Maestro Music Lessons was founded and is run by Douglas Hoppe, a Yale Music Graduate who runs the Long Island Philharmonia and performs his own compositions and arrangements and those of others on woodwinds as well as singing.
We provide an individualized intensive and comprehensive course of instrumental music training. Welcoming students of all ages, levels and backgrounds, with or without previous experience, the program offers preparatory and continuing instruction in English and several other foreign languages.
Doug Hoppe Personally Offers Expert Teaching of:
Lessons:
Free trial first lesson (Maestro Hoppe's Greenlawn Studio Only).
$65 per hour at your home or other destination, $15 discount if the lesson is held at Maestro Hoppe's Studio in Greenlawn.
Children 8 and under: $30 half hour lesson, at Maestro Hoppe's Greenlawn studio only.
Lessons are a minimum of 30 minutes. Normal lessons are an hour, and advanced students may be interested in longer lessons -- please contact us to arrange this.
Skype, FaceTime, Google Chat and Facebook Video lessons can be arranged as well, please call for more information.
Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance of the scheduled lesson otherwise lesson is billed in full.
Other topics of instruction offered:
Academic Music --
The Music Business--
Instructor Doug Hoppe has Classical, Big Band / Jazz / Broadway professional experience --Through experience and knowledge of music pedagogy, he provides instruction tailored to each student’s learning abilities. He has performed with the biggest orchestras down to small chamber groups and jazz and rock combos, to solo.
He has extensive experience preparing students for NYSSMA and school (and university or ensemble) auditions, and is a good public speaker for lectures and question and answer sessions.
He also has an MBA in Marketing and International Business and extensive music industry and technology experience.
He can help vocal students with fundamentals as well as proper diction / pronunciation and understanding lyrics. Besides serving as Executive Director of the Long Island Philharmonia and Nassau Philharmonia, He also runs a Consulting and Artist Management company, InterMusic Publications LLC and is a great resource for music career development and advice.