founded and directed, and contains material that dates back more than four decades. Between these benchmarks, Noel spent more than 30 years as a music teacher with the New York City Department of Education, where he nurtured the love of music and performance among pre-kindergarten-to-fifth grade students.” -Michael Roberts, JAZZIZ Magazine Quarterly, Summer 2023
Randolph’s career began in 1973 touring with soul legends Sam and Dave. Since then, it has included concerts and tours with Abbey Lincoln, Barry Harris, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles McPherson w/The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, James Moody, Opera Ebony, and several others.
He has shared his professional life with the children in his classroom, leading them in concert performances with Barry Harris, Larry Ridley, Dr. Donald Byrd, Andrew Frierson, Valerie Capers, amongst others. A select group of these students recorded on Abbey Lincolns’ Verve release “The Devil’s Got Your Tounge”, and toured France with her in 1992.
As an arranger Randolph’s work appears on four of Abbey Lincoln’s Verve recordings: “You Gotta Pay the Band, “The Devil’s Got Your Tongue, “A Turtles Dream” and “Who Used to Dance.” He is featured as a pianist on Al Grey’s recording “Matzoh and Grits” (Arbors Records)
Randolph Noel received a BFA cum laude in Piano Performance from The University of Buffalo (SUNY) in 1979, a student of Frina Arschanska Boldt. He completed graduate studies in composition at Brooklyn College under the tutelage of Tania Leon in 1997. Noel is a former adjunct lecturer at Bronx Community College and New York City Technical College.
“Pianist and composer Randolph Noel’s entrancing new album, Elements and Orbits has been a long time coming. The self-released recording is his first as a leader since 2003’s Hands on the Plow by the Brooklyn Arts Ensemble, which he founded and directed, and contains material that dates back more than four decades. Between these benchmarks, Noel spent more than 30 years as a music teacher with the New York City Department of Education, where he nurtured the love of music and performance among pre-kindergarten-to-fifth grade students.” -Michael Roberts, JAZZIZ Magazine Quarterly, Summer 2023
Randolph’s career began in 1973 touring with soul legends Sam and Dave. Since then, it has included concerts and tours with Abbey Lincoln, Barry Harris, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles McPherson w/The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, James Moody, Opera Ebony, and several others.
He has shared his professional life with the children in his classroom, leading them in concert performances with Barry Harris, Larry Ridley, Dr. Donald Byrd, Andrew Frierson, Valerie Capers, amongst others. A select group of these students recorded on Abbey Lincolns’ Verve release “The Devil’s Got Your Tounge”, and toured France with her in 1992.
As an arranger Randolph’s work appears on four of Abbey Lincoln’s Verve recordings: “You Gotta Pay the Band, “The Devil’s Got Your Tongue, “A Turtles Dream” and “Who Used to Dance.” He is featured as a pianist on Al Grey’s recording “Matzoh and Grits” (Arbors Records)
Randolph Noel received a BFA cum laude in Piano Performance from The University of Buffalo (SUNY) in 1979, a student of Frina Arschanska Boldt. He completed graduate studies in composition at Brooklyn College under the tutelage of Tania Leon in 1997. Noel is a former adjunct lecturer at Bronx Community College and New York City Technical College.
Elizabeth Ojeda
Harp
Elizabeth Ojeda has committed extensively to her education, having earned a Master of Music degree in Harp Performance and Literature, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree in Harp Performance, a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, and a Performer's Certificate for “outstanding performance ability” from the Eastman School of Music. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Education at Columbia University, Teachers College.
Elizabeth is a widespread performer, having made her Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 11, and since then has toured the East Coast performing privately and publicly, refining her craft.
She has competed extensively; her most lauded orchestral competition landed her and her fellow performers the title of National Grand Champions at the American String Teacher’s Association Festival in 2014.
In November of 2016, she was awarded first prize in the Eastman School of Music's Harp Concerto Competition, and appeared alongside Reneé Fleming in a world premiere work based on the paintings of Georgia O’Keefe, "Letters From Georgia" at Alice Tully Hall, in Lincoln Center.
