Our teachers

The eight who teach here

Antonette Correia
Director · Piano, voice · Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat
Antonette founded the school and teaches piano and voice. She grew up speaking Cape Verdean Creole at home and Portuguese with her grandparents, and she runs the front desk on Saturdays.
Rui Pires
Voice, choir, piano · Tue, Thu, Fri
Rui leads the community choir and teaches voice from the age of eight. He speaks Cape Verdean Creole and Portuguese with families who would like to start in either.
Graça Ribeiro
Clarinet, recorder, theory · Tue, Wed, Sat
Graça has taught clarinet and recorder to beginners of every age, and runs the Saturday theory table. She speaks Portuguese.
Rhona Chalmers
Cello, violin · Mon, Wed, Fri
Rhona teaches cello and violin, and plays in a community orchestra on Sunday afternoons. She likes a first lesson to begin with a long, slow bow.
Nelo Vidales
Guitar, ukulele · Mon, Wed, Sat
Nelo teaches acoustic and classical guitar and ukulele, one to one and in the Saturday ukulele circle.
Daigo Sugiyama
Saxophone, flute, band · Mon, Thu, Sat
Daigo teaches saxophone and flute and leads the beginner band. He holds that a reed can wait until a student has found a steady breath.
Devika Mondal
Steel pan, drums, percussion · Tue, Thu, Sat
Devika teaches steel pan, drum kit and hand percussion, and leads the steel pan ensemble on Saturday mornings.
Brogan Lawton
Trumpet, trombone, jazz · Wed, Fri, Sat
Brogan teaches trumpet and trombone and leads the summer weeks for teens. He keeps a mute and a practice pad in every lesson room.