Deluca Music Lessons

• We offer private instruction at all levels for piano, bass, upright bass, drums, guitar, violin, viola, cello, saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet and voice. We also offer beginner guitar group lessons. Our teaching staff is composed of professional teachers and performers, most of whom have a degree in music performance and/or education.

 

• The private lesson rate is $96 per month for a half hour lesson once per week. This rate includes 5 week months and the first month is prorated at $24 per lesson. There is a one time $15 registration fee for signing a student up for private lessons.

• The group beginner guitar class is offered at $79 for a six week course consisting of 1 hour class per week.
• We also offer beginner group Uke lessons

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• Call 215-674-1401 to get your student started today!

Michael Kelly Smith - Guitar

Lead guitarist and co-founder of rock bands Britny Fox and Cinderella.  Performance experience includes U.S. tours with Poison, Ratt, and Joan Jett; a European tour with Alice Cooper and a performance with Bon Jovi in Tokyo, Japan.  Over 30 years playing experience and 17 years teaching experience.  Specializing in classic rock, metal, and blues styles.

Dan Hanrahan - Guitar

Since graduating from Temple University's Boyer College of Music in 2009, guitarist Dan Hanrahan has been active in the Philadelphia area as a performer and educator. Dan has performed at several Philadelphia area venues such as Chris' Jazz Cafe, Ortlieb's Jazzhaus, The Deer Head Inn, The Kimmel Center, and has shared the stage with Benny Golson, Dick Oatts, Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, and Bruce Barth. As a teacher, Dan is committed to helping students achieve their goals while having fun. He teaches rock, blues, jazz, classical and pop styles to students of all levels. While studying with Dan, students will learn the fundamentals of proper technique and reading music as well as their favorite songs.

Katie Eagleson - Voice
Katie Eagleson studied music and voice at Temple University, Neupauer Conservatory and privately. She has been performing and teaching voice in the Philadelphia area since the 1980’s. Katie has been, and continues to be the featured vocalist with Big Bands and several smaller ensembles. Along the way she has done recording work, singing background vocals, jingles, and demo versions for local songwriters. She recently released her first CD.
Katie teaches proper singing technique and diction. The repertoire she teaches varies somewhat, depending on the age, capability, and taste of the student. She teaches anyone over six years old, including adults. Beginners are welcome.

Visit www.katieeagleson.com

Eric Henkels
Instruments: piano, guitar
Eric has been playing piano for over 18 years, and guitar for over 10 years. He trained for years in jazz, classical, pop/rock, and composition with fellow DeLuca teacher and Philadelphia piano extraordinaire Jim Holton. In high school, Eric was a member of the All-State Jazz band, the All-Region Chorus, and received a partial scholarship to the University of the Arts summer program in 2006. Eric currently plays guitar, piano, and sings full-time in an original indie rock band, Kafei, which has played / is playing venues all over the country, and teaches students of all ages when he's not playing shows with his band or playing cocktail hours, italian restaurants, or wherever else music is needed. He believes that music should be shared with everyone, and that the more people playing music means more people understanding music, which will in turn mean more people understanding each other. Eric listens to everything: Coldplay, The Beatles, Death Cab for Cutie, and Copeland are some of his favorites though.

Jill Gallagher - Piano
Jill has been teaching private piano lessons for nine years. She specializes in teaching classical music to beginners young and old. Jill's students have ranged in age from six to eighty-five. She began her piano education at the young age of seven and continues her studies presently under David Ancker. In 2001, Jill received her Bachelor of Arts in Music (piano performance) from Millersville University studying under the direction of Dr. Anita Renfroe. At Millersville, her interest in 20th Century piano music grew. She presented a lecture recital in 2001 titled, "An American Triangle: 20th Century American Piano Music of Barber, Copland and Gershwin". Her education includes study in Piano Pedagogy, Music Theory, Solfeggio, Music History, Art Music, Conducting, Symphonic Music, Popular Music, and Eurhythmics. She performed in the Millersville University Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, and Mixed Chorus. Jill's goal is to inspire her love of music in her students. Her favorite musical activity is watching the Philadelphia Orchestra perform at the Mann Music Center during the summer months.