In May 2017, Elizabeth was awarded the Robert Wayne Barlow Harp Prize for Excellence in Harp Performance at the Eastman School of Music, and soon after, returned to Carnegie Hall to perform J.A.C. Redford's "Night Pieces".
Most recently, she is the Adult Category Winner in the IBLA International Performing Competition. She will play on a solo program in Carnegie Hall in 2022.
Elizabeth is devoted to her teaching, and is on the faculty of Roberts Wesleyan College, and the Eastman Community Music School, where she teaches Applied Harp, as well as "Theory in Motion": "...a five-level program focusing on aural and kinesthetic musical understanding, music literacy, and musicianship". She is additionally on the faculty of Pine Brook Elementary School, in the Greece Central School District.
Elizabeth Ojeda has committed extensively to her education, having earned a Master of Music degree in Harp Performance and Literature, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree in Harp Performance, a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, and a Performer's Certificate for “outstanding performance ability” from the Eastman School of Music. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Education at Columbia University, Teachers College.
Elizabeth is a widespread performer, having made her Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 11, and since then has toured the East Coast performing privately and publicly, refining her craft.
She has competed extensively; her most lauded orchestral competition landed her and her fellow performers the title of National Grand Champions at the American String Teacher’s Association Festival in 2014.
In November of 2016, she was awarded first prize in the Eastman School of Music's Harp Concerto Competition, and appeared alongside Reneé Fleming in a world premiere work based on the paintings of Georgia O’Keefe, "Letters From Georgia" at Alice Tully Hall, in Lincoln Center.
In May 2017, Elizabeth was awarded the Robert Wayne Barlow Harp Prize for Excellence in Harp Performance at the Eastman School of Music, and soon after, returned to Carnegie Hall to perform J.A.C. Redford's "Night Pieces".
Most recently, she is the Adult Category Winner in the IBLA International Performing Competition. She will play on a solo program in Carnegie Hall in 2022.
Elizabeth is devoted to her teaching, and is on the faculty of Roberts Wesleyan College, and the Eastman Community Music School, where she teaches Applied Harp, as well as "Theory in Motion": "...a five-level program focusing on aural and kinesthetic musical understanding, music literacy, and musicianship". She is additionally on the faculty of Pine Brook Elementary School, in the Greece Central School District.
Emily Ondracek
Violin
Dr. Ondracek is a founding member and the first violinist of the Voxare String Quartet. In addition to her work as a performing artist, Dr. Ondracek is a teaching artist with the New York Philharmonic, a faculty member at Teachers College, and also maintains a private teaching studio in both New York City and Connecticut.
Dr. Ondracek is a founding member and the first violinist of the Voxare String Quartet. In addition to her work as a performing artist, Dr. Ondracek is a teaching artist with the New York Philharmonic, a faculty member at Teachers College, and also maintains a private teaching studio in both New York City and Connecticut.
Sidney Outlaw
Voice
Sidney Outlaw, Grand Prize winner of the Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballe in 2010, delights audiences with his rich and versatile baritone and engaging stage presence. A graduate of the Merola Opera Program he recently added a GRAMMY nomination to his list of accomplishments for the Naxos Records recording of Darius Milhaud’s L’Orestie d’Eschyle. Mr. Outlaw made his San Francisco Opera debut as as the First Mate in Billy Budd and joined the Metropolitan Opera roster in 2014-2015 for The Death of Klinghoffer. Operatic highlights: Salieri in Mozart and Salieri, Jake in Porgy and Bess, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Marcello in La bohème Tommy McIntyre in Fellow Travelers, Dizzy Gillespie in Yardbird, and the world premiere of The Fix. A frequent concert soloist he recently he sang Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall. Additional concert works: Beehoven’s Missa solemnis, Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, Fauré’s Requiem, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem. His latest collaboration with Warren Jones, a CD entitled “Lament,” features works by Ricky Ian Gordon, Robert Owens, Dorothy Rudd Moore Harry T. Burleigh, and the words of Langston Hughes. Mr. Outlaw has served on faculty at The Aaron Copland School of Music (Queens College-CUNY) and Ithaca College James J Whalen School of Music. Mr. Outlaw is currently professor of voice at The Manhattan School of Music and The Conservatory at Brooklyn College -CUNY in NYC
