The Music Note

07/10/2025

Noah playing Imagine Dragons

07/10/2025

We have a new woodwind teacher that specializes in Bassoon! Check out Austin!

Austin Durham is a freelance bassoonist and private teacher in the Pittsburgh area. He received his Master of Music and Artist Diploma in Bassoon Performance from Duquesne University and his Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance from Rutgers University. As an undergraduate, he studied with Dr. Ch...

07/09/2025

Check out our new website! View photos, read teacher and staff bios, register for classes, read articles written by teachers, view links of our teachers performing, read about the scholarship program, and more!!

At The Music Note, we offer personalized music lessons for everyone, regardless of age or experience level. Embrace your musical journey today with expert instructors and a supportive community that fosters growth and creativity.

07/05/2025

Join us for Mommy and Me on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 10am.

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07/01/2025

Welcome to our new clarinet specialist, Zackary!

Zackary Neville has had an enjoyable career as a performing musician. Hailing from the rural coalfields of Clay County, West Virginia, Zackary earned his Bachelors of Music in Clarinet Performance from Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia in 2016, where he won the School of Music’s Biannual Honors Recital competition that same year. He earned his Masters of Music in Clarinet Performance from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2019, and three years old post graduate work there. While at Carnegie Mellon, he has performed with the CMU Philharmonic, the Wind Ensemble, and numerous chamber groups; he would compete in the school’s annual Silberman Chamber Music Competition, and was a featured soloist on numerous occasions. A passionate advocate of contemporary music, Zackary has performed with the CMU Contemporary Ensemble under the direction Daniel Curtis, also serving as his assistant, and was a featured soloist with that ensemble. He was inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society in 2019.

Zackary has performed with the West Virginia, Johnstown, Westmoreland, and Youngstown symphonies, and performs regularly with the Black Diamond Philharmonic in Fairmont, West Virginia. He attended the Monteux School and Music Festival in Hancock, Maine for three summers in 2019, 2021, and 2022. His musical adventures have taken him all over the eastern United States, Canada, and Central Europe.

Zackary lives in Pittsburgh with his polydactyl cat, Brady, and is currently active as a freelance musician. He is an avid outdoorsman, always walking, hiking, and biking in the city’s parks and nearby wilderness. He also is a dedicated fan of Pittsburgh’s professional sports teams and the West Virginia University Mountaineers.

To reguster for lessons with Zackary, click the link below!

"Music can change the world", Ludwig Van Beethoven...Come change the world with us!

06/29/2025

Welcome to our oboe specialist, Johannah Dickenson!

Originally from sunny Southern California, oboist Johannah Dickenson is currently making a name for herself as a freelance musician in the Pittsburgh area. She has appeared with the Altoona Symphony and the Johnstown Symphony Quintet. Johannah has collaborated with local composers, conductors, and performers, and loves performing in ensembles of all sizes, from chamber groups to full symphony orchestras. In addition to performing, she is passionate about oboe education and enjoys working with students of all levels. Johannah received her Bachelor's of Music from Northern Arizona Univerity and her Master's in Music from Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied with Ms. Cynthia DeAlmeida.

To register for lessons with Johannah, click the link below!

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06/28/2025

Have you been thinking about taking harp lessons? Now is the time! We have lesson spots available at The Music Note! Come and learn from our two outstanding harp teachers, Lauren Monks and Brittany Blair. Don’t have a harp to prectice on? No problem! We can set you up with rehearsal time on the studio harps.

Register at the link below:

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06/27/2025

The Music Note is accepting new piano and voice students! We have limited number of spots, so register today to reserve your spot!

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06/22/2025

We had such a nice piano recital this afternoon with some of Mrs. Bucci, Mr. Andrew, and Mrs. Anita’s students!

06/19/2025

Go see our booth at the Bellevue Night Market! Alisa Locke Mehlo is running karaoke!

06/17/2025

Congratulations to our voice teacher Alexis Graves on her successful audition and contract offers with the Pittsburgh Opera. We are so proud and thrilled for you! Alexis is accepting students at The Music Note. To register for lessons with this talented and amazing vocalist, register below!

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06/16/2025

Door project day 2