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Private Instructors

All music majors are required to take P level private instruction for their first four semesters. Beginning in the second semester, and every semester thereafter, jury exams must be passed as a requirement for a grade.

B.S. in Performance majors must take two semesters each of C and D level private instruction culminating in a second semester junior and senior recital, respectively. B.S. in Jazz and Commercial Music students must take C level private instruction. Other students may take C or D level private instruction, as an elective, only with the approval of both their teacher and advisor.

When registering for private instruction, please note that section numbers are used to identify specific teachers wherever more than one teacher is used to teach a particular instrument. Students and teachers must be aware of this procedure, and no student may take lessons without being properly registered for the correct teacher. Teachers are not permitted to instruct students whose names do not appear on the class roster under any circumstances and questions regarding correct registration for private instruction must be reviewed with the Department Chairman within the first two weeks of any semester. There is an additional fee for all levels of private instruction, which is charged in addition to the course tuition. Please review the University General Bulletin's Music listings for details or call the Music Office during business hours at (516) 463-5490.

Instrument Code Sec. Instructor/Email
Piano 001P (1) Blanche Abram
    (2) Morton Estrin
    (3) David Lalama
    (4) Marilyn Lehman
Organ 002P (1) Jane S. Hettrick
Voice 003P (1) Joshua Hecht
    (2) Gregory Mercer
    (3) Donna Balson
    (4) Holli Ross
    (5) Tammy Hensrud
Flute/Piccolo 004P (1) Patricia Spencer
    (2) Denise Lozano-Healy
Oboe 005P (1) Alan Hollander
    (2) Judith Dansker
Bassoon 006P (1) Lisa Alexander
Clarinet 007P (1) Naomi Drucker
    (2) Laurie Friedman-Adler
Saxophone 008P (1) Dave Pietro
    (2) Alejandro Aviles
Trumpet 009P (1) Kristine Kwapis Ingles
    (2) Leon Petruzzi
French Horn 010P (1) Luiza Raab-Pontecorvo
Trombone 011P (1) Gregory Ingles
Tuba/Euphonium 012P (1) Michael Salzman
Violin 013P (1) Alexander Sharpe
    (2) Matthew Lehmann
Viola 014P (1) Todd Low
Cello 015P (1) Mary Park
    (2) Franklin Verbsky
    (3) Benjamin Wolff
Double Bass 016P (1) Franklin Verbsky
    (2) Steven Fayette
    (3) Robert Bowen III
Guitar 017P (1) Richard Stone
    (2) Stephen Leonard
    (3) William Zito
Harp 018P (1) Jeanne F. Goldstein
Percussion 019P (1) Anthony Tedesco
    (2) David Rozenblatt
    (3) Montgomery Hatch
Composition 020P (1) Chandler Carter
    (2) Herbert Deutsch
    (3) Kenneth Lampl
    (4) David Lalama
Harpsichord 022P (1) Sonia Grib