Sidney Outlaw, Grand Prize winner of the Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballe in 2010, delights audiences with his rich and versatile baritone and engaging stage presence. A graduate of the Merola Opera Program he recently added a GRAMMY nomination to his list of accomplishments for the Naxos Records recording of Darius Milhaud’s L’Orestie d’Eschyle. Mr. Outlaw made his San Francisco Opera debut as as the First Mate in Billy Budd and joined the Metropolitan Opera roster in 2014-2015 for The Death of Klinghoffer. Operatic highlights: Salieri in Mozart and Salieri, Jake in Porgy and Bess, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Marcello in La bohème Tommy McIntyre in Fellow Travelers, Dizzy Gillespie in Yardbird, and the world premiere of The Fix. A frequent concert soloist he recently he sang Handel’s Messiah at Carnegie Hall. Additional concert works: Beehoven’s Missa solemnis, Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, Fauré’s Requiem, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem. His latest collaboration with Warren Jones, a CD entitled “Lament,” features works by Ricky Ian Gordon, Robert Owens, Dorothy Rudd Moore Harry T. Burleigh, and the words of Langston Hughes. Mr. Outlaw has served on faculty at The Aaron Copland School of Music (Queens College-CUNY) and Ithaca College James J Whalen School of Music. Mr. Outlaw is currently professor of voice at The Manhattan School of Music and The Conservatory at Brooklyn College -CUNY in NYC
Caroline Pearsall
Violin
Working mainly in tango, popular and contemporary music, Caroline has toured throughout Europe, in Australia, Argentina, North Africa and the Middle East. She has played on Radio France, Classic FM, BBC TV, ITV, Channel 4, and in many festivals such as the Nice Jazz Festival, Oslo World Music Festival, Buenos Aires Tango Festival, City of London Festival.
In 2011 she finished an MMus from Royal Holloway University of London in ethnomusicology. She won a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2014 to go to Buenos Aires for two months to work on a book about the history of tango violin. She has performed with many incredible tango musicians such as Juan Jose Mosalini, Victor Hugo Villena, Daniel Melingo, La Chicana, Silbando, Orquesta Imperial and Les Fleurs Noires. She also played Argentine Folklore with La Tipica Folklorica in Paris. She graduated with two more Masters degrees, one in Education & Technology from UCL (UK) in 2022 and another in Media & Comunications from Malmö University in Sweden. In 2023 she was grated a Fulbright Scholarship to do an EdD at Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York.
Her group the London Tango Orchestra released their first album Primeros Pasos in 2015 and their second Abrazo Abierto in 2021. They are currently preparing for their third album in the summer of 2025. In 2022 Caroline founded the Creative Caminito Community Interest Company which creates tango music performances and educational programs in the UK. She is passionate about teaching and loves sharing everything she has discovered. She believes in empowering her students to finding creative solutions, develop confidence and self-efficacy and become better communicators through music. In June 2024 she won a place on the SEM 2024 Public Ethnomusicology Mentoring Program with Nancy Groce from the Library of Congress.
Working mainly in tango, popular and contemporary music, Caroline has toured throughout Europe, in Australia, Argentina, North Africa and the Middle East. She has played on Radio France, Classic FM, BBC TV, ITV, Channel 4, and in many festivals such as the Nice Jazz Festival, Oslo World Music Festival, Buenos Aires Tango Festival, City of London Festival.
In 2011 she finished an MMus from Royal Holloway University of London in ethnomusicology. She won a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2014 to go to Buenos Aires for two months to work on a book about the history of tango violin. She has performed with many incredible tango musicians such as Juan Jose Mosalini, Victor Hugo Villena, Daniel Melingo, La Chicana, Silbando, Orquesta Imperial and Les Fleurs Noires. She also played Argentine Folklore with La Tipica Folklorica in Paris. She graduated with two more Masters degrees, one in Education & Technology from UCL (UK) in 2022 and another in Media & Comunications from Malmö University in Sweden. In 2023 she was grated a Fulbright Scholarship to do an EdD at Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York.
