Tom Serb, Director - guitar, bass and piano instructor

Tom has been teaching guitar since 1978.  He has written many lessons for national guitar magazines and is the author of "Music Theory for Guitarists".  Tom has also worked as a composer, arranger, record producer and studio musician.

Robert Potsic - voice, piano and bass instructor

Robert is a professional baritone and has performed with ensembles across the U.S. and Europe.  He has been teaching voice since 2003 and one of his students was named to the All-State Honors Choir in 2008.  Robert is also a member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, and an adjunct professor of voice at South Suburban College. 

Heather Moreno - violin, piano and guitar instructor

A Suzuki trained violinist herself, Heather has been teaching since 1992.  She has performed with the Lewis University Community Orchestra, the Joliet Area Suzuki Strings Group, the Joliet Metropolitan Youth Orchestra and many ensembles. 

Matt McGuire - guitar instructor

Matt's  performance credentials span the globe and range from solo classical guitar performances to rock, jazz and musical theatre (you can hear some of his playing on the original cast recording of Nefertiti).   Matt has been teaching for 18 years.

Eric Miller - brass instructor

Eric is one of the few performers comfortable on all brass instruments-from trumpet to tuba, French Horn to trombone.  Eric performs with many local ensembles playing jazz, salsa, pop and classical music.  During the school year he also teaches for music programs in three school districts. 

Julie Kersaan-Potsic - voice and piano teacher

Julie is a three-time winner of the Michigan National Association of Singing Teachers competition.  As a soprano, she has appeared in many opera and oratorio productions.  She was also a silver medalist in the Georgy Dimitrov European Grand Prix of Choral music in Bulgaria.  Julie is also a member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus ensemble.

Josh Lopez - band instructor, specializing in reed instruments

Josh began his career playing the clarinet but switched his principal instrument to bassoon, which makes him a rarity;  A teacher equally at home on single reed or double reed instruments.  Josh is available for lessons in clarinet, saxophone, oboe and bassoon.

Ian Springer - percussion instructor

Ian has been teaching percussion for ten years, and is an active performer – he’s played as a sideman with many of Chicago’s jazz notables, as well as with the group Herbivore and his own Ian Springer Quartet; you can often find him playing at Chicago’s Jazz Showcase and other top venues.  Besides teaching for us, he teaches percussion at a middle school in Orland Park, and at Chicago’s Bloom School of Jazz.

Anna Mudroch - band &  piano instructor, specializing in woodwind instruments

Anna is an active flute performer and instructor.  Her background includes teaching flute at the Illinois Summer Youth Music Camp and judging flute competitions for the I.M.E.A. and I.H.S.A.  During the school year Anna is also a band director at Lockport Township High School where she leads a freshman Concert Ensemble and Concert Band, and assists in conducting the Wind Symphony, Marching Band, Pep Band and Jazz Band.

Kasey Ryan - piano instructor

Kasey is a talented young jazz pianist, who also plays guitar and bass.   He has been teaching piano in the Chicago area since 2004.  In addition to teaching, Kasey is an active performer in small jazz ensembles throughout the Chicago area and produces soundtracks.