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Cassie has a Bachelor’s degree from Empire State College in Music and Dance Education. She has been a Music Specialist at Bach to Rock since Spring 2019 and teaches violin, voice, piano and Glee Club!

Cassie adds, “My favorite thing about being a music teacher is the overwhelming feeling of joy and proud moments that come about when my ...

Jack is one of our Beat Refinery DJ Instructors who specializes in scratching and mixing! With a love for Hip Hop, his influences include Kanye West, Drake and J. Cole. If you’ve been in our lobby when Jack is in the studio, you’ve been sure to hear his awesome mixes and mash ups!

Jack adds, “My favorite thing ...

Brynna has been a music specialist at B2R since June 2018. With a degree in Music Education from SUNY Fredonia where she concentrated in vocal/general music, Brynna particularly loves writing and performing pop and jazz music.

Along with voice, Brynna also teaches piano, flute, piccolo, guitar and all of our early education classes and camps. She always leads her ...

Stan has been a music specialist at Bach to Rock since January 2018. In 2019, Stan completed his Master’s of Arts Degree from Nazareth College, School of Music in Double Bass. While he specializes in double bass and electric bass, he also teaches guitar, ukulele, violin, viola, cello, voice and drums! He coaches two of our spectacular bands - "Just ...

Ryan has been a music specialist with Bach to Rock Penfield since January 2018 and earned a Master’s of Arts in Music Composition and Theory in 2019.  Ryan has nearly completed his PhD in Music Theory! At Bach to Rock, he teaches EVERYTHING including guitar, bass, piano, voice, drums, brass, woodwinds, strings, and even harp, accordion, harmonica, and slide ...

Tim is a multi-instrumentalist and local songwriter who teaches acoustic, electric and slide guitar as well as ukulele, banjo and mandolin. He has been teaching various private and semi-private students at B2R since 2018. Tim has been performing music in the community for years and he is the perfect band coach to the B2R band, “The Jammers”!

Tim adds, "What ...

Rachel has been a voice, guitar, ukulele and piano teacher at Bach to Rock since June 2019 but knew she was going to be a music teacher from a young age. With two Masters degrees in Inclusive Childhood Education and Music Education from Nazareth College, some of her musical influences include Elton John, Ingrid Michaelson and Mary Lambert.

Rachel adds ...

Dan has a masters degree from SUNY Fredonia and has been a music instructor at Bach to Rock since July 2018. He teaches more adult bands and adult students than any other teacher at Bach to Rock and is an extremely knowledgable multi-instrumentalist and guitar salesman!

Specializing in drums, Dan also teaches guitar, piano and voice. He is the band ...

Anna is a graduate from Shenandoah University with a degree in Music Therapy/Voice and has been a music instructor at Bach to Rock for about 2 years, helping us spread the love of music through the local community one music lesson at a time.

At B2R, Anna teaches voice, piano, guitar, ukulele, violin and all of our early childhood ...

Mike, known at B2R as “Mr. Mike”, began his journey as a Bach to Rock music instructor in January 2018 and it wouldn’t be long before he became a very important member of the B2R family!

Mike is a graduate of SUNY Albany and a multi-instrumentalist who teaches various instruments and classes ranging from Guitar and Ukulele to Saxophone ...

Continue your music education with Bach to Rock Penfield virtually! Our school is temporarily closed to the public but we are now offering an option for students to continue their music education online in the comfort of your own home! Students will get a chance to work with an instructor through a video streaming device paired with our MyB2R portal ...

Age: 15

Jaedon is a Level 2 DJ Mixing student who began his journey in B2R’s Beat Refinery Program 5 months ago! He has performed at various B2R events, including Battle of the DJs in December 2019. Jaedon has taken both private and group lessons and was recently interviewed by a local radio station on his love for DJ ...

Age: 14

Aiden is a level 2 guitar student and lead guitarist for one of our newest B2R band's, Atomic. Aiden has been taking lessons with Bach to Rock Penfield for over a year now and just recently had his first performance with his new band at the Battle of the Bands II. The crowd and judges were blown ...

Age: 34

Brett has been taking drum lessons with Bach to Rock Penfield since May of 2019 and joined the B2R band, The Jammers, in October 2019! The Jammers just had their first performance at Battle of the Bands II at Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex and was awarded "Most Fun" for their rockin' performance.

Brett's private drum lesson ...

Age: 14

Tommy, is a level 2 drum student and the drummer for the newly formed B2R band, Atomic. Atomic recently had their first performance at Battle of the Bands II and the judges/crowd were blown away!

Tommy’s instructor, Dan, adds, “Tommy is an extremely dedicated and focused student who is committed to mastering the finest points of ...

Age: 12

Sam began his B2R journey in August 2018 taking guitar lessons. In April 2019, the band, B2R5, was formed with Sam being one of the rockin’ guitarists. He is now a level 2 guitar and band student!

His instructor, Jory, adds, “Sam has an incredibly positive attitude and is a joy to teach. He practices consistently, always eager ...

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• Upper Division: Rings of Essence (featuring Julian on vocals and guitar, Tony on vocals and bass and Jackson on drums)
• Lower Division: Yes? No! (featuring Spencer on vocals, Jonathan on guitar, Liam on guitar and Elijah on bass)