Manna House Workshops features an experienced and diverse faculty of music and dance instructors.
Gloria DeNard (1967)
Voice Instructor, Chorus, Executive Director
BA, Juilliard School of Music; Jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer.
Bertha Hope (2008)
Piano Instructor
BS in Childhood Development, Antioch University, Yellow Spring, OH
Naoko Ono (2008)
Piano & Music Theory Instructor
MA Jazz Performance, Queens College
Certified music teacher of NY State
Professional pianist and composer
Kiyoko Yamaoka (2009)
Piano & Music Theory Instructor
BA, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Tony Melone (2001)
Piano & Music Theory Instructor
BA, Jazz Performance, Oberlin Conservatory. Professional pianist, composer, and recording engineer. Visit www.tonymelone.com for more information
Carlton Holmes (1993)
Jazz Piano Instructor & Accompanist
BA, The Manhattan School of Music; Master of Music in Jazz, The University of Tulsa; Former instructor, The Dalton School and The Manhattan School of Music; Professional pianist, composer, and arranger.
Patience Higgins (2009)
Woodwind Instructor
Professional Jazz Musician
Omar Abdul Karim (2009)
Trumpet & Music Theory Instructor
BFA, New School, New York, NY
Monica Katrese Davis (2010)
Violin
MM-Violin, Manhattan School of Music
Ethan Mann (2001)
Guitar, Music Theory instructor
BA in Jazz Guitar, The Manhattan School of Music; Professional Jazz guitarist.
John Robinson (2003)
Bass, Junior Jazz Ensemble Instructor
AA, Music, Bronx Community College
Professional Jazz Bassist/Arranger
Andrei Carriere (2002)
Guitar Instructor, Adult Ensemble and Sight Singing
BA, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Professional Jazz/R&B Guitarist
Diarra Cummings (2005)
Dance Instructor
BA, Columbia University
Brandon Lewis (2007)
Percussion Instructor
Jazz and Music Theory, North Texas State University
Jamie Drye (2010)
Dance Instructor
BA, Winthrop University
Rhea Daniels (2010)
Dance Instructor
MFA, New York University