Mark Lauer
Instruments: guitar, bass
Mark started classical guitar at the age of 7. He studied for over 5 years with his uncle who had studied under Segovia in Spain. With this background he went on to master electric guitar and bass. Mark believes lessons should be a fun educational process. For over twenty years Mark has enjoyed songwriting as well as playing some of the Philadelphia areas largest venues. Mark has always loved the Beatles and his biggest thrill was meeting Paul McCartney during his 1999 tour.

Visit the Mark Lauer website

J.R. McCarthy - Guitar
J.R. McCarthy has extensive experience teaching all styles of guitar to children and adults. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the Guitar Institute of Technology, Hollywood, Caifornia. He has performed in a variety of bands with genres ranging from Jazz to Country to Rock. He is currently performing in Atlantic City with the trio Pop Life.

Ron Rosenberger - Guitar
Ron teaches guitar and bass and is our group music teacher. He studied with the late Dennis Sandole, who taught sax legend John Coltrane and guitar legend Pat Martino. He especially enjoys teaching beginners.


Justin Sekelewski
Instruments: Upright and Electric Bass
Justin Sekelewski started playing the acoustic bass at age nine. He began playing the electric bass at the age of 12. Throughout high school Mr. Sekelewski played in the Orchestra and jazz band as well as many musicals such as "Little Shop of Horrors". He also played in many bands while in high school that traversed many musical genres from rock to punk to hip hop to free improv. Mr. Sekelewski pursued classical bass studies with Joanne Bates, who is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and is currently the principal bassist in the Princeton Symphony and Princeton Opera Company. Mr. Sekelewski is currently working on his bachelors of music degree in jazz performance from Temple University's Boyer College of Music. Recent performances have been with Branford Marsalis and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He is scheduled to perform with Nicholas Payton in New York City and Benny Golson in Detroit this summer.

Jordan Strauss - Guitar
Jordan Strauss has been playing guitar for 14 years and teaching for 7. After being self taught for the first 4 years Jordan began lessons with Jim McCarthy at DeLuca Music in 1999 After studying music theory in High School and College, Jordan also studied lead guitar with guitar virtuoso Mike Gallagher. In addition to his studies with McCarthy and Gallagher Jordan also studied Jazz for a brief time with Temple graduate Rob Sbar. Jordan began teaching at Deluca Music in 2002 and a few years later decided to make teaching guitar his full-time job.
Jordan specializes in Rock and Metal lead guitar. Many of Jordan's current students have sought him out specifically to improve their lead guitar playing skills and music theory knowledge. Jordan likes for his students to guide their own learning and simply helps them along on their path to reaching their individual musical goals. For students that do not specifically seek him out for his knowledge of lead guitar, Jordan helps them to learn by teaching them their favorite songs. While learning their favorite songs, Jordan's students learn to read music and all of the essential technique that goes into playing guitar. In addition to becoming self-sufficient guitarists, it is most important to Jordan that his students have fun and enjoy coming to their lesson every week.

www.myspace.com/jordanstrauss


Jason Paul - Guitar
I teach acoustic/electric guitar, and my specialty would definitely be rock and metal, although I love jazz as well.
My favorites, eh? I would go with the prog rock that was pumped out of Italy and Britain during the 70's. And when it comes to metal, Im a big fan of the European melodic metal scene. If I had to pick a few of my favorite guitarists, I'd go with the prodigy Jason Becker, Yngwie Malmsteen for his ability to melt your face with his neoclassical sweeps, and Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth, because he's just that metal.

Feel free to contact me through my Facebook, Id be more than happy to answer any of your questions.


Other Teachers Who Have Not Submitted a Bio:

Don McCormick- Drums
Paul Gehman- Bass
Gene Hahn- Guitar

Jim Holton- Piano/Cello

Yu-Wen Chen - Piano

Kevin Daly - Drums