Private Lessons

PRIVATE AND GROUP LESSONS

Find your voice, explore instruments, and gain confidence with personalized music and acting lessons for all ages & skill levels.
Half hour ($35) and full hour ($50) are available.
Group lessons lessons are available for 3 or more students the same level – must be comfortable performing with others) – $25 per person for 45 minutes

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EXPLORE LESSONS

Piano

Beginner to Advanced
All Levels, All Styles

Instructors
Lauren Fazenbaker
Donna Terry

Voice

Musical Theatre and Classical: All Levels
Gospel: Beginner & Intermediate

Instructors:
Lauren Fazenbaker
Donna Terry

Percussion

Beginner to Advanced

Instructors

Strings

Guitar: Beginner and Intermediate
Ukulele: Beginner
Fiddle: Beginner and Intermediate 9yr-Adult
Bass Guitar: Beginner

Instructors
Donna Terry: Guitar & Ukulele

Woodwinds

Musical Theatre and Classical: All Levels
Gospel: Beginner & Intermediate

Instructors:
Lauren Fazenbaker
Donna Terry

Brass

Beginner to Advanced

Instructors

Audition Coaching

Instructors
Lauren Fazenbaker: Voice, Piano, & Musical Theatre
Donna Terry: Voice & Instrumental

Music Theory

Beginner to Advanced

Instructors
Donna Terry: Music Theory
Nathan Terry: Music Composition, Music Production, Songwriting

MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

MUSIC & MUSIC THEORY

Donna Terry

Donna Terry is a passionate and accomplished music educator with a diverse background in both music therapy and music education, holding a Bachelors of Music Education and Music Therapy from Immaculata University and a Master of Arts in Instructional Technology from Stockton University. She has designed music therapy programs for diverse age groups with a wide range of disabilities and has taught band, choir, piano, music theory, music appreciation from preschool through high school. An accomplished flutist and vocalist, Donna also teaches multi-level private and group lessons on voice, piano, guitar and woodwind instruments. She loves coaching students for regional ensembles, musical theater and college entrance auditions. Having recently retired from public school education, Donna, dedicates her time as a part-time Education and Outreach Associate for the Levoy Theatre, passionately continuing her mission of arts education and fostering inclusivity through outreach programs.
 
  • Piano: Beginning, Intermediate
  • Voice: all levels. Musical Theatre, Classical
  • Guitar: Beginning
  • Woodwinds: Flute, Saxophone – Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced
  • Clarinet, Oboe – Beginning, Intermediate
  • Bassoon – Beginning
  • Music Theory lessons: Beginning, Intermediate
  • Audition Coaching: all levels (vocal, instrumental)

PIANO AND VOICE

Lauren Fazenbaker-Statinsky

Lauren Fazenbaker-Satinksy is a South Jersey native who has been performing within the community for nearly two decades. Lauren has studied voice/piano/acting for roughly 20 years. She has studied at West Chester University, Rowan College of South Jersey, and with other instructors throughout the South Jersey region. Over the past two years, Lauren has begun to privately teach voice and piano, passing on her passion for music to the future generation. Lauren has served as the music director for VAMP for the past 4 years and also serves as Historian for Cumberland Players. She has also been the Music Director for several Levoy Summer Camps.
 
  • Piano: Beginner, Intermediate
  • Voice: All Levels (Musical Theatre, Classical, Pop)
  • Audition Coaching: All Levels (Musical Theatre, Vocal, Acting)

DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR

Caitlin Geisser

Caitlin Geisser (Director) is the Artistic Director and founder of Triple Threat Workshop, and the Artistic Director of the Levoy Arts and Education Center. She has spent her entire life onstage, and the last thirteen years directing and teaching. She has her BFA in Musical Theatre from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and is also a proud graduate of the Southern New Jersey Academy of the Arts. Working across the South Jersey area, Caitlin also currently serves as a resident guest teaching artist for the Drama Department at GCIT, and director of the Wildwood Catholic Academy Theatre Program.

