Barbara Dietz

String Instrument Instructor

Barbara Dietz began playing the violin at the age of 7. Her teachers included Beryl Komor and Linda Cerone. After taking time to raise her 3 children, she went back to school to earn her bachelor's degree in Music Education at Cleveland State University. At CSU she studied violin with Molly Dumm, Victor Liva and Hanne-Berit Hanneman. She also learned alternative styles from Michele George, Viola from Art Klima and Bass from Charles Carleton. She received her masters of music from The Ohio State University where she studied string education with Dr. Robert Gillespie.

Ms. Dietz has taught orchestra at Solon City Schools and Medina City Schools. She began teaching private lessons in 2005. Her performance experience includes playing violin and viola with the Tuscarawas Philharmonic and the Stow Symphony Orchestra where she was the principal second violinist for many years. Many of her students have earned superior and excellent rating at the OMEA Solo/Ensemble contests and several have been accepted into the Northeast Ohio Regional Orchestra, the National Honors Performance Series and the Cleveland Youth Pops Orchestra.

A life-long learner, she has attended the OSU String Teacher Workshops and the Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camps where she has had the opportunity to learn alternative styles as well as traditional teaching methods.

Dan Georges

Trumpet and Piano Instructor

Dan began piano lessons when he was 6 years old, and took up trumpet when he was 10.

He has played jazz trumpet since 7th grade, and has played in various local big bands, including The Dan Zola Orchestra, Prime Time, Night Coach, and the Emperors of Swing. During college, he played with the Ohio State University Jazz Ensemble, one of the best in the country.

He has extensive experience playing musicals in local equity and non-equity theaters  like Cain Park, Chagrin Valley Little Theater, Fairmount Center for the Arts, The Fine Arts Association of Willoughby, the Beck Center for the Arts, and numerous other venues. He started playing in musicals in Jr. High School.

He currently plays trumpet in the Solon Community Band.

Dan has been teaching trumpet and piano in the Twinsburg area since 2010.

Past trumpet students have gone on to play in the OSU, BGSU, and OU marching bands, and have all played in the top bands in Twinsburg High School, including lead trumpet.

Denny Carleton

Guitar Instructor

Denny has been a long lasting figure in the Cleveland music scene, and has continued on writing, performing and recording through all of his musical changes, including Light Rock, Gospel, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Classical and Theatrical pieces.He now plays mostly as a solo singer songwriter acoustic guitar player and Contemporary Christian worship and praise leader.

Denny has taught for many years, from beginners to more advanced student, always specializing in the creative aspect of playing, while teaching students the theory behind the instrument. He has written two books on guitar, one titled   “Learn Theory On Guitar In Plain English, and a book that comes with A DVD called “Learn Guitar Chords Fast”.

He also taught as a Music teacher in the classroom for two years at Our Lady of Mt Carmel in Wickliffe and also at The Peaceful Children Montessori  in Kirtland ,as well as adult education at Lakeland and Cuyahoga Community College. Denny is a graduate of St Joseph High School (Now VASJ) and has an Associate of Arts degree from Cuyahoga Community College.