Her group the London Tango Orchestra released their first album Primeros Pasos in 2015 and their second Abrazo Abierto in 2021. They are currently preparing for their third album in the summer of 2025. In 2022 Caroline founded the Creative Caminito Community Interest Company which creates tango music performances and educational programs in the UK. She is passionate about teaching and loves sharing everything she has discovered. She believes in empowering her students to finding creative solutions, develop confidence and self-efficacy and become better communicators through music. In June 2024 she won a place on the SEM 2024 Public Ethnomusicology Mentoring Program with Nancy Groce from the Library of Congress.
Yonathan Peled
Composition
Yonathan is a multi-talented musician based in New York, specializing in trombone, composition, arranging, and leading his own band. Originally from Tel-Aviv, his passion for music has taken him across the world, enchanting audiences at jazz festivals and renowned music venues. Yonathan's musical journey has led him to collaborate with esteemed artists from diverse genres, including jazz and world music, such as Yemen Blues, Omer Avital, The Eyal Vilner Big Band, and Samir Langus.
Yonathan holds a BFA from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Additionally, he completed the Teachers College MA program in Music & Music Education, further deepening his knowledge, skills, and perspectives on teaching music.
Apart from being a performer and composer, Yonathan is also a dedicated educator. Over the course of six years, he has been sharing his expertise, teaching piano, trombone, music theory, and composition to students in his private studio.
Yonathan is a multi-talented musician based in New York, specializing in trombone, composition, arranging, and leading his own band. Originally from Tel-Aviv, his passion for music has taken him across the world, enchanting audiences at jazz festivals and renowned music venues. Yonathan's musical journey has led him to collaborate with esteemed artists from diverse genres, including jazz and world music, such as Yemen Blues, Omer Avital, The Eyal Vilner Big Band, and Samir Langus.
Yonathan holds a BFA from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. Additionally, he completed the Teachers College MA program in Music & Music Education, further deepening his knowledge, skills, and perspectives on teaching music.
Apart from being a performer and composer, Yonathan is also a dedicated educator. Over the course of six years, he has been sharing his expertise, teaching piano, trombone, music theory, and composition to students in his private studio.
Anh-Thu Gia Phan
Piano
Anh-Thu Phan, M.A., Ed.M., Ed.D. program, Music & Music Education, Columbia University, Teachers College; B.Mus., Piano Performance artist at the National University of Singapore; and a founder of Yes We Can Music, featured at the Vietnam Global Leaders 2019 in Paris.
With 11 years of teaching experience, she has become specialized in teaching music through interdisciplinary approaches using learners’ own terms and expertise. Her students learn musical skills and knowledge with ease by making instant connections with their majors, thus being able to apply to multiple contexts. Her absolute beginner students, after 10 hours of learning, have been performing in exciting projects such as playing a soundtrack to a silent movie (for an ESL student), creating and playing a mash-up of four classical songs to represent the Möbius strip (for a Math student), playing “Zorba the Greek” to a traditional Greek dance (for a student from Greece), to mention but a few.
Anh-Thu is looking forward to facilitating musical projects you wish to bring to life.
Anh-Thu Phan, M.A., Ed.M., Ed.D. program, Music & Music Education, Columbia University, Teachers College; B.Mus., Piano Performance artist at the National University of Singapore; and a founder of Yes We Can Music, featured at the Vietnam Global Leaders 2019 in Paris.
With 11 years of teaching experience, she has become specialized in teaching music through interdisciplinary approaches using learners’ own terms and expertise. Her students learn musical skills and knowledge with ease by making instant connections with their majors, thus being able to apply to multiple contexts. Her absolute beginner students, after 10 hours of learning, have been performing in exciting projects such as playing a soundtrack to a silent movie (for an ESL student), creating and playing a mash-up of four classical songs to represent the Möbius strip (for a Math student), playing “Zorba the Greek” to a traditional Greek dance (for a student from Greece), to mention but a few.
Anh-Thu is looking forward to facilitating musical projects you wish to bring to life.