Our Instructors

Kathy Willow

Kathy Willow graduated from Concordia College, NY with a bachelor's degree in flute performance, with a minor in piano. She is a board member of the Palm Beach County Music Teacher's Association, a member of the Florida Music Teacher's Association, and the Music Teacher's National Association. She has taught private music lessons for the past 30 years; as well as starting the band program at St. Paul School in Boca Raton and teaching general music there for 10 years. Kathy plays regularly with the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches.

 
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Tom Wierzbicki

Tom Wierzbicki graduated from FAU, with a degree in Jazz Studies. Previously, he was the recipient of a full scholarship to Lynn Conservatory, where he completed his freshman year in classical piano studies. Thomas is a graduate of Dreyfoos School of the Arts where he studied with Dr. Orville Lawton in the piano program. He was a student of Harold Brown for 10 years. He is an active composer and performer in south florida, and completed his masters degree in composition. He currently serves as music director at First Presbyterian Church, WPB.

 

Alex Wierzbicki

Alex Wierzbicki has been playing drums and percussion instruments for over 16 years. With a background in classical percussion and a passion for many different styles, Alex teaches with an approach that emphasizes technique and productive practice methods. Alex graduated from Dreyfoos School of the Arts in the band percussion program and has continued to perform and work as a session musician with various artists in south Florida. He also works as a professional audio engineer and is highly regarded by many local recording artists for his mixing and mastering.

 

Aaron O’Malley

Aaron is a pianist, songwriter and recent graduate from FAU. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Commercial Music Technology, and has been teaching piano for two years. Aaron is trained in classical as well as jazz and commercial music, and plays with various jazz ensembles and local artists in West Palm Beach. Aaron is a big fan of jazz, pop, funk, and video game music.

 

Gabriela Levine

Gabriela started with piano lessons when she was 6 years old and found a love for creating new melodies and composing original music. During her years of homeschooling she explored many fields of studies including languages; being fluent in English, Spanish, and French. She also spent numerous hours reading, and studying literature. In 2012 at the age of ten, she entered the MTNA composition competition where she received first place for the state of Florida in the elementary division. Gabriela is currently attending Palm Beach Atlantic University and majoring in Music Composition, piano principal. She is also the ensemble pianist with the Youth Music Ministry at her Church.