Voice Teachers

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Maureen Andary

Ukulele, Guitar, Voice
Days Available: Mondays, and Tuesdays

Maureen Andary is an award winning singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist originally from Chevy Chase, DC. Passionate about music education, she teaches private guitar and ukulele lesson at Middle C and group ukulele classes at the House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD. Maureen believes in integrating music into her students lives and works to incorporate jamming and performance opportunities at local open mics and jam sessions. She has a bachelors degree from New York University and has been awarded several grants for teaching and composition from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. She was selected as a 2010-2011 Artist in Residence at the Strathmore Center for the Performing Arts with her pop/folk duo The Sweater Set and has performed her original songs at prestigious venues including The Kennedy Center, the Birchmere, and Lincoln Center.  You can download Maureen's original songs from iTunes and can find out about her performances at www.thesweaterset.com.
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Mandy Brown

Voice, Harp
Days Available: Sundays

Ms. Brown is an active teacher and performer in the Washington DC Metro Area. She teaches a variety of musical genres including classical, musical theater, pop, jazz, and gospel. In addition to teaching, Mandy Brown has an active operatic career. Recent companies Ms. Brown has worked with include Chautauqua Opera, the Friendship Heights Symphonette, the Maryland Opera Studio, and Opera Kansas. Her vocal music background includes 14 years of performing experience and 6 years teaching experience. Ms. Brown also has 9 years experience with both pedal and lever harp, and has performed with the Wichita State Symphony. Her students have been accepted into college music programs, specialized jazz/pop music schools, and have been cast in several musical theater productions. Ms. Brown earned her BM in Vocal Performance from Wichita State University and her MM in Opera Performance from the University of Maryland. (photo: Roy Cox)
Jean Cioffi

Jean Cioffi

Voice, Clarinet, Recorder, Flute, Piano
Days Available: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays

B. Mus. Ed. , Masters, Vocal Performance. Former Director of Music Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Denver , founder/director of the Cioffi Singers and Cioffi Players. Private/Public School teaching, private teacher of: voice, piano, clarinet, recorder, and beginning flute. Performed Europe and U.S. 45+ years experience performing and teaching all ages.
Esther Haynes

Esther Haynes

Voice, Guitar, Banjo
Days Available: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays

Esther Haynes holds a Master of Education Degree from Marymount University in Arlington, VA as well as a Diploma in Professional Music and Voice from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. She has been nominated for several Washington Area Music Awards including Debut Recording, Jazz Vocalist, Big Band Vocalist, and Jazz Duo/Group. In 2003 she received a WAMMIE for Big Band Vocalist, and was nominated for Jazz and Big Band Vocalist in 2004.