Paterson Music Project’s Talented Teaching Artists
Paterson Music Project Artist Team is made of a group of talented Teaching Artists; experts on their instruments who are assigned to PMP classes within their area of expertise. PMP Teaching Artists come from a variety of backgrounds including freelance musicians who perform in the greater New York City area as well as public school music teachers in North Jersey. All PMP staff are dedicated to their students and the mission of the program. See below a list of our all star teaching team.
Ensemble Conductors
Jason Quevedo
Guitar Ensemble Assistant
Bernie Visto
Silk City Harmony Assistant & Chamber Winds Conductor
Julie Krygsman
Symphonic Band Assistant
Dan Choi
Prelude 2 Band Assistant
Danielle Sinclair
Harmony Strings Assistant
Joseph Kozlowski
Jazz Ensemble
Liuba Lena Gonzalez
Harmony Strings
Terrence Thornhill
Silk City Symphony
Richard Cush
Prelude 2 Band
Raul Huaman
Guitar Ensemble
Dana Nix
Symphonic Band
Joseph Shinnick
Prelude 1 Band
Jeremy Watson
Prelude Choir
Orchestral Strings Teaching Artists
Jasmine Tunac
Violin/Viola
Liuba Lena Gonzalez
Violin/Viola
Alonso Restrepo
Cello
Terrence Thornhill
Cello
Danielle Sinclair
Violin/Viola
Shanna Lin
Violin/Viola
Ronald Gardner
Bass
DoYeon Kim
Cello
Shang-Ying Lee
Strings
Band Teaching Artists
Jared Garner
Percussion
Hilary Jones
Flute
Emily Buehler
Brass
Julie Krygsman
Brass
Richard Cush
Brass
Dana Nix
Flute
Daniel Choi
Woodwinds
Joseph Shinnick
Woodwinds
Jason O’Brien
Percussion
Jazz Teaching Artists
Matt Vera-Corcoran
Percussion
Melani Marston
Brass
Nathan Morla
Brass
Sam Tobias
Woodwinds
Rodrigo Romero
Woodwinds
David Picton
Percussion
Timothy Egan
Woodwinds
Alex De Lazzari
Woodwinds
Guitar Teaching Artists
Raul Huaman
Guitar Ensemble
Matt Cavallo
Jason Quevedo
Electives and Musicianship
Bernie Visto
Musicianship
Shanna Lin
Pre-Orchestra
Jay O’Brien
Pre-Orchestra
Nicolas Castaneda
Hand Drumming
Joseph Kozlowski
Saturday Jazz
Jeremey Watson
Musicianship & Saturday Choir