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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

“Our music curriculum stresses the importance of music literacy (the theory and concepts of music) not just learning to play music. We use state-of-the art technology and computer-based teaching tools. Weekly Classes are in 30 and 60 minute sessions. By year’s end the cumulative knowledge that our students gain is significant.”

I’m so glad you’re here! At Melody Makers Music Lessons, I'm committed to helping every student discover the joy of music. Over the past five years, I've had the pleasure of teaching music in various settings: two years in a classroom environment and three years dedicated to private lessons. My experience includes teaching a wide range of instruments—piano, violin, flute, clarinet, and xylophone—to students of all ages. I'm especially passionate about introducing music to young learners and have extensive experience teaching piano to children as young as 3-5 years old. Every lesson is designed to be personalized, fun, and educational, ensuri

With over 15 years of experience playing multiple Percussion instruments ranging from drum set, mallet percussion, hand drums, auxiliary percussion, marching percussion (field and front ensemble). I have played with ensembles such as stage bands (rock, reggae, blues, jazz, ect), concert bands, marching band, indoor drum line, theater pit and general accompanyment for other preforming groups.