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Ben Bjorlie

January 29, 2016 by status.forward

Request Lessons w/ Ben Bio Ben Bjorlie, a native North Carolinian, grew up in a musical family where his parents played in the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, his mother a cellist and his father a bassist. He started on clarinet in 5th grade. By the time he was in high school he had earned his place […]

Bob Songster

October 6, 2022 by ryanreardon

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Request Lessons w/ Bob Bio Bob began performing and studying music at a young age, starting with piano, violin and clarinet; later he developed a love for the guitar, and then the bass. He received his Masters of Music Performance Degree from the University Denver’s Lamont School of Music, and his undergraduate degree from the […]

Dillon Young

February 25, 2025 by ryanreardon

Bio Dillon Young has a unique, expressive voice on the guitar, rooted heavily in the blues. His playing draws from delta and electric blues, decades of jazz tradition, as well as influences of Zydeco, Classic Country and Rock, Neo-soul, Gospel, and Latin music. Born in Louisiana, Dillon began learning alto saxophone at age 11 and piano at […]

Hinton Edgerton

June 26, 2025 by ryanreardon

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Bio Hinton Edgerton is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer born and raised in Johnston County, NC. Beginning on violin at age 5, he was initially introduced to bluegrass music by his mother, a multi-instrumentalist in her own right. His school district lacked funding for orchestras, so in middle school he enrolled in concert band as […]

Mary Steinbrecher

April 21, 2023 by ryanreardon

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Request Lessons w/ Mary BIO Mary Steinbrecher is a multi-instrumentalist and music instructor based in Asheville, NC. She teaches private lessons for voice, guitar, bass, and piano, as well as group band classes. Mary grew up in North Stonington, CT, and got her start with music in the elementary school band, playing clarinet. In middle […]

Ryan Kijanka

January 28, 2014 by status.forward

Request Lessons w/ Ryan Ryan Kijanka began playing bass, guitar, and piano in rock bands at the age of 12, and has since performed various genres of music including: jazz, classical, funk, reggae, latin, tango and gypsy jazz. He received his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Western Connecticut State University, and his master’s degree […]

Ryan Reardon

May 30, 2012 by status.forward

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Request Lessons w/ Ryan Bio Ryan has studied and played many styles of music, from classical to jazz to West African to rock and pop. He brings these musical experiences into his teaching with a wide variety of teaching techniques. At Fredonia State University, Ryan earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education while studying primarily […]

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