K-12 Private Music Lessons | New Jersey Indepdendent School
Music Institute
Private lessons are an invaluable resource for any student who wishes to advance their skills on a musical instrument! Greater proficiency with an instrument brings greater enjoyment for students, enables them to become leaders in their school music program, and, with sustained commitment, can enhance their college admissions opportunities. Lessons will be taught by accomplished music professionals (bios below). If you are interested in unlocking your child's maximum musical potential, consider enrolling them in our music lessons.
A note about cancellations: if a family cancels a lesson, please know that the instructor might not be available to make it up at a later date. If the instructor cancels a lessons, they will contact the family to schedule a make-up lesson.
Cost:
The price for ten 30 minute lessons is $650.
Lessons are purchased in bundles of 10. Once the 10 lessons have been redeemed, a private link for payment will be sent to continue with the same time and instructor. If you have not registered your child for lessons, please email to discuss instructor availability.
Questions?
Contact Erica Cohen:
musicinstitute@saddleriverday.org
Katie Chambers - Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano
Anton Denner - Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
Nicole Denner - Piano
Chris Nicolosi - Piano & Voice
Hayley Raska - Piano & Voice
Sofia Tosello - Voice & Piano
Katie Chambers is an accomplished and passionate cellist and educator based in Brooklyn, NY.  She has played on various television shows, at many prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kimmel Center, Kennedy Center and Strathmore, and has performed chamber music on several tours in Europe. Katie performs in pit orchestras up and down the East Coast and with various singers/songwriters/performers, including Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling, Brian Falduto and Victoria Vox.  She received her Masters Degree in cello performance from The San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Anton has also worked with or played alongside with many of the great musicians in jazz, such as Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Clifford Jordan, Mel Lewis, Al Foster, Norman Simmons, Brad Meldau, Bill Carrothers, Larry Goldings, Terell Stafford, Dave Stryker, and Bill Stewart, to name only a few. Anton has also been a featured soloist at The Napa Valley Jazz Festival, the Istanbul Jazz Festival (with the NY Jazz Giants) and the LaVillete Festival in France (with the Bill Carrothers Trio).  Recorded work includes the critically acclaimed Bill Carrothers Trio CD, Ghost Ships, Happy Apple’s, Blown Shockwaves & Crash Flow, and John McKenna’s Apparition, to name only a few. As an educator, he has served on the faculty of JazzHouse Kids, the Stanford Jazz Workshop, Temple University and has been an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University since 1999.
Pianist/composer Nicki Denner has worked with diverse artists such as Sheila E., Randy Brecker, Savion Glover, and Michelle Shocked as well as other jazz and Latin artists in The United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Ms. Denner has released three CDs under her own name. Her trio recording, Moliendo Café, was named one of the "Top Ten Picks of 2006" in Latin Beat Magazine.  She has performed at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the Apollo Theater, and has performed for the United Nations as a musical ambassador for the State Department in Central America. She is currently the Musical Director for the highly acclaimed group Cocomama whose debut CD Quiero was included in the 2016 Grammy pre-nominations for Best Tropical Latin album.
Chris Nicolosi is a singer, songwriter, producer and stage performer as well as the PreK and Kindergarten music teacher here at Saddle River Day School! In addition to SRDS, Chris teaches voice and piano at the Bach to Rock music school in Wyckoff, NJ. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Emerson College and a MM in Music Production from Berklee College of Music. Chris loves helping his students grow as musicians with a healthy balance of technique, theory and creativity.
This is Hayley’s third year teaching at SRDS, where she teaches Lower School Music, directs Middle School Chorus, and serves as Music Director for both the Lower and Middle School musicals. She previously taught for seven years in Michigan.
An accomplished soloist specializing in oratorio, Hayley has toured Europe with choirs, performing at venues such as Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education from Oakland University.
Vocalist and recording artist Sofia Tosello is on the faculty of Jazz at Lincoln Center and New Jersey State University.  Her album Lluvia Fue, a collaboration with Latin Grammy winner Fernando Otero, is a journey through classic and contemporary songs from the tango repertory.  She has performed with Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra, Aquiles Baez, Thalia, Julio Santillan, Alex Cuba, Folklore Urbano, at Summerstage Central Park, the Blue Note, the Heckscher Theater, the Jazz Standard, BAM Café, the Aaron Davis Hall and other NYC landmarks, as well the Art Museum of Philadelphia, Ryles Club, the Michigan Women’s Festival, el Teatro Real (Argentina), Macau Jazz Festival (China) and more.
Thank you for your interest in taking lessons through the Music Institute. To book lessons or inquire about our program, please email musicinstitute@saddleriverday.org. Many of our instructors have limited availability, so we encourage reaching out soon.
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