Jay Albert founded Songdog Music in 2012 in Berea, Ohio. He offers comprehensive music education with a focus on inclusivity. With three music degrees and thirty years of innovative teaching and curriculum development, Jay provides expert instruction, in music of every style on: guitar, ukulele, bass, and voice. Few educators can effectively guide musicians to their own expressive potential in music composition, songwriting, and improvisation. Jay relishes these opportunities and has helped grow creativity for individuals of all levels, even - believe it or not - young kids with no prior training. Songdog Music has successfully taught thou

Hello, My name is Stefania Stefaniuk. I teach violin viola and piano to students of all ages from 5 to adulthood. I have taught, both in England and the United States for over 30 years. I have a Bachelors and Master's in Music and postgraduate certification in education from England. I believe that teaching a young student involves the student, the teacher and the parents/guardians in order to achieve successful results in mastering skills on the instrument. It is important for the student to master the basic technical skills necessary so that they are able to create and play music beautifully and become an accomplished musician and artist

Hello!! My name is Marissa, and I have been a musician for the last 17 years of my life, starting off with playing piano at the age of 8! I studied at Cleveland State for my BA in music and was able to study voice (opera, musical theatre, pop/rock), as well as continuing my training on the keys! I prefer playing romantic era music (Tchaikovsky, Debussy, etc), as well as playing jazz standards and pop standards. I am very passionate about all aspects of music, including theory + history. I am always looking to continue my education and knowledge by surrounding myself with other musicians and taking graduate classes at CSU in the music departme