Caitlin has directed over 70 productions, some of her favorites include: Alice By Heart (TTW), Ragtime (TTW), Oklahoma (TTW), Disney’s Frozen Jr. (The Levoy Theatre), Little Women (TTW/ Levoy) Matilda Jr. (The Levoy Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (TTW/Levoy), Into the Woods (TTW/Levoy), Sister Act Jr (TTW), 26 Pebbles (GCIT) Almost, Maine (GCIT Drama) and many many more!

Professionally she has directed The Spitfire Grill, and assistant directed Dogfight, Ragtime, Little Women and The Last 5 Years at the Eagle Theatre in Hammonton. Caitlin is looking forward to being back at the Levoy, and can’t wait to meet lots of new students!
 

Artistic Director of The Levoy Arts and Education Center

Winter Classes Instructor:
Disney Magic! (Ages 4-6)
Project Disney (Ages 7-12)

INSTRUCTOR

Julianna Giordano

JULIANNA GIORDANO serves as the Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director for Triple Threat Workshop, as well as a Resident Choreographer for TTW’s youngest stars. She has choreographed Sister Act Jr, Matilda Jr., and Seussical KIDS with Triple Threat Workshop, assistant directed The Great Gatsby, High School Musical, and Frozen Jr. at Wildwood Catholic Academy. She has also served as a Teaching Artist for the Levoy Arts and Education Center. She is a recent graduate from the University of New Hampshire, with a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Theatre Education. Last seen onstage as May in Junie B. Jones at the University of New Hampshire and Clarissa/Queen of Diamonds in Triple Threat Workshop’s Alice by Heart at The Eagle Theatre.

Winter Classes Co-Instructor:
Disney Magic! (Ages 4-6)
Project Disney (Ages 7-12)

INSTRUCTOR

Corey Critelli

Corey Critelli is a performer and teaching artist born in raised in South Jersey. Previously he has been seen at the Levoy in Mamma Mia, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Little Shop of Horrors. Current training has included dance through Broadway Dance Center and private coaching, as well as vocal training through Carrie St Louis and Liam Forde all based in NYC. He is currently a choreographer for Buena Regional Drama Department, Director and Choreographer of OLMA Prep Theatrics, and Artistic and summer Director of Buena Broadway Bootcamp. Corey is excited to venture into teaching at the Levoy!
 

Winter Classes Instructor:
What’s My Line? (Ages 7-12)
Act It Out! (Ages 13-17)

PIANO AND VOICE

Walter Webster

Walter is currently the vocal music and drama director for the Commercial Township School District. During his 21 years at Commercial, he received Teacher of the Year during both the 2003-2004 and 2016-2017 school year. His productions and students have received awards and recognition at the Bucks County Playhouse Theatre Festival, the New Jersey local and state Teen Arts Festival and the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star awards. During his 30 plus years in education, Walter is very proud to have had the privilege to teach students who are now published playwrights, artistic directors, choreographers, actors, and teachers of Theatre Arts.

A graduate of Rowan University, he also studied at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey where he was a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir who performed with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Walter is a passionate advocate for Arts Education for both children and adults. He currently serves as the Artistic Director of The Off Broad Street Players which is the resident theatre company of the Levoy Theatre. Walter recently received the NJACT Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to New Jersey Community Theatre.
  • Piano: All levels, All Styles
  • Voice: All levels, All styles
  • Teen Camp Musical Theatre Co-director and Music Director

VOICE AND MUSIC

Julia Terry

Julia Terry, a University of Maryland alumna with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a concentration in French Horn, is a distinguished figure in both music and education. Her passion for the French Horn flourished during her time at the university, and she further showcased her leadership as Mellophone Section Leader for the Mighty Sound of Maryland, the university’s Big 10 Marching Band. Julia has marched in Open and World Class DCI drum corps from 2016-2020. Her love for the marching arts led her to become the Lead Brass Instructor for the Raiders Drum and Bugle Corp from 2021 – present. Julia’s contributions have been integral to the ensemble’s success. She has found her calling as an instrumental music teacher, dedicated to nurturing young talents from 4th to 8th grade in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, NJ. Julia’s unique blend of musical expertise and pedagogical skills inspires her students, fostering a deep-rooted passion for music that will last a lifetime.

