Private Lessons

Acting Director of the Private Lessons Program

Ronald Kuivila, Professor of Music
Email: rkuivila@wesleyan.edu

Private Lesson Instructors

Banjo (Section: 35)
Stan Scott

• Phone: (860) 343-9165, Voice Mail: (860) 685-3975
• Email:sscott@wesleyan.edu
• Web page: stanscottmusic.com

Bass - Double/Electric (Section: 01)
Roy Wiseman

• Phone: (860) 828-3563, Voice Mail: (860) 685-4086
• Email: rwiseman@wesleyan.edu

Saxophone (Section: 02)
Garrett Bennett

• Email: gbennett@wesleyan.edu 

Cello (Section: 03)
Julie Ribchinsky

• Phone: (860) 227-5118, Voice Mail: (860) 685-4112
• Email: jribchinsky@wesleyan.edu 

Clarinet (Section: 32)
Charlie Suriyakham

• Email: csuriyakham@wesleyan.edu

Drums (Section: 05)
Pheeroan Aklaff

• Phone: (917) 561-5298
• Email: paklaff@wesleyan.edu
• Web page: www.pheeroanaklaff.com  

Traditional Fiddle Styles (Section: 36)
Craig Edwards

• Phone: (860) 961-1487
• Email: pedwards83@wesleyan.edu

Flute (Section: 06)
Meera Gudipati

• Email: mgudipati@wesleyan.edu

French Horn (Section: 07)
Robert Hoyle

• Phone: (860) 539-0890
• Email: rhoyle@wesleyan.edu

Guitar (Section: 08)
Cem Duruöz

• Phone: (203) 543-8099, Voice Mail: (860) 685-3949
• Email: cduruoz@wesleyan.edu
• Web page: www.duruoz.com

Hand Percussion (Section: 04)
Scott Kessel

• Email: skessel@wesleyan.edu

Harp (Section: 11)
Megan Sesma 

• Phone: (860) 287-0429
• Email: msesma@wesleyan.edu
• Web page: www.megansesma.com

Jazz/Blues Guitar (Section: 10)
Tony Lombardozzi

• Phone: (860) 227-8277, Voice Mail: (860) 685-4105
• Email: tlombardozzi@wesleyan.edu 

Jazz Piano (Section: 18)
Fred Simmons

• Phone: (215) 849-4214, Voice Mail: (860) 685-4295
• Email: fsimmons@wesleyan.edu

Jazz Vocal (Section: 38)
Giacomo Gates

• Phone: (203) 372-0753
• Email: ggates@wesleyan.edu
• Web page: www.giacomogates.com

Koto (Section: 30)
Garrett Groesbeck

• Email: ggroesbeck@wesleyan.edu

Mandolin/North Indian Vocal/Guitar (Section: 35)
Stanley Scott

• Phone: (860) 343-9165, Voice Mail: (860) 685-3975
• Email: sscott@wesleyan.edu
• Web page: stanscottmusic.com

Oboe (Section: 13)
Libby Van Cleve

• Phone: (203) 453-8550, Voice Mail: (860) 685-4191
• Email: lvancleve@wesleyan.edu
• Web page: www.libbyvancleve.com

Percussion/Drums (Section: 14)
Eugene Bozzi

• Phone: (860) 432-8445
• Email: gbozzi@wesleyan.edu

Piano (Section: 16)
Carolyn Halsted

• Phone:(860) 343-0677
• Email: chalsted@wesleyan.edu

Piano (Section: 17)
Yvonne Troxler

• Email: ytroxler@wesleyan.edu

Recording Studio Production (Section: 37)
John Bergeron

• Email: jbergeron@wesleyan.edu

Saxophone (Section: 19)
Garrett Bennett

• Email:gbennett@wesleyan.edu

Trumpet/Classical (Section: 22)
Nancy Brown

• Phone: (860) 918-1096, Voice Mail: (860) 685-3973
• Email: nbrown@wesleyan.edu

Viola (Section: 24)
Marvin Warshaw

• Phone: (203) 497-8225
• Email: mwarshaw@wesleyan.edu

Violin Performance (Section: 25)
Perry Elliot

• Phone: (860) 343-0016, Voice Mail: (860) 685-4137
• Email: pelliot@wesleyan.edu

Voice (Section: 26)
Priscilla Gale

• Phone: (978) 897-8846, Voice Mail: (860) 685-4135
• Email: pgale@wesleyan.edu

Voice (Section: 29)
Chai-lun Yueh

• Phone: (860) 561-0668, Voice Mail: (860) 685-4334
• Email: cyueh@wesleyan.edu

For questions/comments regarding the Private Lessons Program, please contact:

• Phone: (860) 685-2594
• Email: sbrough@wesleyan.edu