BWSOM Teachers

BWSOM Teachers

Some of the teachers at the BWSOM!!  We teach Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Vocals, Ukulele, Banjo, Mandolin, Brass, Woodwinds and Percussion.  Are instructors are all college trained/professional musicians.

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Nick D’Angelo

Nick D’Angelo

Nick D’Angelo – Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Beginner Piano Nick is a dedicated music teacher as well as a driven musician with a wealth of knowledge and experience. He brings over 15 years of teaching expertise to the table. In addition to that...

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Gigi Maldonado

Gigi Maldonado

Gigi teaches both violin and piano. I have been teaching at the Bill Wright School of Music since November of 2022, instructing new and continuing students on piano and violin.  My dream of instructing and molding the next generation of music...

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Bill Wright

Bill Wright

Bill is the owner and founding member of the Bill Wright School of Music. He teaches Guitar and Ukulele. Bill believes that learning music should be fun. He enjoys teaching students their favorite songs and teaching them how to play lead guitar...

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Joy I

Joy I

Joy is our brass and woodwinds specialist.  Her main instrument is the trumpet but she also teaches all of the other brass and woodwind instruments as well. I’ve been involved with BWSOM since 2014. I am a brass and woodwind band instrument...

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John Ellis

John Ellis

John Ellis has been an instructor at the Bill Wright School of Music for two years, teaching bass and guitar. After a music-filled childhood in Nutley public schools, John studied composition and guitar at Berklee College of Music. He studied...

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Gail Franz

Gail Franz

Gail Frantz began taking violin lessons at 9 years old.  Her early accomplishments were performing with the New Jersey All State Orchestra and The New Jersey Youth Symphony.  Gail has a BA degree in music education from Montclair University. ...

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Fred Van Keuren

Fred Van Keuren

Fred teaches drums and piano. Dr Fred and BWSOM owner Bill Wright have performed together on numerous occasions over the years. I’ve been involved with the BWSOM for about 10 + years – I teach drums and piano at BWSOM – I’ve been a musician most...

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