Brass:

  • Trumpet, French Horn, Mellophone: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced
  • Trombone, Baritone Horn, Tuba: Beginning and Intermediate

Percussion: Beginning

Audition Coaching: all levels (instrumental)

INSTRUCTOR

Curtis Matias

Curtis Matias is a graduate of Rowan College of South Jersey, holding an Associates Degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Theatre/Acting/Directing. He has contributed to numerous productions in the South Jersey region, taking on roles such as performer, sound designer, and assistant stage manager/director. Presently, he serves as the Marketing Coordinator for the Levoy Theatre & The Levoy’s Arts & Education Center. In his free time, he enjoys writing and producing music under the name DUROY.
  • Acting
  • Beginner ukulele

ACTING & MUSICAL THEATRE

Tanya Nakai

Tanya Nakai has been teaching music and theater for 26 years at Upper Deerfield Township Schools, where she has directed countless musicals and had the pleasure of being named Teacher of the Year. Some of her favorite productions have included The Little Mermaid Jr., The Lion King KIDS, Aladdin KIDS, and The Jungle Book KIDS. She also assists and accompanies the Woodruff A.C.E. Music Ensemble, traveling with them to many award-winning Junior Theater Festivals in Atlanta, GA, and recently to Walt Disney World for a Disney Imagination Campus workshop. Tanya is a lyric coloratura soprano, who earned Vocal Performance and Music Educations degrees from The Greatbatch School of Music in New York. While there, she traveled to sing in Finland, Switzerland, and Russia. Mrs. Nakai also studied at the University of Siena, in Italy, performing in Rome, Siena, and Florence. Her favorite performing roles include Gretel in Hansel and Gretel and Julie Jordan in Carousel. Tanya is married to her husband, Ryan, and they have two children in college right now, Lindsay and Drew. Lindsay has performed in many shows at the Levoy and taught Dance at the Levoy Summer Camp. Tanya is excited to begin her time at the Levoy sharing her love of music and theater.
 
  • Acting and Musical Theatre
  • Director (Disney’s Finding Nemo KIDS), Fall 2025

DANCE

Deserea Byrd

Deserea Lachelle Byrd began her dance education in 1998, studying Ballet, Hip-Hop, and African dance with the NJBC Liturgical Dance Team in New Jersey. By 2001, she was the head teacher and choreographer for the team, creating performances for mission trips to Mexico and Jamaica.
 
From 2002 to 2008, Deserea was involved with the HRHS Backstage Players Theater Company, first as a performer and later as a choreographer for shows like “Grease” and “Bye Bye Birdie.” She earned her Associate’s Degree in Dance from Camden County College in 2008 and her Bachelor’s Degree in Dance: Studio Operations from Richard Stockton University in 2011. At RSCNJ, she performed and choreographed numerous pieces.
 
Deserea briefly returned to HRHS in 2011 and then worked with the NJBC Liturgical Dance Team until 2013. She also taught at All That Dance Studio and performed with OMNI Professional Dance Company. From 2017 to 2020, she served as a missionary with YWAM Tyler Texas, managing MCMC Studio and participating in various creative projects. She taught and performed in Texas, Mexico, South Korea, and Eastern Asia. Currently, she teaches multiple dance styles at All That Dance Studio.
  • Hip Hop
  • West African Dance
  • Ballet
  • Musical Theatre Dance
  • Jazz Dance
  • Lyrical Dance
  • Modern Dance

ACTING

Rich Curcio

RICHARD CURCIO has been creating memorable characters on South Jersey stages for more than forty years. He has perfomed at the Levoy Theater, Cumberland Players, The Eagle Theatre, Cape May Stage, and Haddonfield Plays and Players, among others. He has directed plays and musicals at Cumberland Players, the Levoy Theatre, and various high schools in Atlantic and Cumberland Counties. He has taught acting to children and teens at many summer camps. His acting credits include leading roles in musicals (including “Camelot” and “Fiddler on the Roof) and plays (such as “A View from the Bridge,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” and “Our Town”). He was honored with a lifetime membership by Cumberland Players in 2009. He was nominated for a NJACT Perry Award for his perfomance as Maurice in the OBSP/Levoy award-winning production of “Beauty and the Beast.” Currently, he is pleased to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Levoy Theatre.
 
  • Teen Musical Theatre Camps Co-Director